本日朝、大阪市が応援の職員などの30人くらいで靭公園の野宿者のテントに押し寄せ、混乱の中で代執行令書を手渡そうとしたが、皆が受け取りを拒否したので各テントに差し入れるなどした。（メディア各社も報道）
とり急ぎ、こちらで受け取った抗議文と連帯の言葉を到着順に粗訳（本訳ではありません！）掲載しています。
---------------------------
（ポーランド語圏より）
Why violence is a solution
何故、暴力が解決であるのか？
総ての文明的な都市は、野宿状況への解決をしている。また
、それらの何処もが公衆面前での「その見せびらかし」を撤去
するために強権的暴力を使用する事はない。
日本列島の都市大阪が安っぽい石器時代の方法でもって野宿
状況を解決しようとするのは、困ったことであり、恥である。
目撃者の地球的コミュニティとしての我々は、あなた方の保
護供給と、人間としての適当な処遇を、野宿者たちにすること
を希望します。
資本は支配をやめねばならない。（ペーター）
Every civilised city got a solution towards homlesness.
And none of them uses forced violence to remove 'this
display' from public
view.
The Japanese City Osaka Attempt to solve it with a cheap
and stone age
methods is embarrassing and shameful;
We as a global community of witnesses expect from you
providing shelters
and appropiate - as for humen beings - treatment for those
people...
---
Capital has to stop rule
Peter
--------------------------------------
（ポーランド語圏より連帯の言葉）
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:04:59 +0100
ファシストに対する闘いを続けられたし!!!（コレック）
> keep fighting against this fascist!!!
> korek
------------------------
（英語圏より）
Subject: Stop attacks on homeless people!
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:54:10 -0000
野宿者に対する攻撃を停止せよ！
Dear sirs,
拝啓
私は大阪の公園群におけるテント群に住む野宿者の迫害に抗
議するために筆をとっている。毎年、数百人の野宿者が死ぬこ
とやシェルターが大いに不十分に食料を供給していることと共
に、市当局がテント群から人々を立ち退かせていることは薄情
で残酷なことである。この残虐性は直ちに停止せねばならない
。
どうか世界が監視していることを忘れないでほしい。あなた
方の為す悪は、世界におけるあなた方の市や国のイメージに衝
撃を与えるだろう。あなた方の無情さや暴力はあなた方自身に
恥をかかせているのだ。
敬具
アンドリュー・ロビンソン
政治科学者
I am writing to protest at the persecution of homeless
people living in tents in Osaka parks. With hundreds of
homeless people dying every year and shelter provision
grossly inadequate, it is inhumane and cruel for the city
administration to be evicting people from tents. This
atrocity must stop at once.
Please remember that the world is watching, and the evil
you do will impact on the image of your city and country
in the world. Your callousness and violence is bringing
disgrace upon yourselves.
Yours respectfully,
Dr. A.R
political scientist
------------------------
（ウィニペグの世界民衆抵抗運動＝WPRMより連帯の言葉）
> こんにちは。あなた方の支持の文章に感謝する！日本列島か
らの連帯（の言葉）を受け取ることは本当に勇気付けてくれて
いる。我々はあなた方の帝国主義や抑圧に対峙する闘いに幸あ
る事を願う。連帯の中で。（WPRM）
> Hello, thank you for the letter of support! it is
> truly encouraging to receive solidarity from Japan.
> we wish you luck in your struggle against
> imperialism and opppression,
> solidarity,
> WPRM
----------------------------
（UKより。原文のみ）
> Dear Sir/Madam
>
> I am absolutely disgusted by the actions of the
> Osaka city
> authorities in their continual harrassment of the
> homeless
> population that reside in the city parks. Homeless
> people are some
> of the most vunerable people in society who have
> been pushed into a
> marginal existence on the fringe of society. The
> threats that have
> been directed against the Osaka homeless people will
> not go
> unnoticed in the globalised world we are in today.
>
> I, on behalf of the Osaka homeless population demand
> that the
> intimidation and threats of violent eviction cease.
>
> I demand that the Osaka authorities conduct proper
> dialogue between
> the self-organised homeless commitees and
> themselves, that safe
> transfer of themselves, their tents and belongings
> is carried out;
> that provision for new areas of accomodation is
> sought; and
> provision for the homeless to work is found. The
> present
> facilities being offered to the Osaka homeless are
> NOT adequate,
> neither is the present work-program suitable.
>
> That the Osaka homeless have to appeal to the
> International
> Community to find any kind of 'Justice' is a total
> disgrace to the
> image of Japan. The World Rose Convention must NOT
> be used as an
> excuse to execute a clearance program against these
> vunerable
> people, who face death on the streets of Osaka
> today.
>
> Signed
>
> T.S(UK)
---------------------------
（ポーランド語圏より）
Why violence is a solution
何故、暴力が解決であるのか？
総ての文明的な都市は、野宿状況への解決をしている。また
、それらの何処もが公衆面前での「その見せびらかし」を撤去
するために強権的暴力を使用する事はない。
日本列島の都市大阪が安っぽい石器時代の方法でもって野宿
状況を解決しようとするのは、困ったことであり、恥である。
目撃者の地球的コミュニティとしての我々は、あなた方の保
護供給と、人間としての適当な処遇を、野宿者たちにすること
を希望します。
資本は支配をやめねばならない。（ペーター）
Every civilised city got a solution towards homlesness.
And none of them uses forced violence to remove 'this
display' from public
view.
The Japanese City Osaka Attempt to solve it with a cheap
and stone age
methods is embarrassing and shameful;
We as a global community of witnesses expect from you
providing shelters
and appropiate - as for humen beings - treatment for those
people...
---
Capital has to stop rule
Peter
--------------------------------------
（ポーランド語圏より連帯の言葉）
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:04:59 +0100
ファシストに対する闘いを続けられたし!!!（コレック）
> keep fighting against this fascist!!!
> korek
------------------------
（英語圏より）
Subject: Stop attacks on homeless people!
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:54:10 -0000
野宿者に対する攻撃を停止せよ！
Dear sirs,
拝啓
私は大阪の公園群におけるテント群に住む野宿者の迫害に抗
議するために筆をとっている。毎年、数百人の野宿者が死ぬこ
とやシェルターが大いに不十分に食料を供給していることと共
に、市当局がテント群から人々を立ち退かせていることは薄情
で残酷なことである。この残虐性は直ちに停止せねばならない
。
どうか世界が監視していることを忘れないでほしい。あなた
方の為す悪は、世界におけるあなた方の市や国のイメージに衝
撃を与えるだろう。あなた方の無情さや暴力はあなた方自身に
恥をかかせているのだ。
敬具
アンドリュー・ロビンソン
政治科学者
I am writing to protest at the persecution of homeless
people living in tents in Osaka parks. With hundreds of
homeless people dying every year and shelter provision
grossly inadequate, it is inhumane and cruel for the city
administration to be evicting people from tents. This
atrocity must stop at once.
Please remember that the world is watching, and the evil
you do will impact on the image of your city and country
in the world. Your callousness and violence is bringing
disgrace upon yourselves.
Yours respectfully,
Dr. A.R
political scientist
------------------------
（ウィニペグの世界民衆抵抗運動＝WPRMより連帯の言葉）
> こんにちは。あなた方の支持の文章に感謝する！日本列島か
らの連帯（の言葉）を受け取ることは本当に勇気付けてくれて
いる。我々はあなた方の帝国主義や抑圧に対峙する闘いに幸あ
る事を願う。連帯の中で。（WPRM）
> Hello, thank you for the letter of support! it is
> truly encouraging to receive solidarity from Japan.
> we wish you luck in your struggle against
> imperialism and opppression,
> solidarity,
> WPRM
----------------------------
（UKより。原文のみ）
> Dear Sir/Madam
>
> I am absolutely disgusted by the actions of the
> Osaka city
> authorities in their continual harrassment of the
> homeless
> population that reside in the city parks. Homeless
> people are some
> of the most vunerable people in society who have
> been pushed into a
> marginal existence on the fringe of society. The
> threats that have
> been directed against the Osaka homeless people will
> not go
> unnoticed in the globalised world we are in today.
>
> I, on behalf of the Osaka homeless population demand
> that the
> intimidation and threats of violent eviction cease.
>
> I demand that the Osaka authorities conduct proper
> dialogue between
> the self-organised homeless commitees and
> themselves, that safe
> transfer of themselves, their tents and belongings
> is carried out;
> that provision for new areas of accomodation is
> sought; and
> provision for the homeless to work is found. The
> present
> facilities being offered to the Osaka homeless are
> NOT adequate,
> neither is the present work-program suitable.
>
> That the Osaka homeless have to appeal to the
> International
> Community to find any kind of 'Justice' is a total
> disgrace to the
> image of Japan. The World Rose Convention must NOT
> be used as an
> excuse to execute a clearance program against these
> vunerable
> people, who face death on the streets of Osaka
> today.
