Hansen's Disease and AIDS through symposiums and plays Leprosy recovered persons AIDS patients, HIV-infected people, etc., and contribute to the creation of a better society for all to "live together". The purpose is to do.

Outline of the event

[Date and Time]
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 (National Holiday) *Free admission

[Start time]
13:30 to 16:45 (doors open at 13:00)

【place】
Kaderu 2-7 Hokkaido Prefectural Citizens' Activities Center
Hokkaido Citizens' Activity Center Building, Kita 2-jo Nishi 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

[Organizer]
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, Hokkaido Prefecture, National Federation of Human Rights Commissioners

[Co-organizer]
Sapporo Legal Affairs Bureau, Sapporo Human Rights Commissioners Association, National Council Leprosy sanatorium Inmates, Nationwide Council of Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit for Compensation for the Unconstitutional Treatment of Former Leprosy Patients by the Government, Nationwide Defense Counsel Liaison Committee in the Lawsuit for Compensation for the Unconstitutional Treatment of Former Leprosy Patients by the Government, Okinawa HIV Human Rights Network, Japan Science and Technology Foundation

[Sponsor]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education, Sapporo City, Sapporo City Board of Education, Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, Naha City Board of Education, Hokkaido Private Junior and Senior High School Association, Hokkaido Association of Private Vocational Schools and Specialized Schools, Hokkaido Bar Association, Sapporo Bar Association, The Asahi Shimbun Company, The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc., The Sankei Shimbun, NHK, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, STV Sapporo Television Broadcasting, UHB Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, HTB Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, TVH Television Hokkaido, STV Radio, FM Hokkaido, FM Northwave, Japanese Leprosy Association, Hansen's Disease Association for the People, AIDS Prevention Foundation

【inquiry】
Symposium on Issues Related to Leprosy Secretariat (within Kita Nippon Advertising Co., Ltd.)
TEL: 011-241-2314 FAX: 011-241-3416
Email: event@ad-kitanihon.co.jp
◎ Reception hours: 9:30 to 17:30 *Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays

Sign language interpretation available
The event has a capacity of approximately 500 people, no reservations are required, and anyone can participate.
Advance registration is required for group admission (10 or more people).

program

Moderator: Hokkaido Sapporo International Information High School Broadcasting Station

(1) Opening
Choir/Hokkaido Sapporo Asahioka High School Choir

(2) Greetings from the organizers
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare/Governor of Hokkaido

(3) Panel discussion
Coordinator
Mr. Kazuhisa Kuroo (Chief Curatorial Officer The National Hansen's Disease Museum)

Panelists:
Hiroyoshi Katsurada (Chairman of the Hokkaido People's Association National Sanatorium Matsuoka Hoyoen)
Masakazu Inoue (Representative of the Association for Connecting Leprosy recovered persons to Hokkaido)
Yukari Hideshima (Former Chairperson of the Human Rights Protection Committee of the Sapporo Bar Association)
Mayu Aoki (2nd year student at Sapporo Asahioka High School, Hokkaido)
Kazuha Taki (2nd year student at Asahioka High School, Sapporo, Hokkaido)

(4) Theater
"Open the Door of Light" / A moving performance by junior high, high school, vocational and university students from Okinawa

(5) Finale
Big chorus/“The only flower in the world”
Let's all attend and sing together!

venue

<Transportation>
◎JR Sapporo Station South Exit... 13 minutes walk

◎ Subway Namboku Line Sapporo (Exit 10) - 9 minutes walk

◎ Odori Station (Exit 2) on the Tozai Subway Line... 11 minutes walk

◎11-chome Station (Exit 4) on the Tozai Subway Line: 11 minutes walk

* If you come by car, please use the parking lot. (Paid)