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.

You can download the flyer for the "Symposium on Issues Related to Leprosy." (PDF:504KB)

Outline of the event

[Date and Time]
Saturday, January 31, 2015 *Free admission

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

【place】
Kumamoto Terrsa <Terrsa Hall>
28-51 Suizenji Park, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 862-0956
TEL: 096-387-7777

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

[Co-organizer]
National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen, Kikuchi Keifuen Resident Association, Kumamoto District Legal Affairs Bureau, Kumamoto Prefectural Federation of Human Rights Commissioners, National Council of 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

【inquiry】
Symposium on Issues Related to Leprosy Secretariat
Adroom Co., Ltd. 7-24 Nishikigaoka, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto City, 862-0912
TEL: 096-369-8494 FAX: 096-367-3439
Email: jimukyoku1@adroom.co.jp
*Weekdays from 9:00 to 17:00 (excluding 12:00 to 13:00)

No reservations are required and anyone can enter.
Please contact us for group admission.

program

Moderator: Kumamoto Prefectural Daiichi High School Broadcasting Department

(1) Opening
Chorus/Kumamoto Prefectural Daiichi High School Choir

(2) Greetings from the organizer representative
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare/Kumamoto Prefecture/Kumamoto City/Koshi City

(3) Symposium

●Coordinator
Takahisa Endo (Professor, Kumamoto Gakuen University)

●Panelists
Yasushi Shimura (National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen Resident Association)
Shuichi Naka (retired from National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen)
Shun Kiniwa (1st year, Kumamoto College of Technology, Kumamoto Campus)

(4) Drama
“Open the door of light” / A moving performance performed by Okinawan children

(5) Finale
Big chorus with local mascots/“The only flower in the world”
Let's all attend and sing together! Will the familiar local mascots also appear? !

Voices from previous visitors

We received many moving comments from visitors.

"Human Rights Forum 2013 in Kagoshima" held in February 2013

• The words of the ex-patient at the symposium, the play ... I couldn't stop crying either. I felt that many people Hansen's Disease, HIV, and other human rights issues. (25 years old, female)
• I think it was very wonderful. Watching the play made me think about my own way. (50 years old, female)
• I was impressed by the performance of the symposium and the children! It was a good opportunity for the younger generation to think and act on discrimination and prejudice, and to reflect on their own thoughts and actions. (33 years old, female)
• I was impressed by the play. I want many citizens of the prefecture to see it. It seemed to wash my heart. (64 years old, male)

venue

<Transportation>
◎ Get off at the bus prefectural office (5 minutes on foot)

◎ Get off at Shiritsutaiikukan-mae (10-minute walk)

◎ Car Please use the parking lot <free> for outpatients (south side) of the prefectural office. (5 minutes on foot)