>
> Signed
>
> T.S(UK)
この冬で一番寒いといわれた今朝、そして何かが行われる可能性のあった今朝は、天気予報の予想通り、かなりの寒さだったが、朝から大阪・靭公園東園のバラ園北側にある2戸のテント小屋に対して、大阪市－西部方面公園事務所の副所長・山中以下20数名が攻め寄せ、破壊して撤去し、更地にした。朝9時半過ぎに気になったので現地のYさんに電話連絡を入れると、「今、2戸のバラ園北側のテント小屋が撤去されとるんですわ」ということだったので、「30分から1時間くらいでそちらに着きますから」と一言伝えた後、山中を電話口に呼びつけてもらい、「えらいご挨拶やないか！ 30分くらいでそちらに行く。それまで何でもいいから作業をお前の権限で止めておけ！」と怒鳴りつけたが、山中は「もう、作業してますから、止められませんわ」などとほざくありさま。「フザケタ事言うな！ お前も知ってる長居のAさんが死んだ
ぞ。寄ってたかって千度いじめやがって。あほな事ばっかりせんと、喪に服さん
か！」と怒鳴った後、靭へ。靭に着くと、既に総てが終わっており、嬉々とした
表情の役人たちは撤去作業を終えようとしていた。現地の野宿の仲間や早くから
現地にいた支援者らは抗議を終え、作業監視を行っていた。総てを「ゴミ」とし
て軽トラックに積み込んだ役人どもは、楽しそうに事務所に帰っていった。奴ら
が捨てようとしているものから未だ使えるものをいただいたのは言うまでもな
い。午後は市役所へ署名提出行動や市従業員労働組合への行政代執行への協力を
拒むよう、同労組に申し入れをしに行った後、市役所前でビラ配りと座り込みを
した。組合事務所では、ダラ幹＝ふんぞりかえった幹部どもが「勝手に入るな、
何しとんねん」などと寝ぼけたことを言ったので皆が「こら、ダラ幹！ お前み
たいなヤツが組合の幹部やとはフザケとるのぉ！」などのブーイング。一時はも
み合いになったものの、一応場をおさめ、「代執行の仕事を拒否せよ」という申
し入れを行った。これに対し、「組合員に仕事を拒否せよとは言えない」、「代
執行なんて聞いてないし、知らない」などとふてぶてしい態度をとったため、皆
が怒りを通り越した呆れで「組合」事務所を後にした。所詮、「高給取りどもの
組合、自分らの地位が守られればそれでいいという糞野郎ばっかりや！」との声
は全くもって正しい。その後は、座り込みとビラ配り・署名集め。ビラの受け取
りも多く、自ら手を出し受け取ってくれる人もいた。...靭に帰ると、先ず現地
の留守番の仲間たちの好意でコーヒーをいただき、今日の報告などの寄り合いの
後、皆でご飯と具沢山の味噌汁を食べた。23時ごろ、現闘団本部テント前の寄り合い場に残っていた夜警の仲間たちの手でエンジン発電機が回され、街灯の明かりしかないそこに明るさが添えられた。
ぞ。寄ってたかって千度いじめやがって。あほな事ばっかりせんと、喪に服さん
か！」と怒鳴った後、靭へ。靭に着くと、既に総てが終わっており、嬉々とした
表情の役人たちは撤去作業を終えようとしていた。現地の野宿の仲間や早くから
現地にいた支援者らは抗議を終え、作業監視を行っていた。総てを「ゴミ」とし
て軽トラックに積み込んだ役人どもは、楽しそうに事務所に帰っていった。奴ら
が捨てようとしているものから未だ使えるものをいただいたのは言うまでもな
い。午後は市役所へ署名提出行動や市従業員労働組合への行政代執行への協力を
拒むよう、同労組に申し入れをしに行った後、市役所前でビラ配りと座り込みを
した。組合事務所では、ダラ幹＝ふんぞりかえった幹部どもが「勝手に入るな、
何しとんねん」などと寝ぼけたことを言ったので皆が「こら、ダラ幹！ お前み
たいなヤツが組合の幹部やとはフザケとるのぉ！」などのブーイング。一時はも
み合いになったものの、一応場をおさめ、「代執行の仕事を拒否せよ」という申
し入れを行った。これに対し、「組合員に仕事を拒否せよとは言えない」、「代
執行なんて聞いてないし、知らない」などとふてぶてしい態度をとったため、皆
が怒りを通り越した呆れで「組合」事務所を後にした。所詮、「高給取りどもの
組合、自分らの地位が守られればそれでいいという糞野郎ばっかりや！」との声
は全くもって正しい。その後は、座り込みとビラ配り・署名集め。ビラの受け取
りも多く、自ら手を出し受け取ってくれる人もいた。...靭に帰ると、先ず現地
の留守番の仲間たちの好意でコーヒーをいただき、今日の報告などの寄り合いの
後、皆でご飯と具沢山の味噌汁を食べた。23時ごろ、現闘団本部テント前の寄り合い場に残っていた夜警の仲間たちの手でエンジン発電機が回され、街灯の明かりしかないそこに明るさが添えられた。
Unemployment and homelessness Action Committee(shitsunojitsu)*
(Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi, Kamagasaki Takidashi no Kai, Kamagasaki
Patrol, Association of Poor people in Nagai Park, Koureisha Tokubetsu Shuurou
Kumiai Junbikai, Osaka-jo Kouen Yorozu Soudansho, Nishinari Kouen Yorozu
Soudansho)
Contact Information:+81-90-9700-0296 (Kamagasaki Patrol)
(Below is an English translation of detailed account of the situation as
well as a call for assistance)
WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP!
All of the people living in tents at Utsubo Park (about 20) and one part of
Osaka castle Park's tents (5) are being exposed to a forced eviction crisis
by Osaka city. Made involuntarily homeless by unemployment, these men and
women have put up tents in parks and on street sides, earning their livings
working jobs such as can and magazine collection, waste removal etc.; they
have lived on their own strength with the help of neighbors.
Instead of extending a helping hand to these people, under the name of
'illegal occupation', the city is taking away the very tents that allows them
to work out a lifestyle while attempting to kick the occupants out into the
cold weather and onto the roadsides. In Osaka city, at least 200 homeless
people die on roadsides annually. These dead are victims of homeless
eviction policies, of murderous policy. In order to put a stop to Osaka city's
unjust human rights violations we now need the cooperation of a number of
people.
THE STORY UP UNTIL NOW
Utsubo park, where some tens of homeless people live, has been prepared by
Osaka City over several years for the 'World Rose Convention 2006' (from
May 11th-17th 2006). Up until this point, the tent village autonomous
organization has held negotiations with the park's western office and has
cooperated in discussions for the transfer of the tents.
However, since last year Osaka city has changed its attitude, handing out
documents on October 4th stating "get out of the park by November 30th",
refusing to dialogue with the autonomous organization and beginning
'individual visits' to tents in order to prepare for eviction.
Protest marches have occurred a few times, demanding dialogue, but the
city's stance has not changed; finally the process of forced eviction has been
begun by the administration.
With regard to Osaka castle Park, preparatory construction for this year's
'National City Greenery Fair in Osaka' (March 25th-May 28th 2006) has
served as the reason for the eviction underway. The park's eastern office has
denied the proposals for tent transfer and as soon as it had stopped
responding to dialogue, sealed the entrance during visits, barring concerned
individuals and supporters from entering the office, even refusing to receive
correspondence, continuing a pattern of conduct that is unthinkable for public
employees.
Amid the 'individual visitations' that prepare the way for eviction, there
was an incident where a homeless friend was approached on November 11th
2002 by personnel who took out a knife threatening him to 'leave the park'
(although the park office acknowledged the truth about this incident, there
was no action by the city and no apology by the personnel involved), again on
October 27th 2004 a wheelchair-bound comrade trying to build a tent was
surrounded by personnel and was heaped with abuse, such as 'this one looks
about dead!', provoking an 'assault incident' and the arrest and imprisonment
of our homeless friend.
Since last year, patrols and 'persuasion' by park personnel has intensified
and harassment and interference like the nearly complete enclosure of two
tents by fencing have occurred. Just like Utsubo Park, by the end of
November documents demanding departure were distributed, bringing us to the
present day.
THE INITIATION OF THE EVICTION PROCESS
In both parks, park personnel distributed an 'explanation meeting notice'
on January 5th to each tent. After January 11th, the 'explanation' period
expired and on the 13th, an 'exclusion directive' was issued. At 1 o'clock on
January 17th, the 'exclusion' period expired. And 18th morning, 'warnings'
was issued. After January 23th, when the final deadline expire, an
'administrative directive' will be issued and forced evictions will commence within
few days.
Administrative proceedings against homeless have happened nationally since
last year, January 24th, 2005, against the tents at Nagoya's Shirokawa Park
(mobilizing more than 600 personnel and guardsmen). In Osaka, the removal
of the 'Karaoke village' in December 2003 at Tennoji and the forced eviction
of many homeless tents and belongings in front of Imamiya Junior High
School in December 1998 are understood as the first wave of state action to have
occurred.
As soon as the paperwork was in motion, four people from Utsubo Park and
two from Osaka castle Park opened a lawsuit against Osaka city for a halt to
the administrative proceedings of the 11th. At the same time, an appeal has
gone forward for a temporary restraining order. However, Osaka city has
issued a letter of objection and on the 13th rejected the application for
restraining order. Without a moment's delay, the city issued an exclusion order
that same day.
