Comrades;

saluton, this is my revolutionary greeting for you all. i am from on the

street of osaka-city, jap.

(hallo, Das ist mein revolution辰rer Gru� f端r Sie! ich bin aus ozaka-stadt,

japan.) we will hold a summer festival on 24-25 July 2004 in Nagai

park(there is a famous squatting tent village in this park!) . the

festival's name is "Nagai Dairin Matsuri". performers, musicians, many

homeless comrades of some tent cities in osaka-city will corporately

create this festival. this festival's key-words are: mutual aid, real

freedom with harmony, cooperative working, dignity, respect, of the poor,

by the poor, for the poor...and "Open Public spaces for ALL!" this

festival's web site is: http://de.geocities.com/nagaipark_nakamanokai/

if you will be interested in this festival, please visit & see! raise our

fists to get mutual aid society! in solidarity.(rebel_JILL)

��Homeless Benefit Fiesta-Osaka��

Nagai Dairin Matsuri �� One Big Union ���♂����鐚�

Date/Time: June 24(Sat) 15:00- 21:00

25(Sun) 10:00-16:00

Place: Nagai Park Jiyu Hiroba

(Southwest side of the park; 5 min. walk from JR Nagai Sta.)

To everyone who wonders why homelessness has to exist in a first world

country like Japan��Come and create One Big Union.

Musicians, Dancers, Painters, Counselors, Acupuncturists, Tai-Chi Masters,

Shop owners, unemployed, activists, unionists, graffitists, squatters,

resisters, hikers, photographers, daydreamers, gardeners, vegetarians and

non-vegetarians, teachers and students��.

Here in Nagai Park, over 30 people are living in tents. Today, more and

more people are forced to live on the streets and in the parks, while

people are being laid off under our government��s neo-liberal globalization

system. These individuals are being blamed for their situation and the

government stands by without taking any serious actions. Worse yet, the

government is hastily creating more discriminating laws and policies;

The Beautification and Purification policies, fencing, charging for park

access: These are examples of the new Homeless Law (Homeless Tokusohou).

We are creating a homeless fiesta, organized by the hands of the Osaka

homeless from Nagai Park, Ogimachi Park, Utsubo and their supporters.

While Tenjin Matsuri, one of Osaka��s biggest festivals is on the same day,

our Matsuri is somewhat different. The Tenjin Matsuri not only excludes

the homeless by being a purely commercial event, but it also discriminates

against them by ��cleaning up�� the tents and their living spaces as the

festival comes by. Our matsuri, on the other hand, includes all people,

united by peace and justice, with the vision of creating a better society

now.

During these two days, you can enjoy the following:

�� Lots of live music and dance(folk, rock, story-performance, to name a

few; performers to be announced)

�� flea market

�� photo exhibit of the world��s homeless squats(please send your squats or

tent cities' pix and some messege to us. of course, digital-masking for

your security is OK! by e-mail is welcome!)

�� Sports event

�� Cultural exchange games and activities

�� Homeless Documentary Film Show

�� Food and��drinks

�� Various workshops

*If you and/or your group are interested in playing or to setting up a

booth,

please contact us to reserve a space before the second week of July so

that we can add you to the bill!!javascript:emoticon('')

Contact: kunderforest (at) hotmail.com or

nagaipark_tentvilla(at)yahoo.co.jp

or make comments on our bulletin board @

http://bbs.infoseek.co.jp/Board02?user=rebel_jill

homepage: http://de.geocities.com/nagaipark_nakamanokai/

http://www.geocities.co.jp/WallStreet_Bull/8932/

phone: neinjavascript:emoticon('')

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@rebel_JILL/ Michimune Kenumebachi

rebel_jill98@yahoo.co.jp