Hansen's Disease through symposiums and plays, and to contribute to the creation of a better society in which all people "live together" without discrimination or prejudice.

Outline of the event

[Date and time]
Sunday, February 9, 2020 *Free admission

[Start time]
14:00 to 17:00 (doors open at 13:30)

【place】
Hiroshima International Conference Center Phoenix Hall
1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, 730-0811 (Inside the sanatorium)

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

[Co-host]
Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Legal Affairs Bureau, Hiroshima Prefectural Federation of Human Rights Commissioners, 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, HIV Human Rights Network Okinawa

[Sponsor]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education, Hiroshima City Board of Education, Hiroshima Prefectural Association of Private Junior and Senior High Schools, The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Mainichi Shimbun, The Sankei Shimbun, The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, The Chugoku Shimbun, The Sanyo Shimbun, San-in Chuo Shimpo, NHK, Hiroshima Television, Hiroshima Home Television, Chugoku Broadcasting, Television Shin-Hiroshima, Hiroshima FM Broadcasting, Kyodo News, Jiji Press, Japanese Leprosy Association Society, Hansen's Disease Association for the People, AIDS Prevention Foundation, The Nippon Foundation (in no particular order)

【inquiry】
Nippon Foundation Hansen's Disease Symposium Secretariat (The National Hansen's Disease Museum)
Phone: 042-396-2909 FAX: 042-396-2981
Reception hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 to 17:00

Sign language interpretation and summary notes available
The venue has a capacity of approximately 1,000 people, no reservations are required, and anyone can enter.

Seats will be reserved for groups (10 people or more), so please fax the group participation application form on the back of the leaflet to the secretariat by January 31st (Friday).

program

Hosted by: Tomoaki Akase, 3rd year student at Kure Mitsuta High School and Itsuki Kaneda, 1st year student at Eishin High School

(1) Opening
Hiroshima Prefecture High School Special Choir (Hiroshima Jogakuin High School, Sutoku High School, Hiroshima Municipal Funairi High School)

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

(3) Presentation

Coordinator
Kazuhisa Kuroo (Director of Jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen's Disease Patients)

Izumi Goto (1st year student, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University)
Eishin Junior and Senior High School Human Rights Club
Toseki Hayashi/Nobuko Harada
Akio Ota (Chairman The National Association of Citizens to Study and Fight Leprosy Issues Together)
Tsuyoshi Kondo (Attorney at Law)

(4) Theatre: "Open the Door of Light"
This is the story of Megu, a high school girl infected with HIV, who faces discrimination and prejudice, but who decides to "live together with everyone" after meeting her grandmother Yaeko Leprosy recovered persons.

(5) Finale
Large chorus "Message" (Lyrics and composition by Shinichi Miyazato)

▼ Shinichi Miyazato Profile
Born in Okinawa Prefecture. Developed Hansen's Disease at the age of 8 and entered Okinawa Airakuen. Left Airakuen when he graduated from elementary school in Inside the sanatorium. Graduated from local junior high school and entered Futenma High School. At the age of 16, he discovered the guitar and began writing songs. Currently, he performs live all over the country, mainly in Kumamoto Prefecture where he lives. His second album "Mai Pen Rai - Become a Song, Become a Wind" is on sale now.

venue

Hiroshima International Conference Center Phoenix Hall
1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, 730-0811 (Inside the sanatorium)

<Transportation>
◎From JR Hiroshima Station
Bus: Approx. 20 minutes Taxi: Approx. 15 minutes
Hiroshima Station South Exit Bus Stop A Platform No.4
Hiroshima Bus Route 24 bound for Yoshijima Office or Yoshijima Hospital, get off at "Peace Memorial Park"

◎From Hiroshima Bus Center
Walking time: approx. 10 minutes

◎From Hiroshima Port (Ujina Port)
City train: Approx. 35 minutes
From Hiroshima Station ①, take the Nishi-Hiroshima ③ bound bus to "Chuden-mae" and walk for about 10 minutes