After the 14th, as more comrades added themselves to the plaintiff group (9
from Utsubo Park, with 2 planning to add themselves), they issued a protest
against the rejection of the restraining order and planned to further
demand the cancellation of the exclusion order however there are fears that the
city will not wait for the courts and begin forced evictions.
Osaka City is moving with an unthinkable speed (according to one lawyer,
administrative action against regular citizens are often deferred several
months), and so we have very little time.
(Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi, Kamagasaki Takidashi no Kai, Kamagasaki
Patrol, Association of Poor people in Nagai Park, Koureisha Tokubetsu Shuurou
Kumiai Junbikai, Osaka-jo Kouen Yorozu Soudansho, Nishinari Kouen Yorozu
Soudansho)
Contact Information:+81-90-9700-0296 (Kamagasaki Patrol)
(Below is an English translation of detailed account of the situation as
well as a call for assistance)
WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP!
All of the people living in tents at Utsubo Park (about 20) and one part of
Osaka castle Park's tents (5) are being exposed to a forced eviction crisis
by Osaka city. Made involuntarily homeless by unemployment, these men and
women have put up tents in parks and on street sides, earning their livings
working jobs such as can and magazine collection, waste removal etc.; they
have lived on their own strength with the help of neighbors.
Instead of extending a helping hand to these people, under the name of
'illegal occupation', the city is taking away the very tents that allows them
to work out a lifestyle while attempting to kick the occupants out into the
cold weather and onto the roadsides. In Osaka city, at least 200 homeless
people die on roadsides annually. These dead are victims of homeless
eviction policies, of murderous policy. In order to put a stop to Osaka city's
unjust human rights violations we now need the cooperation of a number of
people.
THE STORY UP UNTIL NOW
Utsubo park, where some tens of homeless people live, has been prepared by
Osaka City over several years for the 'World Rose Convention 2006' (from
May 11th-17th 2006). Up until this point, the tent village autonomous
organization has held negotiations with the park's western office and has
cooperated in discussions for the transfer of the tents.
However, since last year Osaka city has changed its attitude, handing out
documents on October 4th stating "get out of the park by November 30th",
refusing to dialogue with the autonomous organization and beginning
'individual visits' to tents in order to prepare for eviction.
Protest marches have occurred a few times, demanding dialogue, but the
city's stance has not changed; finally the process of forced eviction has been
begun by the administration.
With regard to Osaka castle Park, preparatory construction for this year's
'National City Greenery Fair in Osaka' (March 25th-May 28th 2006) has
served as the reason for the eviction underway. The park's eastern office has
denied the proposals for tent transfer and as soon as it had stopped
responding to dialogue, sealed the entrance during visits, barring concerned
individuals and supporters from entering the office, even refusing to receive
correspondence, continuing a pattern of conduct that is unthinkable for public
employees.
Amid the 'individual visitations' that prepare the way for eviction, there
was an incident where a homeless friend was approached on November 11th
2002 by personnel who took out a knife threatening him to 'leave the park'
(although the park office acknowledged the truth about this incident, there
was no action by the city and no apology by the personnel involved), again on
October 27th 2004 a wheelchair-bound comrade trying to build a tent was
surrounded by personnel and was heaped with abuse, such as 'this one looks
about dead!', provoking an 'assault incident' and the arrest and imprisonment
of our homeless friend.
Since last year, patrols and 'persuasion' by park personnel has intensified
and harassment and interference like the nearly complete enclosure of two
tents by fencing have occurred. Just like Utsubo Park, by the end of
November documents demanding departure were distributed, bringing us to the
present day.
THE INITIATION OF THE EVICTION PROCESS
In both parks, park personnel distributed an 'explanation meeting notice'
on January 5th to each tent. After January 11th, the 'explanation' period
expired and on the 13th, an 'exclusion directive' was issued. At 1 o'clock on
January 17th, the 'exclusion' period expired. And 18th morning, 'warnings'
was issued. After January 23th, when the final deadline expire, an
'administrative directive' will be issued and forced evictions will commence within
few days.
Administrative proceedings against homeless have happened nationally since
last year, January 24th, 2005, against the tents at Nagoya's Shirokawa Park
(mobilizing more than 600 personnel and guardsmen). In Osaka, the removal
of the 'Karaoke village' in December 2003 at Tennoji and the forced eviction
of many homeless tents and belongings in front of Imamiya Junior High
School in December 1998 are understood as the first wave of state action to have
occurred.
As soon as the paperwork was in motion, four people from Utsubo Park and
two from Osaka castle Park opened a lawsuit against Osaka city for a halt to
the administrative proceedings of the 11th. At the same time, an appeal has
gone forward for a temporary restraining order. However, Osaka city has
issued a letter of objection and on the 13th rejected the application for
restraining order. Without a moment's delay, the city issued an exclusion order
that same day.
After the 14th, as more comrades added themselves to the plaintiff group (9
from Utsubo Park, with 2 planning to add themselves), they issued a protest
against the rejection of the restraining order and planned to further
demand the cancellation of the exclusion order however there are fears that the
city will not wait for the courts and begin forced evictions.
Osaka City is moving with an unthinkable speed (according to one lawyer,
administrative action against regular citizens are often deferred several
months), and so we have very little time.
SHELTERS ARE NO REPLACEMENTS FOR TENTS
Osaka City has proposed 'choices' such as the Osaka castle Park shelter and
the 'Independence Aid' center in exchange for homeless comrades leaving
their tents in both parks.
However, these are not choices.
Osaka castle park Shelter is an institution established three years ago.
Conceived as part of Osaka castle park's 'normalization' i.e. tent eviction,
it was only those pitching tents in the park who became targets (for those
homeless sleeping without tents, in a much harsher situation, they are
contradictorily refused entry to the shelter).
However, the living environment of the shelter is extremely rough,
individual space does not even fill two mats (2.5m by 2.5m), with thin partitions,
privacy is non-existent and the permitted amount of belongings is limited
to several pieces of cardboard. Only a single meal of white rice is provided
as a guaranteed meal for the day. In the end, residents cannot eat without
gathering aluminum cans and people's living conditions decrease markedly
compared to their lives while living in tents.
Once admitted to the shelter, the tent which one had been living in is torn
down by the park administration and for those who inevitably feel that
'this is awful', there are no tents and they are essentially kicked to the
roadside. Despite the obstinate 'persuasions' of the park personnel, the number
of people entering the shelter is only a third of those living in tents.
The number of those who can't stand these 'persuasions' and have had no
choice but to surrender their own autonomy and leave is unknown.
Now, the Osaka city is extending the term of the Osaka castle shelter,
which was planned for closure at the end of last year, and attempting to move
our friends at Utsubo Park inside (already some comrades who could not avoid
entering are inside). However, the shelter's essential problem is that this
extension serves only for a few months. Because of this, there are no
homeless comrades who wish to enter it proactively (Osaka castle Park is the
same).
In the same way, the other 'choice' of the 'Independence Aid Center':
although one can get three meals a day, shared rooms mean no privacy and there
is a six-month limit for residency at the shelter. If one cannot find work
on one's own, there is only a return to the streets.
These institutions are simply 'preparations for eviction'. With no
prospects after entry and no guarantees after leaving, the shelter serves as no
replacement for the tents that our friends have pitched with their own power
(along with relationships of mutual aid).
WORK FOR THE HOMELESS! LIVELIHOOD PROTECTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE!
Unemployment is the largest cause of homelessness. Amid ongoing firings,
restructuring and the expansion of irregular employment, homeless who have
lost their jobs and everything else will keep increasing. As long as the
government does not take responsibility and actuate radical shifts in
unemployment policy, the homeless problem will definitely not be going away. With
the progress of restructuring and de-regulation, in the midst of a situation
of 'recovery without employment', forcing the unemployed to 'help
themselves' will not solve the problem. For the unemployed who include homeless, the
national and regional governments must take responsibility and guarantee
work.
Presently, as a fruit of the homeless and day-workers' struggle against
unemployment, a program called 'Work for Older Workers' has been opened in
Kamagasaki, and within the city, approximately 3,000 homeless are registered
(for those above 55, light work is provided in a rotating system three times
a month). Disregarding the importance of this program, the city has
stricken funds from its 2005 budget and is on the path to 'reduction and
abolition' of these services.
We think the very opposite, and appeal for the expansion of this special
employment programs' scope.
The discriminatory application of 'Livelihood Protection' (Seikatsu Hogo)
is another cause of homelessness. Even now when a homeless person goes to
the welfare office, they are turned away at the entrance because they do not
have an address. Even disregarding the 'Livelihood Protection' clause that
'takes as principle care for a residence', if one applies for the program
from a tent or living on the streets, they are usually admitted to a
hospital or other institution. On one hand, in hospitals and other institutions,
huge expenses are racked up for care and the pay structure funnels this
money from the administration to the administrative bodies behind hospitals and
other institutions.
We are not institutionalists, we demand direct transfers from the tents and
roadsides into apartments under the application of 'Livelihood Protection'.
THE RIGHT TO HOUSING IS THE RIGHT TO LIVE
The problem of Utsubo Park and Osaka castle Park is by no means a problem
only of the tens of people living there. As long as the direction of this
country remains oriented towards the policy-based abandonment of human
beings, people will only lose their jobs and continue to be expelled to the
roadsides. For these people, putting their belongings on the road or in a park,
pitching a tent etc., shouldn't these natural rights to live be recognized?
