Re: 39th Annual where-I-live Day of Remembrance (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:53:15 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > no that's same evening as Montalvo

Oops.  I forgot to remember.

 > On Sun, 10 Feb 2019, robert wrote:
 >  >  > From: Noelle <noelle>
 >  >  > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:57:09 -0800 (PST)
 >  >  >
 >  >  > want to go?
 >  > 
 >  > I don't know if I want to stay for the whole thing, but we could swing by
 >  > there on the way to Sushi Maru...
 >  > 
 >  >  >  > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:05:26 -0800
 >  >  >  > From: Cynthia Batchelder <http://www.gmail.com/~cynzin2016>
 >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  39th Annual where-I-live 
 >  >  >  >  Day of Remembrance #NeverAgainIsNow   
 >  >  >  >  Sunday, February 17, 2019
 >  >  >  >  5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
 >  >  >  >  where-I-live Buddhist Church Betsuin
 >  >  >  >  640 North Fifth Street
 >  >  >  >  where-I-live
 >  >  >  >  Event is free and open to the public   
 >  >  >  >  Featuring speakers Don Tamaki, Teresa Castellanos and Chizu Omori;  
 >  >  >  >  performance by where-I-live Taiko, and the traditional candlelight procession 
 >  >  >  >  through Japantown
 >  >  >  >  The  39th Annual where-I-live Day of Remembrance  event commemorates the 
 >  >  >  >  anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. The order, signed on 
 >  >  >  >  February 19, 1942, led to the forced removal and incarceration of 120,000 
 >  >  >  >  people of Japanese descent during World War II. Hundreds of people will 
 >  >  >  >  gather together at this annual event not only to remember that great civil 
 >  >  >  >  liberties tragedy, but also to reflect on the rising tensions that are 
 >  >  >  >  building within our communities today.
 >  >  >  >  The 2019 event carries the theme,  "#Never Again is Now."  During these 
 >  >  >  >  tumultuous times, ordinary people, many of whom were silent in the past, 
 >  >  >  >  are now making their voices heard. We have been seeing a great social 
 >  >  >  >  movement on many fronts and we are hearing the large number of voices 
 >  >  >  >  speaking out against the separation of families on the border, the unequal 
 >  >  >  >  treatment and harrassment of women, and they are saying 'no' to racism, 
 >  >  >  >  homophobia, and Islamaphobia. Thousands of people are mobilizing and rising 
 >  >  >  >  up from within their own communities to effect positive change. 
 >  >  >  >  The 39th Day of Remembrance features  Don Tamaki , an attorney from the 
 >  >  >  >  Korematsu coram nobis legal team;  Teresa Castellanos , a representative 
 >  >  >  >  from the C ounty of Santa Clara Office of Immigrant Relations;  Chizu 
 >  >  >  >  Omori , a fomer internee, activist, and coproducer of the film, "Rabbit in 
 >  >  >  >  the Moon"; a special performance by internationally acclaimed  where-I-live 
 >  >  >  >  Taiko , and the traditional candlelight procession through historic San 
 >  >  >  >   Japantown.