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

You can download the flyer for the "Symposium on Issues Related to Leprosy" (PDF:1,228KB).

Outline of the event

[Date and Time]
Saturday, February 4, 2017 *Free admission

[Show begins]
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Doors open at 12:30 PM)

【place】
Kobe Bunka Hall (Medium Hall)
4-2-2 Kusunoki-Minami, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 650-0017

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

[Co-sponsored by]
Kobe District Legal Affairs Bureau / Hyogo Prefectural Federation of Human Rights Commissioners / National Association Leprosy sanatorium Residents / 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 / The Nippon Foundation (in no particular order)

[Sponsored by]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education, Kobe City, Kobe City Board of Education, Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, Naha City Board of Education, Hyogo Prefectural Association of Private Junior and Senior High Schools, Hyogo Prefectural Bar Association, WHO Kobe Centre, Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, NHK, Hyogo Prefectural Nursing Association, Hyogo Prefectural Human Rights Awareness Association, Hyogo Prefectural Human Rights Education Research Council, Hyogo Prefectural Council of Social Welfare, Kobe Shimbun, Kansai Television, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, MBS Mainichi Broadcasting, Yomiuri Television, Sun Television, Radio Kansai, Kiss FM KOBE, Japanese Dermatological Association, Japanese Leprosy Association, Hansen's Disease Association for the People, AIDS Prevention Foundation (in no particular order)

Sign language interpretation is available. Stenography is available. If you require Braille materials, please let us know the number of people in your group.
The venue has a capacity of approximately 600 people, no reservations are required, and anyone can enter.
Please contact us in advance if you wish to enter as a group (10 or more people).

program

Moderator: Mukogawa Women's University High School Broadcasting Department

(1) Opening
Shinwa Junior High School and Shinwa Girls' High School Chorus Club

(2) Greetings from the organizers
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare/Hyogo Prefecture

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

Panelists:
Takeshi Ya (Chairman of the Oku-Komyoen Resident Association)
Masayoshi Miyara (Chairman of Icho-no-kai, a group of former plaintiffs from Hansen's Disease region)
Megumi Kato (Coordinator, Osaka Prefectural Leprosy recovered persons Center, Social Welfare Corporation Onshi Foundation)
Michiko Otsuki (Attorney at Law)
Aika Hasegawa and Mizuki Mikawa (2nd year students, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Otemae University)

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

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

venue

<Transportation>
◎ Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line Okurayama Station (West Exit 1)... 1 minute walk

◎ JR Kobe Station (North Exit) ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ 10 minutes on foot

◎Various private railways Kosoku Kobe Station (Nanko Exit)...8 minutes walk

◎ Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line Harbor Land Station (Exit 1) ・ ・ ・ 12 minutes on foot

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