(Japanese parks were originally after all, places of refuge) If forced
evictions occur, and fences are built, 24-hour guardsman patrols begin, it will
be impossible for homeless to live in these parks (already the construction
of new tents is being obstinately obstructed). This will rob not only those
comrades now living in the park of their right to live, but untold numbers
chased into homelessness in the future.
For us, the right of those who fall unavoidably into unemployment to pitch
tents and live on the roadsides is an existential right guaranteed in the
Constitution's 25th amendment, a right that must be upheld according to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS CONSTRUCTION IN THE FIRST PLACE?
'We're doing construction here, so get out!' is the unchanging attitude of
Osaka City but really, for what and for who is this construction done?
When viewing the figures, the 923 million yen budgeted for this year's
Osaka castle Park 'Greening Fair', the 200 million yen management expenses for
the Osaka castle park shelter (mostly this is personnel and building lease
cost), the yearly budget for the 'Independence Aid Center' of 1 billion yen
(the majority of cost being personnel), and comparing these to the figure
of the homeless person gathering aluminum cans, worth approximately one yen
each, we cannot help but feel that something is amiss.
On January 11th, the section chief of Osaka City's Recreation and Tourism
Bureau (a bureau dealing with park management) and his attorney were
arrested in connection with suspicion of holding talks with landscaping companies.
While this corruption and nepotism continues, wealthy Osaka City is
attempting to evict our homeless friends; again we appeal for your anger.
If they succeed in evicting these homeless comrades, the operation will be
judged by the Recreation and Tourism Bureau as a success, and it seems that
things will only escalate (actually, this seems already to be confirmed).
We would like to again ask 'What is this construction for?'
Absconding with the rights and means of our homeless comrades to live,
forcing deaths by the roadside which is most important for Osaka City:
'success' or 'money'? This we would also like to ask.
If the same thing happened to you yourself, and your family, how would you
feel? This too we want to ask.
Osaka City has proposed 'choices' such as the Osaka castle Park shelter and
the 'Independence Aid' center in exchange for homeless comrades leaving
their tents in both parks.
However, these are not choices.
Osaka castle park Shelter is an institution established three years ago.
Conceived as part of Osaka castle park's 'normalization' i.e. tent eviction,
it was only those pitching tents in the park who became targets (for those
homeless sleeping without tents, in a much harsher situation, they are
contradictorily refused entry to the shelter).
However, the living environment of the shelter is extremely rough,
individual space does not even fill two mats (2.5m by 2.5m), with thin partitions,
privacy is non-existent and the permitted amount of belongings is limited
to several pieces of cardboard. Only a single meal of white rice is provided
as a guaranteed meal for the day. In the end, residents cannot eat without
gathering aluminum cans and people's living conditions decrease markedly
compared to their lives while living in tents.
Once admitted to the shelter, the tent which one had been living in is torn
down by the park administration and for those who inevitably feel that
'this is awful', there are no tents and they are essentially kicked to the
roadside. Despite the obstinate 'persuasions' of the park personnel, the number
of people entering the shelter is only a third of those living in tents.
The number of those who can't stand these 'persuasions' and have had no
choice but to surrender their own autonomy and leave is unknown.
Now, the Osaka city is extending the term of the Osaka castle shelter,
which was planned for closure at the end of last year, and attempting to move
our friends at Utsubo Park inside (already some comrades who could not avoid
entering are inside). However, the shelter's essential problem is that this
extension serves only for a few months. Because of this, there are no
homeless comrades who wish to enter it proactively (Osaka castle Park is the
same).
In the same way, the other 'choice' of the 'Independence Aid Center':
although one can get three meals a day, shared rooms mean no privacy and there
is a six-month limit for residency at the shelter. If one cannot find work
on one's own, there is only a return to the streets.
These institutions are simply 'preparations for eviction'. With no
prospects after entry and no guarantees after leaving, the shelter serves as no
replacement for the tents that our friends have pitched with their own power
(along with relationships of mutual aid).
WORK FOR THE HOMELESS! LIVELIHOOD PROTECTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE!
Unemployment is the largest cause of homelessness. Amid ongoing firings,
restructuring and the expansion of irregular employment, homeless who have
lost their jobs and everything else will keep increasing. As long as the
government does not take responsibility and actuate radical shifts in
unemployment policy, the homeless problem will definitely not be going away. With
the progress of restructuring and de-regulation, in the midst of a situation
of 'recovery without employment', forcing the unemployed to 'help
themselves' will not solve the problem. For the unemployed who include homeless, the
national and regional governments must take responsibility and guarantee
work.
Presently, as a fruit of the homeless and day-workers' struggle against
unemployment, a program called 'Work for Older Workers' has been opened in
Kamagasaki, and within the city, approximately 3,000 homeless are registered
(for those above 55, light work is provided in a rotating system three times
a month). Disregarding the importance of this program, the city has
stricken funds from its 2005 budget and is on the path to 'reduction and
abolition' of these services.
We think the very opposite, and appeal for the expansion of this special
employment programs' scope.
The discriminatory application of 'Livelihood Protection' (Seikatsu Hogo)
is another cause of homelessness. Even now when a homeless person goes to
the welfare office, they are turned away at the entrance because they do not
have an address. Even disregarding the 'Livelihood Protection' clause that
'takes as principle care for a residence', if one applies for the program
from a tent or living on the streets, they are usually admitted to a
hospital or other institution. On one hand, in hospitals and other institutions,
huge expenses are racked up for care and the pay structure funnels this
money from the administration to the administrative bodies behind hospitals and
other institutions.
We are not institutionalists, we demand direct transfers from the tents and
roadsides into apartments under the application of 'Livelihood Protection'.
THE RIGHT TO HOUSING IS THE RIGHT TO LIVE
The problem of Utsubo Park and Osaka castle Park is by no means a problem
only of the tens of people living there. As long as the direction of this
country remains oriented towards the policy-based abandonment of human
beings, people will only lose their jobs and continue to be expelled to the
roadsides. For these people, putting their belongings on the road or in a park,
pitching a tent etc., shouldn't these natural rights to live be recognized?
(Japanese parks were originally after all, places of refuge) If forced
evictions occur, and fences are built, 24-hour guardsman patrols begin, it will
be impossible for homeless to live in these parks (already the construction
of new tents is being obstinately obstructed). This will rob not only those
comrades now living in the park of their right to live, but untold numbers
chased into homelessness in the future.
For us, the right of those who fall unavoidably into unemployment to pitch
tents and live on the roadsides is an existential right guaranteed in the
Constitution's 25th amendment, a right that must be upheld according to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS CONSTRUCTION IN THE FIRST PLACE?
'We're doing construction here, so get out!' is the unchanging attitude of
Osaka City but really, for what and for who is this construction done?
When viewing the figures, the 923 million yen budgeted for this year's
Osaka castle Park 'Greening Fair', the 200 million yen management expenses for
the Osaka castle park shelter (mostly this is personnel and building lease
cost), the yearly budget for the 'Independence Aid Center' of 1 billion yen
(the majority of cost being personnel), and comparing these to the figure
of the homeless person gathering aluminum cans, worth approximately one yen
each, we cannot help but feel that something is amiss.
On January 11th, the section chief of Osaka City's Recreation and Tourism
Bureau (a bureau dealing with park management) and his attorney were
arrested in connection with suspicion of holding talks with landscaping companies.
While this corruption and nepotism continues, wealthy Osaka City is
attempting to evict our homeless friends; again we appeal for your anger.
If they succeed in evicting these homeless comrades, the operation will be
judged by the Recreation and Tourism Bureau as a success, and it seems that
things will only escalate (actually, this seems already to be confirmed).
We would like to again ask 'What is this construction for?'
Absconding with the rights and means of our homeless comrades to live,
forcing deaths by the roadside which is most important for Osaka City:
'success' or 'money'? This we would also like to ask.
If the same thing happened to you yourself, and your family, how would you
feel? This too we want to ask.
*PLEASE HELP OUR COMRADES AT UTSUBO PARK AND OSAKA CASTLE PARK!*
Regardless of these harsh conditions, the comrades of Utsubo and Osaka
castle Parks are not crushed, the reverse, they are strengthening their
organization. With the opening of administrative process on the 5th, organization
within the park on the 7th followed by an emergency meeting, and along with
comrades from Umeda, Ogimachi, Nagai and Nishinari Parks and from
Kamagasaki, we have led successive protests to the west and eastern administrative
office of the park. The team of lawyers is assisting strongly and from
everywhere there are many people already raising voices of protest against the
city.
We will not allow this crisis to end as it wants to, instead this is a good
opportunity to strengthen the ties between us and open the future together,
to fight together until the end.
We appeal for your assistance!
