CWJC JOINS PROTEST AGAINST MURAL DEPICTING JAPAN’S RISING SUN FLAG
CWJC is joining the protest of a mural depicting Japan's Rising Sun Flag at a Los Angeles school. The exhibit was part of a mural festival. Apparently, school officials and…
We dedicated our memorial to all the “Comfort Women” and their unwavering resolve for justice. We pledge to continue our struggle against all forms of sexual violence, and for an end to the sexism, racism, colonialism, militarization, and wars that fuel it. We envision a world free from fear of sexual violence, where all women and girls can live a life with respect and dignity.
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“Comfort Women” is the Japanese Imperial government’s euphemism for the women and children they trafficked as sex slaves between 1932 and 1945, until the end of World War II. Most of the victims were Korean and Chinese, although many others were from the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, East Timor, Hong Kong, and Macau. While some were recruited by false advertisements promising work as house maids, factory workers and nurses, the majority were abducted and violently coerced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers at government sponsored “comfort stations” intended to improve army morale, as a strategy of war.
It is estimated that some 400,000 women and children were forced to be sex slaves for Japanese soldiers and officers at these government-sponsored rape camps. The “Comfort Women” were often kept in sub-human conditions and suffered from starvation, physical and psychological abuse, disease, infections, and rampant STDs. Many committed suicide. Monuments for the “Comfort Women” are being built around the world to memorialize these women and their communities and to educate new generations of the dangers of warfare and our global responsibility to protect human rights.
"Comfort Women" Statue Memorial 1-Year Anniversary in San Francisco
Joint Statement by SF “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition and Kansai Network of Osaka
Joint Statement by SF “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition and Kansai Network of Osaka (October 11, 2018): We, the undersigned people and grassroots organizations in Osaka and San Francisco, jointly pledge,…
SF Mayor Releases Statement on Osaka-SF Sister City Relationship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 4, 2018 Contact: Mayor’s Office of Communications, 415-554-6131 *** STATEMENT *** MAYOR LONDON BREED ON THE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND OSAKA “One…
Osaka’s Mayor Snubs San Francisco Over ‘Comfort Women’ Statue
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of Osaka, Japan, says he’s ending a six-decade “sister city” relationship with San Francisco to protest a statue honoring women forced to have sex…
Outpouring of Support to Mark First Anniversary of “Comfort Women” Memorial
We would like to thank all the community supporters, the media, City and State representatives, and overseas guests including the citizen's delegation from Osaka, Japan,"Comfort Women" advocates and a film…
Advertisements for “Comfort Women” Monument Set Up in San Francisco
FROM HANKYOREH: The first comfort woman monument in a major American city was raised on Sept. 22, 2017, in central San Francisco. On Sept. 10, advertisements publicizing the monuments were…
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