Fwd: TIME-SENSITIVE: Please Sign ​JLA Redress Petition for Shibayama Brothers

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Hope you can sign the petition! Redress for Japanese Latin Americans who were interned by the US during WWII!

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From: Grace Shimizu <gshi...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 8:15 PM
Subject: TIME-SENSITIVE: Please Sign ​JLA Redress Petition for Shibayama Brothers
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Please excuse duplicate requests.

Dear Friends, Family & JLA Redress Supporters, 

 

The struggle for Japanese Latin American (JLA) redress is not over!

Please sign and share our new petition by Feb. 19 to ensure the public hearing for the Shibayama brothers!

https://www.change.org/p/inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-justice-now-for-the-shibayama-brothers 

 

The three Shibayama brothers – Art, Ken, and Tak – have been carrying on the JLA redress struggle for decades.  Finding no justice in the US courts, the halls of Congress, nor the White House, they went to the international community and filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).  After 13 years of waiting, the Shibayama brothers are hoping to finally get a public hearing in March 2017 in Washington DC.  The IACHR needs to hear from you to make this happen.

 

Here's how you can help:

• Please sign and share our petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. 

We want to collect 2,264 signatures by February 19th, as the Day of Remembrance is commemorated. Each signature will represent one of the Japanese Latin Americans who were taken from their homes and interned in the United States as hostages during WWII. You can give voice to their call for redress and justice. With your help, we can reach this goal. https://www.change.org/p/inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-justice-now-for-the-shibayama-brothers

• Share and like our Facebook page! We will be posting regular updates about the petition progress, the IACHR public hearing, and stories about the Shibayama family: https://www.facebook.com/campaignforjusticeJLA/ 

More ways to help:

• Join the community redress delegation when we go to Washington DC to support the Shibayama brothers at the public hearing.  It will be an historic event!
• Share your skills, energy, and brain power as we organize for the public hearing and educational efforts.
• Make a financial donation to “Campaign For Justice”.    
• For more information, please contact us at jlaca...@gmail.com or 510-459-7288.

Now’s the time for action.  Please sign the petition, share and spread the word.

 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Bekki and Brian Shibayama,

Grace Shimizu & Diana Tsuchida

Campaign For Justice: Redress NOW for Japanese Latin Americans!