CONCENTRATE YOUR PROTESTS ON OSAKA CYTY
This is very simple and should not take much time. Please send messages
like 'STOP FORCED EVICTIONS!' to:
Mr.Junichi Seki
Mayor of Osaka City
1-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-si, Japan
Fax: +81-6-6202-6950
http://www.city.osaka.jp/shichoshitsu/iken/index.html
http://www.city.osaka.jp/yutoritomidori/request/index.html
Western Park Office
Fax: +81-6-6441-6797
2-1-4, Utsubohonmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka-si, Japan
Eastern Park Office
Fax: +81-6-6943-6877
3-11, Osakajyo, Chuou-ku, Osaka-si, Japan
City of Osaka Chicago Office
c/o JETRO Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 660
Chicago, Illinois
60611 USA
Tel: 1-(312)832-6002
Fax: 1-(312)832-6066
info@osakacity.org
http://www.osakacity.org/office/contactus.aspx
City of Osaka Dusseldorf Office
c/o JETRO Dusseldorf
Konigsallee 58
40212 Dusseldorf
Germany
Tel: 49-(211)1360241
Fax: 49-(211)326411
City of Osaka Singapore Office
5 Shenton Way
#37-01 UIC Building
Singapore 068808
Republic of Singapore
Tel: (65)6220-8588
Fax: (65)6224-9980
webmaster@osakacity.com.sg
Bureau de Representation
de la Ville d'Osaka a Paris
29, rue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
France
Tel: 33-(1)4015-9366
Fax: 33-(1)4015-9172
ocparis@netntt.fr
City of Osaka Shanghai Office
Room 407, Shanghai International
Trade Center
2200 Yan An Road West
Shanghai, China
Tel: 86-(21)6275-1982
Fax: 86-(21)6275-1983
webmaster@osakacity-sh.com
GATHER AT THE PARKS FOR THE DAYS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION!
Sometime after the Jan 23 (excepting Saturday and Sunday), there are fears
that administrative action could take place. In order to protect the tents,
we think we should do all we can. We call for organization on the parks on
that day.
Unemployment and Homelessness action committee
Kamagasaki Patrol
kamapat@infoseek.jp
+81-6-6647-8278(FAX)
2-1-2, Taishi, Nishinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan
Care of: Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi
(End)
Regardless of these harsh conditions, the comrades of Utsubo and Osaka
castle Parks are not crushed, the reverse, they are strengthening their
organization. With the opening of administrative process on the 5th, organization
within the park on the 7th followed by an emergency meeting, and along with
comrades from Umeda, Ogimachi, Nagai and Nishinari Parks and from
Kamagasaki, we have led successive protests to the west and eastern administrative
office of the park. The team of lawyers is assisting strongly and from
everywhere there are many people already raising voices of protest against the
city.
We will not allow this crisis to end as it wants to, instead this is a good
opportunity to strengthen the ties between us and open the future together,
to fight together until the end.
We appeal for your assistance!
CONCENTRATE YOUR PROTESTS ON OSAKA CYTY
This is very simple and should not take much time. Please send messages
like 'STOP FORCED EVICTIONS!' to:
Mr.Junichi Seki
Mayor of Osaka City
1-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-si, Japan
Fax: +81-6-6202-6950
http://www.city.osaka.jp/shichoshitsu/iken/index.html
http://www.city.osaka.jp/yutoritomidori/request/index.html
Western Park Office
Fax: +81-6-6441-6797
2-1-4, Utsubohonmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka-si, Japan
Eastern Park Office
Fax: +81-6-6943-6877
3-11, Osakajyo, Chuou-ku, Osaka-si, Japan
City of Osaka Chicago Office
c/o JETRO Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 660
Chicago, Illinois
60611 USA
Tel: 1-(312)832-6002
Fax: 1-(312)832-6066
info@osakacity.org
http://www.osakacity.org/office/contactus.aspx
City of Osaka Dusseldorf Office
c/o JETRO Dusseldorf
Konigsallee 58
40212 Dusseldorf
Germany
Tel: 49-(211)1360241
Fax: 49-(211)326411
City of Osaka Singapore Office
5 Shenton Way
#37-01 UIC Building
Singapore 068808
Republic of Singapore
Tel: (65)6220-8588
Fax: (65)6224-9980
webmaster@osakacity.com.sg
Bureau de Representation
de la Ville d'Osaka a Paris
29, rue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
France
Tel: 33-(1)4015-9366
Fax: 33-(1)4015-9172
ocparis@netntt.fr
City of Osaka Shanghai Office
Room 407, Shanghai International
Trade Center
2200 Yan An Road West
Shanghai, China
Tel: 86-(21)6275-1982
Fax: 86-(21)6275-1983
webmaster@osakacity-sh.com
GATHER AT THE PARKS FOR THE DAYS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION!
Sometime after the Jan 23 (excepting Saturday and Sunday), there are fears
that administrative action could take place. In order to protect the tents,
we think we should do all we can. We call for organization on the parks on
that day.
Unemployment and Homelessness action committee
Kamagasaki Patrol
kamapat@infoseek.jp
+81-6-6647-8278(FAX)
2-1-2, Taishi, Nishinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan
Care of: Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi
(End)
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http://mbs.jp/news/
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大阪市、公園の野宿者排除へ 緑化フェアに向け
2006年01月18日（アサヒより）
大阪市で３～５月に催される「全国都市緑化おおさかフェア」と「世界バラ会議」に向け、市は１８日、公園でテント暮らしをする野宿者を強制排除する手続きに入った。市は再三、野宿者向けにつくった自立支援センターや一時避難所への入居を勧めてきたが、野宿者らは「市施設の入居期限は数カ月で、いったんテントを手放すとその後が不安だ」と拒否していた。
強制排除の対象は靭（うつぼ）公園（大阪市西区）の２２人と大阪城公園（同市中央区）の５人の計２７人。１８日午前９時半、市職員計約６０人が、強制執行を定めた行政代執行法に基づく最初の手続きである「戒告書」を渡しながら、２３日までに退去するよう求めた。野宿者側は留守が多く、「死ねというのか」と反発して受け取らない人もいた。市は２４日以降、強制的にテントや小屋を排除する方針だ。
市が排除に乗り出したきっかけは「緑化フェア」（３月２５日～５月２８日）と「バラ会議」（５月１１～１７日）。緑化フェアは全国の自治体や企業が参加し、大阪城公園に庭園や花壇を設け、連日コンサートなどを開く。その期間中に催されるバラ会議には、世界３７カ国の愛好家が参加。アジアで初めての開催で、バラ園がある靭公園全体のリニューアル工事が必要だという。
市は昨年１０月から両公園で工事のビラを配り、野宿者４６人（当時）に市の施設への入居を勧めてきた。これに応じ、１０人が一時避難所、１人が自立支援センターに移ったほか、７人が自主退去、１人が生活保護を受けてアパートで暮らす道を選んだ。残る２７人は、一時避難所などには入居期限があるうえ、１人のスペースが畳２畳ほどだったりして「テント暮らしより不自由だ」などと主張している。
大阪市を監視する市民団体「見張り番」の松浦米子代表世話人の話 野宿生活者を追い出す一方で、怖いという理由で暴力団の居座りを認めてきた大阪市の姿勢にはあきれる。こんな恣意（しい）的な行政運営では、市民の信頼を得られない。公務員は法律を守り、平等に対応すべきだ。大阪市は市政改革で法令順守を最重要課題に掲げるが、このような状況では実行できるのか不安を感じる。
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大阪市、公園の野宿者排除へ 緑化フェアに向け
2006年01月18日（アサヒより）
大阪市で３～５月に催される「全国都市緑化おおさかフェア」と「世界バラ会議」に向け、市は１８日、公園でテント暮らしをする野宿者を強制排除する手続きに入った。市は再三、野宿者向けにつくった自立支援センターや一時避難所への入居を勧めてきたが、野宿者らは「市施設の入居期限は数カ月で、いったんテントを手放すとその後が不安だ」と拒否していた。
強制排除の対象は靭（うつぼ）公園（大阪市西区）の２２人と大阪城公園（同市中央区）の５人の計２７人。１８日午前９時半、市職員計約６０人が、強制執行を定めた行政代執行法に基づく最初の手続きである「戒告書」を渡しながら、２３日までに退去するよう求めた。野宿者側は留守が多く、「死ねというのか」と反発して受け取らない人もいた。市は２４日以降、強制的にテントや小屋を排除する方針だ。
市が排除に乗り出したきっかけは「緑化フェア」（３月２５日～５月２８日）と「バラ会議」（５月１１～１７日）。緑化フェアは全国の自治体や企業が参加し、大阪城公園に庭園や花壇を設け、連日コンサートなどを開く。その期間中に催されるバラ会議には、世界３７カ国の愛好家が参加。アジアで初めての開催で、バラ園がある靭公園全体のリニューアル工事が必要だという。
