EVENT
September28Saturday
[9/28 CGS] Resisting Discrimination Based on Nationality and Gender & Sexuality
| Date and time | Saturday, September 28, 2024 13:00-18:00 |
| Location | International Christian University (details will be updated later) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Registration Form: https://forms.gle/f1Q6q2d6aBrLp5q96 ※ The event will be held only face-to-face (No online streaming) ※ Pre-registration is required ※Language：Japanese (Japanese text interpretation using UD Talk will be used) |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University (CGS) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/cgs/en/ |
| Comments | 【Event outline】 In recent years, Japan has been experiencing a tendency to the political right, which has led to changes such as the revision of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the failure to pass anti-discrimination laws for gender and sexual minorities. This political situation has the potential to negatively impact the rights and living conditions of immigrants, refugees, and sexual minorities living in Japan, drawing criticism from those advocating for the rights of various minority groups. Meanwhile, resistance movements against this political situation are also taking place. Discrimination based on nationality and gender & sexuality is structurally intertwined and complexly related to other social factors. However, the discussion on how issues related to nationality intersect with gender & sexuality in Japanese society remains limited. Given these issues, it is necessary to deepen our understanding of how discrimination based on nationality and gender & sexuality intersects in Japanese society and how this affects the lives of people who have been excluded based on nationality, particularly women and gender & sexual minorities. Moreover, it is also important to explore what kind of solidarity in social movements is needed to build a future where diverse people can coexist through fundamental social change. In this event, CGS invites activists and scholars who have been addressing issues arising from the state system of categorizing and controlling people by nationality and the various norms related to gender & sexuality, aiming to provide a platform to exchange ideas. |
