You can download the flyer for the lecture "Recovery of Humanity for a Reporter" (PDF:467KB).

Outline of the event

[Date and Time]
June 30, 2019 (SUN) 13:30 to 15:15 (doors open at 13:00)

【place】
The National Hansen's Disease Museum 1st floor, Video Hall

[Capacity]
First 130 people

Free admission / No prior registration required

Lecture "Human Recovery for a Reporter" - From an Encounter with Leprosy recovered persons- Report

On June 30th, we held a lecture entitled "The 'human recovery' that came to a journalist" - After an encounter with Leprosy recovered persons.
First of all, today's lecture was originally scheduled for February of this year, but due to a mistake on The National Hansen's Disease Museum part, we had to postpone it until today. We would like to offer our deepest apologies to the lecturer, Mr. Ogawa, all the people involved, and all our guests. We are truly sorry.

Now, The National Hansen's Disease Museum is trying various things to approach people who are not very interested in Issues related to leprosy and young people. One of these is holding lectures inviting people from various professions who have been working on Issues related to leprosy to talk about their experiences. The aim is to take up Issues related to leprosy from a different perspective than usual, and to get people who work in the same profession as the speakers, and young people who aspire to that profession, interested in Issues related to leprosy. This is the second time we have held such a lecture, following the "Lecture: What I want to tell you who want to become a social worker," in which we invited Ms. Etsuko Sakate, a case worker at Oku-Komyoen, in December last year.
As the event was fully booked, the lectures and screenings were held in two locations: the video hall (location 1) and a temporary training room (location 2). Thank you very much. We would like to introduce some of the opinions and comments we received from our customers.

• Former leprosy patients words that the recoverer was speaking in the video. The words, "Neither trees, mountains, nor birds discriminate, only humans do" came to my mind. As a life work, I strongly learned that I would like to think about human rights issues throughout my life. Mr. Ogawa, please continue to do your best as a journalist to eliminate discrimination. Thank you very much.
• I knew only the name Hansen's Disease However, I didn't know the details, and for the first time today, I was really distressed to find out what kind of illness the patient was in such a difficult environment. After all it is important to know, and I wanted many people to visit the museum. I decided to tell my family after I got home. Thank you very much.
• I visited for the first time. I felt that there was a wealth of information in the permanent exhibition alone, but I was interested in the illness when I saw the story of the person who is still active in the interview and the video. And I felt that I would dispel discrimination with my own will in my future life.
• Thank you for listening to a meaningful story. How to get the media to think about the problem for society. I pray that wisdom and economy will be given so that we can continue to make good programs.
• The documentary, the appearance of the parties, and the stories of the parties are the most inspirational. I think that the power of the media is great, so I hope that you will continue to use that power correctly to create a society where you can protect the dignity of all people, including the weak.
• I am glad that the valuable story based on Mr. Ogawa's experience was easy to understand. I feel respect for the fact that the reflection that the media did not convey became the driving force of the activity. I imagined the program to be dark, but it was bright and I felt love in making the program. I hope it will give you an opportunity to think about human rights in various fields.
• To be honest, I didn't expect much because I didn't know it well, but it was a wonderful story. I'm glad I came. It made me think because I could know a lot of things I didn't know. I would like to think slowly about what I have to do from now on. The contents of the Hansen's Disease Museum However, I don't think the existence of the museum is well known. I went to see the poster of the painting exhibition (which had an impact) on the train. I will let people around me know. I will continue to visit.
• Hansen's Disease "0" and understood a little in the pamphlet, but in the lecture, I heard not only the patient's point of view but also what my relatives thought, which deepened my understanding. ..
• The media and media responsibilities that Mr. Ogawa repeatedly mentioned. I am grateful to Mr. Ogawa and Mie Television for their continued efforts not only when a big decision was made. It goes without saying that the responsibility of the state, government, and society (civil society) is great. However, I am swept away by various things every day and forget about it. I hope that this fact will be reminded through the media. I am also surprised that there are many answers from the Iga City attitude survey that "I don't care if I'm at a loss." What are you wondering about? At first glance, it seems like a fact that even though it doesn't matter, "getting lost" still leaves some prejudice.

We would like to continue to consider plans that many people can participate in, so we look forward to working with you. We look forward to your participation.

The National Hansen's Disease Museum

Opening remarks and moderator	(Curator Otaka / Head of the Social Awareness Division)
Lecture by Hideyuki Ogawa	(Mie Television Broadcasting/Director of News Production)
Screening of part of "Dai-chan and Tame-san: Scenes from a Certain Town" (Venue 1, Video Hall)	Screening of part of "Dai-chan and Tame-san: Scenes from a Certain Town" (Venue 2 Training Room)
Question-and-answer session	Question-and-answer session
Closing remarks	(Curator Otaka / Head of the Social Awareness Division)