http://overseasreview.blogspot.com/2010/01/chamorro-self-determination.html 15 January 2010 Chamorro Self-Determination (Marianas Variety) By Ben Pangelinan Over 3,600 years before the lost European Ferdinand Magellan ascended into our small island chain, 3,830 years before my grandmother was born and 3,887 years ago before I was born —the Chamorro people sailed the oceans and lived on this land they called Guahan…. Read more »
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AP: Clinton was met by protesters
The AP reported: Speaking on a hillside terrace at the East-West Center on the campus of the University of Hawaii, Clinton was met upon arrival by a few dozen protesters lining the street and shouting “End the wars!” and hoisting signs demanding that the U.S. withdraw its military forces from Okinawa. None attended the speech…. Read more »
“Once you take our lands away, we lose it forever”
The website We Are Guahan has been posting selected testimonies from the ongoing hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the military buildup. There have been powerful statements that the world and U.S. leaders need to hear. DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina will be reposting some of these testimonies. Here is a testimony submitted by… Read more »
Clinton: APEC meeting is a chance for Hawai’i to showcase its ‘diversity’
“Diversity”! I guess that’s our cue to bust out the flower shirts and grass skirts. Cliches like “aloha spirit” and “diversity” have been so overused and abused by powerful interests in Hawai’i that they have lost their meaning, become empty, irritating and even dangerous ideas, weapons to be used against the rebellious. When Native Hawaiians… Read more »
“New Architecture” in the Asia-Pacific or just more hegemony?
Terri Keko’olani, AFSC Hawai’i and DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina. Photo: Eri Oura Below is another story from the KITV newscast about Sec. of State Clinton’s speech yesterday at the East West Center. Footage on the 10:00 pm news included the demonstration by AFSC Hawai’i, DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina, Gaza Freedom March, World Can’t Wait and… Read more »
Meanwhile, Sen. Inouye flies to Japan to address military bases issue
According to the following article by the AP published in the Honolulu Star Bulletin, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was touring Hawai’i, encountering anti-bases protesters and failing to reach an agreement with Japanese Foreign Minister Okada over the relocation of Futenma Air Station in Okinawa, Senator Inouye flew off to Japan to meet with… Read more »
Protest greets Hillary Clinton at the East West Center
Angela Hoppe Cruz, a Chamorro student at UH, demonstrates her solidarity against U.S. military bases in Okinawa as well as Guam, her homeland. Photo: Eri Oura Today in Honolulu, a lively protest outside the East West Center greeted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who delivered a speech on the U.S. vision for the Asia-Pacific… Read more »
Send a Message to Secretary of State Clinton
URGENT ACTION ALERT TUESDAY Message to Secretary of State Clinton: We Want Peace! Sign holding to declare our vision for the Asia-Pacific at Clinton’s policy speech TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010 1:00 – 2:30 pm East-West Center Imin Conference Center at the UH Manoa campus, East West Road. A Peoples’ Vision for the Asia Pacific: We… Read more »
Close US Military Bases in Japan and Okinawa; Rally During Secretary of State HIllary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Speech
Posted on Common Dreams: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2010 4:22 AM CONTACT: Grassroots Organizations Kyle Kajihiro, American Friends Service Committee andDMZ Hawaii/ Aloha ‘Aina home 808-542-3668, (KKajihiro@afsc.org) Ann Wright, Gaza Freedom March, www.gazafreedommarch.org 808-741-1141, (microann@yahoo.com) Close US Military Bases in Japan and Okinawa; Rally During Secretary of State HIllary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Speech HAWAII… Read more »
We Say “No” Now
Spanish Occupation, Japanese Invasion and Being Owned by a Nation. The Chamorro people are struggling to save whats left of their language, their culture, their blood and their land. Videographer – Cara Flores Editor – Jason Triplett
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