市は昨年１０月から両公園で工事のビラを配り、野宿者４６人（当時）に市の施設への入居を勧めてきた。これに応じ、１０人が一時避難所、１人が自立支援センターに移ったほか、７人が自主退去、１人が生活保護を受けてアパートで暮らす道を選んだ。残る２７人は、一時避難所などには入居期限があるうえ、１人のスペースが畳２畳ほどだったりして「テント暮らしより不自由だ」などと主張している。
大阪市を監視する市民団体「見張り番」の松浦米子代表世話人の話 野宿生活者を追い出す一方で、怖いという理由で暴力団の居座りを認めてきた大阪市の姿勢にはあきれる。こんな恣意（しい）的な行政運営では、市民の信頼を得られない。公務員は法律を守り、平等に対応すべきだ。大阪市は市政改革で法令順守を最重要課題に掲げるが、このような状況では実行できるのか不安を感じる。
長居公園で彼に会ったのは2002年1月3日。当時、針中野路上交流会に参加した野宿の仲間たちや園内残存テントやスタジアム、その他ベンチでささやかな休息をとる30人以上の仲間たちの有志が、新年早々の4日からワールドカップに向けた排除に蠢いた役人たちの攻撃に対峙すべく、長居公園テント村を再度拠点化する闘いを本格化させようとしていた。その中で、正月三日に「動く相談活動」が始まった。（後にこれらは市に気を使う「役者」たちによって捻じ曲げられていく）そこに訪ねて来たのがこのAさんだった。Aさんは周辺部の廃車に寝泊りしていたが、そこに年末に大阪市東南工営所の撤去勧告文が貼られ、「1月10日までに出て行けという脅しをかけられているが、何とかならないだろうか」と物柔らかな口調で訴えた。印刷工だったが、事情があって仕事を無くし、その後野宿へ。そこで、当時未だ存在した長居仮設一時避難所（＝通称シェルター。2003年3月31日付で市が「予算が無い」と閉鎖強行、その後何故か同8月31日までその場にリースのプレハブの建物は空で存在した）に隣接していて頑丈に補強した元現闘団・釜パト小屋（その前は野宿の仲間の小屋だったものを譲り受けた）に入ってもらうことにした。少し前までしばらく筆者も簡易ベッドを運び込み、住んだことのあるその小屋は元々堅牢であった。それに内側から板を打ち、外側にもシートや板を補強して、コンクリートブロックくらいならビクともしないものとはいえ、テント村からは離れており、その点が心配されたが「1人が気楽でいい」と笑う本人にカギを手渡して年金が出るまで住んでもらうことにした。本人はそこでの暮らしを平穏に送っていたが、シェルターが勝手な都合で閉所された後、若者らによる襲撃に苦しめられていく。中にいる間は無事だが、外に出れば怪我をするため、筆者が作っておいたのぞき穴から外を確認して外に出たという… 本人は筆者にそんな事も笑い話として語り持参のパンとコーヒーで共に食事した。園内パトロールをした時には必ず確認し、安否を気遣わずにはおれなかった。そうした中で、公園事務所が照明灯の工事をするとかで、2003年10月に彼の住むその小屋に撤去を迫った。園内残存テント小屋の最後の1戸であり、元現闘団本部小屋ともなり、何度もの破壊攻撃や襲撃にも耐え、テント村再建の礎となったそこは、Aさんともども奮戦するも最終的に同年11月に現闘団メンバーの生き残りと当時の仲間の会メンバーによって自主移転の道を選んだ。骨組みだけになっても、流石に堅牢だったが自分の手で破壊するのは本当に悔しかった。その時に額を落ちてきたムカデに噛まれたが、その傷口の痛みもその悔しさにはかなわなかった。ともかく、工事だとして撤去だけを進め、そこにいた住人を収容施設に入らせるか、問答無用に駆逐する大阪市のやり口はAさんを一層殻に閉じこもらせてしまった。
…その後、テント村に新居を構えたAさんはやはり周囲と話すことも無く殻に閉じこもったまま、去年入院し、そして今日午後、府東部の某病院で永眠した。肺の疾患だったというが、それだけではあるまい。確かに印刷労働者であったことが肺を悪くしていたのは間違いないだろうが… 本当に彼の静かな少年のような笑顔をもう見れないのかと思うと胸が一杯になる。現仲間の会のメンバーに病院に見舞いに行ってくれと言われた時も、彼の病に臥せった所など耐えられないので断り続けたが、ついにその笑顔は再び見れなくなった…許せ、Aさん。 筆者はまた、1人のかけがえの無い仲間を見殺しにし、記憶の中にのみ残すことになった…
…その後、テント村に新居を構えたAさんはやはり周囲と話すことも無く殻に閉じこもったまま、去年入院し、そして今日午後、府東部の某病院で永眠した。肺の疾患だったというが、それだけではあるまい。確かに印刷労働者であったことが肺を悪くしていたのは間違いないだろうが… 本当に彼の静かな少年のような笑顔をもう見れないのかと思うと胸が一杯になる。現仲間の会のメンバーに病院に見舞いに行ってくれと言われた時も、彼の病に臥せった所など耐えられないので断り続けたが、ついにその笑顔は再び見れなくなった…許せ、Aさん。 筆者はまた、1人のかけがえの無い仲間を見殺しにし、記憶の中にのみ残すことになった…
Comrades and affinities;
saluton from osaka. by the way, this mail is really urgent appeal of
homeless liberation movement in osaka. you might not believe that there
are poor people... however, following msg is so important fact of
japnese islands. especially in osaka, biggest violence and harassments
to the homeless comrades are an official one. so, we have been engaged
in the class war against the city government/their subjects for at least
5 years. hospitality of osaka city? NO KIDDING! on the roadsides,
parks...etc, you can see, there is a lot of dirty violence of this city
by city authorities!! their politics for the poor are really violence to
the poor like a NAZIS/FASCISTs did!!! a few days later, "merciful"
oSSaKKKa city with over hundreds guards(or thousand guards and officers
with polizei pigs) will attack to the 30 homeless comrades. yes,
this is the hiden reality of their hospitality.
anyway, if you will be able to do something, we strongly want you to do
the protest against the branches of osaka city as soon as you can. any
protests to the osaka city authorities and executional committee of
World rose convention are welcome by our comrades!(please BCC send your
protests to: nagaipark_tentvilla@yahoo.co.jp and kamapat@infoseek.jp )
thanx. in solidarity.
"BEAUTIFICATION" FOR THE WORLD ROSE CONVENTION 2006, NO THANX!
WE JUST HOPE THE LIVES WITHOUT VIOLENCE & POVERTY. NO NEED TO ANY
THORNY ROSES! ALSO NO NEED TO ANY HOBBIES BY MONARCHISTS OR NOBLE
PERSONS! THEY ARE ENEMIES OF ALL OF POOR PEOPLE'S LIVES!!
FUCKIN' DULL OFFICERS, "SHAME" & "DIRTY" IS REALITIES OF YOUR DOING!!
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL HOMELESS COMRADES NOW!
ALSO WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO REJECT YOUR EVIL MISSIONS RIGHT NOW!!
...OR YOU WILL BE A TERRIBLE "CRIMINAL OF CLASS WAR".
WE SHALL EXPOSE THE FAKED HOSPITALITY OF ALL BASTARDS OF THIS CITY!
...we are NOT DUST & DIRT. we SHALL NOT BE MOVED!!
DIGNITY FOR THE POOR NOT FOXY FAKED HOSPITALITY!
VI VENKOS! NI VENKOS!! NO PASARAN!!! (:)
saluton from osaka. by the way, this mail is really urgent appeal of
homeless liberation movement in osaka. you might not believe that there
are poor people... however, following msg is so important fact of
japnese islands. especially in osaka, biggest violence and harassments
to the homeless comrades are an official one. so, we have been engaged
in the class war against the city government/their subjects for at least
5 years. hospitality of osaka city? NO KIDDING! on the roadsides,
parks...etc, you can see, there is a lot of dirty violence of this city
by city authorities!! their politics for the poor are really violence to
the poor like a NAZIS/FASCISTs did!!! a few days later, "merciful"
oSSaKKKa city with over hundreds guards(or thousand guards and officers
with polizei pigs) will attack to the 30 homeless comrades. yes,
this is the hiden reality of their hospitality.
anyway, if you will be able to do something, we strongly want you to do
the protest against the branches of osaka city as soon as you can. any
protests to the osaka city authorities and executional committee of
World rose convention are welcome by our comrades!(please BCC send your
protests to: nagaipark_tentvilla@yahoo.co.jp and kamapat@infoseek.jp )
thanx. in solidarity.
"BEAUTIFICATION" FOR THE WORLD ROSE CONVENTION 2006, NO THANX!
WE JUST HOPE THE LIVES WITHOUT VIOLENCE & POVERTY. NO NEED TO ANY
THORNY ROSES! ALSO NO NEED TO ANY HOBBIES BY MONARCHISTS OR NOBLE
PERSONS! THEY ARE ENEMIES OF ALL OF POOR PEOPLE'S LIVES!!
FUCKIN' DULL OFFICERS, "SHAME" & "DIRTY" IS REALITIES OF YOUR DOING!!
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL HOMELESS COMRADES NOW!
ALSO WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO REJECT YOUR EVIL MISSIONS RIGHT NOW!!
...OR YOU WILL BE A TERRIBLE "CRIMINAL OF CLASS WAR".
WE SHALL EXPOSE THE FAKED HOSPITALITY OF ALL BASTARDS OF THIS CITY!
...we are NOT DUST & DIRT. we SHALL NOT BE MOVED!!
DIGNITY FOR THE POOR NOT FOXY FAKED HOSPITALITY!
VI VENKOS! NI VENKOS!! NO PASARAN!!! (:)
--------------------------------
To members of the media,
Please excuse the suddenness of this mail.
We are the the 'Unemployment and Homelessness action committee', working
with homeless movement groups and aid groups in Osaka prefecture.
