'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

[Site Fwd: Ten Thousand Things] Mr. Toyama Sakae, “mayor” of Henoko Tent Village, has passed away 오키나와 헤노코 천막 마을의 시장 토야마 사까에 님 12월 5일 별세



Ten Thousand Things blog
Mr. Toyama Sakae, “mayor” of Henoko Tent Village, has passed away
Dec. 7, 2010

(The Tent Village “Mayor” Toyama Sakae explains the history of protest at Henoko. Toyama is pointing at the “V-shaped Runway Plan” in the 2006 agreement between Japan and U.S. officially described as a “replacement facility” of Futenma Air Station.)

Mr. Toyama Sakae, “mayor” of Henoko Tent Village, died on December 5.

We join the rest of the members of the Network for Okinawa in extending heartfelt condolences to all Okinawans, especially the residents of Henoko.

Yumiko Kikuno’s essay, “Henoko, Okinawa: Inside the Sit-In,” published at The Asia-Pacific Journal on Feb. 22, 2010, describing her visit to the small coastal village in northern Okinawa with Satoko Norimatsu, pays tribute to Mr. Toyama and his legacy:

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We, Koreans would like to send our deep condolences to people in Okinawa for the death of Mr. Toyama Sakae, mayor of Henoko. His great spirit and hard work should be remembered by the people in the Asia Pacific who are resisting in solidarity against the U.S. military strategy to dominate Asia.

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