2012: Obdachlos in Shibuya: Polizei räumt auf!
A Forced Eviction in Shibuya: Working with Seikokai, The Anglican-Episcopal Church of Japan
Gewaltsame Vertreibung von Obdachlosen in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
4. Juli 2012
Aus Tokyo erreicht uns heute Vormittag die Bitte um Unterstützung. Unser Freund, Heiwa KATAOKA schreibt:
Dear friends in Germany,
This is Heiwa writing. How are you all doing?
This time, I inform you about a forced eviction against people in the streets of Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
Please read the following statement of protest and please add your name on the online petition l made if you can. One of the groups who published this statement is Seikokai, which is The Anglican-Episcopal Church of Japan. I work together with the members every Fridays at a parking area of Shibuya Ward Office.
Thanks! May peace of God be with you always. Heiwa
Please add your name to our statement of protest!
●The Shibuya Free Association for the Subsistence and Well-Being of the Homeless (Nojiren), Seikokai Homeless Persons Support Organization of Shibuya and concerned homeless persons in Tokyo to submit the petition below to Shibuya Ward on July 11th . Anyone who wishes to join us in submitting it should meet with us at noon in front of the clock tower at the Shibuya Government Office Building.
●Shibuya Ward has already begun paperwork for administrative subrogation (a legal procedure for eviction) against tents belonging to people staying in Mitake Park. The administrative subrogation will also apply to Nojiren and its communal kitchen storage space. Shibuya Ward's actions suggest that the government is intent on denying homeless persons access to public spaces and their active networks of support.