At this time, at Utsubo Koen park and Osaka-jo Koen park in Osaka city,
forced eviction proceedings have been initiated against 30 homeless
people. The speed of the proceedings has been exceptionally fast and it
appears that the evictions will take place sometime between January 20th
and 23rd.
We see this incident as an enormous human rights violation perpetrated
by the city, already a lawyer team and plaintiffs have been assembled
(with 17 homeless living in tents at the sites as plaintiffs) and
litigation has been launched on January 11th against the city for the
cessation of eviction proceedings; at the same time we have entered a
demand for a provisional halt to the evictions. From this point on, we
intend to endeavor to the best of our powers to halt the expected
evictions.
Concerning this matter, we would like to bring these stories to the
attention of those interested, and so we have contacted you.
By all means we will happily accommodate any media interest in the
matters concerned.
Unemployment and Homelessness Action Committee (失業と野宿を考える実行委
員会)
(Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi, Kamagasaki Takidashi no Kai, Kamagasaki
Patrol no Kai, Nagai Kouen Nakama no Kai, Koureisha Tokubetsu Shuurou
Kumiai Junbikai, Osaka-jo Kouen Yorozu Soudansho, Nishinari Kouen Yorozu
Soudansho)
Contact Information：
０６-６６４７-８２７８（Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi）
（Below is a detailed account of the situation as well as a call for
assistance)
＜We need everyone's help!＞
All of the people living in tents at Utsubo Kouen Park (about 20) and
one part of Osaka-jo Kouen Park's tents (5) are being exposed to a
forced eviction crisis by Osaka city. Made involuntarily homeless by
unemployment, these men have put up tents in parks and on street sides,
earning their livings working jobs such as can and magazine collection,
waste removal etc.; they have lived on their own strength with the help
of neighbors.
Instead of extending a helping hand to these people, under the name of
'illegal occupation', the city is taking away the very tents that allows
them to work out a lifestyle while attempting to kick the occupants out
into the cold weather and onto the roadsides. In Osaka city, at least
200 homeless people die on roadsides annually. These dead are victims
of homeless eviction policies, of murderous policy. In order to put a
stop to Osaka city's unjust human rights violations we now need the
cooperation of a number of people.
＜The story up until now＞
Utsubo Kouen park, where some tens of homeless people live, has been
prepared by Osaka City over several years for the 'World Rose Convention
2006' (from May 11th-17th 2006). Up until this point, the tent village
autonomous organization has held negotiations with the park's western
office and has cooperated in discussions for the transfer of the tents.
However, since last year Osaka city has changed its attitude, handing
out documents on October 4th stating "get out of the park by November
30th", refusing to dialogue with the autonomous organization and
beginning 'individual visits' to tents in order to prepare for eviction.
Protest marches have occurred a few times, demanding dialogue, but the
city's stance has not changed; finally the process of forced eviction
has been begun by the administration.
With regard to Osaka-jo Kouen Park, preparatory construction for this
year's 'National Capital Tree-Planting Fair in Osaka' (March 25th-May
28th 2006) has served as the reason for the eviction underway. The
park's eastern office has denied the proposals for tent transfer and as
soon as it had stopped responding to dialogue, sealed the entrance
during visits, barring concerned individuals and supporters from
entering the office, even refusing to receive correspondence, continuing
a pattern of conduct that is unthinkable for public employees.
Amid the 'individual visitations' that prepare the way for eviction,
there was an incident where a homeless friend was approached on November
11th 2002 by personnel who took out a knife threatening him to 'leave
the park' (although the park office acknowledged the truth about this
incident, there was no action by the city and no apology by the
personnel involved), again on October 27th 2004 a wheelchair-bound
comrade trying to build a tent was surrounded by personnel and was
heaped with abuse, such as 'this one looks about dead!', provoking an
'assault incident' and the arrest and imprisonment of our homeless friend.
Since last year, patrols and 'persuasion' by park personnel has
intensified and harassment and interference like the nearly complete
enclosure of two tents by fencing have occurred. Just like Utsubo Kouen
Park, by the end of November documents demanding departure were
distributed, bringing us to the present day.
＜The Initiation of the Eviction Process＞
In both parks, park personnel distributed an 'explanation meeting
notice' on January 5th to each tent. After January 11th, the
'explanation' period expired and on the 13th, an 'exclusion directive'
was issued. It is believed that at 1 o'clock on January 17th, the
'exclusion' period will expire, 'warnings' will be issued and after an
extremely short window, an 'administrative directive' will be issued and
forced evictions will commence.
Administrative proceedings against homeless have happened nationally
since last year, January 24th against the tents at Nagoya's Shirakawa
Kouen park (mobilizing more than 600 personnel and guardsmen). In
Osaka, the removal of the 'Karaoke village' in December 2003 at Tennoji
and the forced eviction of many homeless tents and belongings in front
of Imamiya Junior High School in December 1998 are understood as the
first wave of state action to have occurred.
As soon as the paperwork was in motion, four people from Utsubo Kouen
park and two from Osaka-jo Kouen Park opened a lawsuit against Osaka
city for a halt to the administrative proceedings of the 11th. At the
same time, an appeal has gone forward for a temporary restraining order.
However, Osaka city has issued a letter of objection and on the 13th
rejected the application for restraining order. Without a moment's
delay, the city issued an exclusion order that same day.
After the 14th, as more comrades added themselves to the plaintiff group
(9 from Utsubo Kouen park, with 2 planning to add themselves), they
issued a protest against the rejection of the restraining order and
planned to further demand the cancellation of the exclusion order
however there are fears that the city will not wait for the courts and
begin forced evictions.
Osaka City is moving with an unthinkable speed (according to one lawyer,
administrative action against regular citizens are often deferred
several months), and so we have very little time.
To members of the media,
Please excuse the suddenness of this mail.
We are the the 'Unemployment and Homelessness action committee', working
with homeless movement groups and aid groups in Osaka prefecture.
At this time, at Utsubo Koen park and Osaka-jo Koen park in Osaka city,
forced eviction proceedings have been initiated against 30 homeless
people. The speed of the proceedings has been exceptionally fast and it
appears that the evictions will take place sometime between January 20th
and 23rd.
We see this incident as an enormous human rights violation perpetrated
by the city, already a lawyer team and plaintiffs have been assembled
(with 17 homeless living in tents at the sites as plaintiffs) and
litigation has been launched on January 11th against the city for the
cessation of eviction proceedings; at the same time we have entered a
demand for a provisional halt to the evictions. From this point on, we
intend to endeavor to the best of our powers to halt the expected
evictions.
Concerning this matter, we would like to bring these stories to the
attention of those interested, and so we have contacted you.
By all means we will happily accommodate any media interest in the
matters concerned.
Unemployment and Homelessness Action Committee (失業と野宿を考える実行委
員会)
(Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi, Kamagasaki Takidashi no Kai, Kamagasaki
Patrol no Kai, Nagai Kouen Nakama no Kai, Koureisha Tokubetsu Shuurou
Kumiai Junbikai, Osaka-jo Kouen Yorozu Soudansho, Nishinari Kouen Yorozu
Soudansho)
Contact Information：
０６-６６４７-８２７８（Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi）
（Below is a detailed account of the situation as well as a call for
assistance)
＜We need everyone's help!＞
All of the people living in tents at Utsubo Kouen Park (about 20) and
one part of Osaka-jo Kouen Park's tents (5) are being exposed to a
forced eviction crisis by Osaka city. Made involuntarily homeless by
unemployment, these men have put up tents in parks and on street sides,
earning their livings working jobs such as can and magazine collection,
waste removal etc.; they have lived on their own strength with the help
of neighbors.
Instead of extending a helping hand to these people, under the name of
'illegal occupation', the city is taking away the very tents that allows
them to work out a lifestyle while attempting to kick the occupants out
into the cold weather and onto the roadsides. In Osaka city, at least
200 homeless people die on roadsides annually. These dead are victims
of homeless eviction policies, of murderous policy. In order to put a
stop to Osaka city's unjust human rights violations we now need the
cooperation of a number of people.
＜The story up until now＞
Utsubo Kouen park, where some tens of homeless people live, has been
prepared by Osaka City over several years for the 'World Rose Convention
2006' (from May 11th-17th 2006). Up until this point, the tent village
autonomous organization has held negotiations with the park's western
office and has cooperated in discussions for the transfer of the tents.
However, since last year Osaka city has changed its attitude, handing
out documents on October 4th stating "get out of the park by November
30th", refusing to dialogue with the autonomous organization and
beginning 'individual visits' to tents in order to prepare for eviction.
Protest marches have occurred a few times, demanding dialogue, but the
city's stance has not changed; finally the process of forced eviction
has been begun by the administration.
With regard to Osaka-jo Kouen Park, preparatory construction for this
year's 'National Capital Tree-Planting Fair in Osaka' (March 25th-May
28th 2006) has served as the reason for the eviction underway. The
park's eastern office has denied the proposals for tent transfer and as
soon as it had stopped responding to dialogue, sealed the entrance
during visits, barring concerned individuals and supporters from
entering the office, even refusing to receive correspondence, continuing
a pattern of conduct that is unthinkable for public employees.
Amid the 'individual visitations' that prepare the way for eviction,
there was an incident where a homeless friend was approached on November
11th 2002 by personnel who took out a knife threatening him to 'leave
the park' (although the park office acknowledged the truth about this
incident, there was no action by the city and no apology by the
personnel involved), again on October 27th 2004 a wheelchair-bound
comrade trying to build a tent was surrounded by personnel and was
heaped with abuse, such as 'this one looks about dead!', provoking an
'assault incident' and the arrest and imprisonment of our homeless friend.
Since last year, patrols and 'persuasion' by park personnel has
intensified and harassment and interference like the nearly complete
enclosure of two tents by fencing have occurred. Just like Utsubo Kouen
Park, by the end of November documents demanding departure were
distributed, bringing us to the present day.
＜The Initiation of the Eviction Process＞
In both parks, park personnel distributed an 'explanation meeting
notice' on January 5th to each tent. After January 11th, the
'explanation' period expired and on the 13th, an 'exclusion directive'
was issued. It is believed that at 1 o'clock on January 17th, the
'exclusion' period will expire, 'warnings' will be issued and after an
extremely short window, an 'administrative directive' will be issued and
forced evictions will commence.
Administrative proceedings against homeless have happened nationally
since last year, January 24th against the tents at Nagoya's Shirakawa
Kouen park (mobilizing more than 600 personnel and guardsmen). In
Osaka, the removal of the 'Karaoke village' in December 2003 at Tennoji
and the forced eviction of many homeless tents and belongings in front
of Imamiya Junior High School in December 1998 are understood as the
first wave of state action to have occurred.
As soon as the paperwork was in motion, four people from Utsubo Kouen
park and two from Osaka-jo Kouen Park opened a lawsuit against Osaka
city for a halt to the administrative proceedings of the 11th. At the
same time, an appeal has gone forward for a temporary restraining order.
However, Osaka city has issued a letter of objection and on the 13th
rejected the application for restraining order. Without a moment's
delay, the city issued an exclusion order that same day.
After the 14th, as more comrades added themselves to the plaintiff group
(9 from Utsubo Kouen park, with 2 planning to add themselves), they
issued a protest against the rejection of the restraining order and
planned to further demand the cancellation of the exclusion order
however there are fears that the city will not wait for the courts and
begin forced evictions.
Osaka City is moving with an unthinkable speed (according to one lawyer,
administrative action against regular citizens are often deferred
several months), and so we have very little time.
＜Shelters are No Replacements for Tents＞
Osaka City has proposed 'choices' such as the Osaka-jo Kouen park
shelter and the 'Independence Aid' center in exchange for homeless
comrades leaving their tents in both parks.
However, these are not choices.
Osaka-jo Kouen Shelter is an institution established three years ago.
Conceived as part of Osaka-jo Kouen's 'normalization' i.e. tent
eviction, it was only those pitching tents in the park who became
targets (for those homeless sleeping without tents, in a much harsher
situation, they are contradictorily refused entry to the shelter).
However, the living environment of the shelter is extremely rough,
individual space does not even fill two mats (2.5m by 2.5m), with thin
partitions, privacy is non-existent and the permitted amount of
belongings is limited to several pieces of cardboard. Only a single
meal of white rice is provided as a guaranteed meal for the day. In the
end, residents cannot eat without gathering aluminum cans and people's
living conditions decrease markedly compared to their lives while living
in tents.
Once admitted to the shelter, the tent which one had been living in is
torn down by the park administration and for those who inevitably feel
that 'this is awful', there are no tents and they are essentially kicked
to the roadside. Despite the obstinate 'persuasions' of the park
personnel, the number of people entering the shelter is only a third of
those living in tents. The number of those who can't stand these
'persuasions' and have had no choice but to surrender their own autonomy
and leave is unknown.
Now, the west park administration office is extending the term of the
Osaka-jo shelter, which was planned for closure at the end of last year,
and attempting to move our friends at Utsubo Kouen park inside (already
some comrades who could not avoid entering are inside). However, the
shelter's essential problem is that this extension serves only for a few
months. Because of this, there are no homeless comrades who wish to
enter it proactively (Osaka-jo Kouen Park is the same).
In the same way, the other 'choice' of the 'Independence Aid Center':
although one can get three meals a day, shared rooms mean no privacy and
there is a six-month limit for residency at the shelter. If one cannot
find work on one's own, there is only a return to the streets.
These institutions are simply 'preparations for eviction'. With no
prospects after entry and no guarantees after leaving, the shelter
serves as no replacement for the tents that our friends have pitched
with their own power (along with relationships of mutual aid).
＜Work for the homeless! Livelihood protection without prejudice!＞
Unemployment is the largest cause of homelessness. Amid ongoing
firings, restructuring and the expansion of irregular employment,
homeless who have lost their jobs and everything else will keep
increasing. As long as the government does not take responsibility and
actuate radical shifts in unemployment policy, the homeless problem will
definitely not be going away. With the progress of restructuring and
de-regulation, in the midst of a situation of 'recovery without
employment', forcing the unemployed to 'help themselves' will not solve
the problem. For the unemployed who include homeless, the national and
regional governments must take responsibility and guarantee work.
Presently, as a fruit of the homeless and day-workers' struggle against
unemployment, a program called 'Work for Older Workers' has been opened
in Kamagasaki, and within the city, approximately 3,000 homeless are
registered (for those above 55, light work is provided in a rotating
system three times a month). Disregarding the importance of this
program, the city has stricken funds from its 2005 budget and is on the
path to 'reduction and abolition' of these services.
We think the very opposite, and appeal for the expansion of this special
employment programs' scope.
The discriminatory application of 'Livelihood Protection' (Seikatsu
Hogo) is another cause of homelessness. Even now when a homeless person
goes to the welfare office, they are turned away at the entrance because
they do not have an address. Even disregarding the 'Livelihood
Protection' clause that 'takes as principle care for a residence', if
one applies for the program from a tent or living on the streets, they
are usually admitted to a hospital or other institution. On one hand,
in hospitals and other institutions, huge expenses are racked up for
care and the pay structure funnels this money from the administration to
the administrative bodies behind hospitals and other institutions.
We are not institutionalists, we demand direct transfers from the tents
and roadsides into apartments under the application of 'Livelihood
Protection'.
Osaka City has proposed 'choices' such as the Osaka-jo Kouen park
shelter and the 'Independence Aid' center in exchange for homeless
comrades leaving their tents in both parks.
However, these are not choices.
Osaka-jo Kouen Shelter is an institution established three years ago.
Conceived as part of Osaka-jo Kouen's 'normalization' i.e. tent
eviction, it was only those pitching tents in the park who became
targets (for those homeless sleeping without tents, in a much harsher
situation, they are contradictorily refused entry to the shelter).
However, the living environment of the shelter is extremely rough,
individual space does not even fill two mats (2.5m by 2.5m), with thin
partitions, privacy is non-existent and the permitted amount of
belongings is limited to several pieces of cardboard. Only a single
meal of white rice is provided as a guaranteed meal for the day. In the
end, residents cannot eat without gathering aluminum cans and people's
living conditions decrease markedly compared to their lives while living
in tents.
Once admitted to the shelter, the tent which one had been living in is
torn down by the park administration and for those who inevitably feel
that 'this is awful', there are no tents and they are essentially kicked
to the roadside. Despite the obstinate 'persuasions' of the park
personnel, the number of people entering the shelter is only a third of
those living in tents. The number of those who can't stand these
'persuasions' and have had no choice but to surrender their own autonomy
and leave is unknown.
Now, the west park administration office is extending the term of the
Osaka-jo shelter, which was planned for closure at the end of last year,
and attempting to move our friends at Utsubo Kouen park inside (already
some comrades who could not avoid entering are inside). However, the
shelter's essential problem is that this extension serves only for a few
months. Because of this, there are no homeless comrades who wish to
enter it proactively (Osaka-jo Kouen Park is the same).
In the same way, the other 'choice' of the 'Independence Aid Center':
although one can get three meals a day, shared rooms mean no privacy and
there is a six-month limit for residency at the shelter. If one cannot
find work on one's own, there is only a return to the streets.
These institutions are simply 'preparations for eviction'. With no
prospects after entry and no guarantees after leaving, the shelter
serves as no replacement for the tents that our friends have pitched
with their own power (along with relationships of mutual aid).
＜Work for the homeless! Livelihood protection without prejudice!＞
Unemployment is the largest cause of homelessness. Amid ongoing
firings, restructuring and the expansion of irregular employment,
homeless who have lost their jobs and everything else will keep
increasing. As long as the government does not take responsibility and
actuate radical shifts in unemployment policy, the homeless problem will
definitely not be going away. With the progress of restructuring and
de-regulation, in the midst of a situation of 'recovery without
employment', forcing the unemployed to 'help themselves' will not solve
the problem. For the unemployed who include homeless, the national and
regional governments must take responsibility and guarantee work.
Presently, as a fruit of the homeless and day-workers' struggle against
unemployment, a program called 'Work for Older Workers' has been opened
in Kamagasaki, and within the city, approximately 3,000 homeless are
registered (for those above 55, light work is provided in a rotating
system three times a month). Disregarding the importance of this
program, the city has stricken funds from its 2005 budget and is on the
path to 'reduction and abolition' of these services.
We think the very opposite, and appeal for the expansion of this special
employment programs' scope.
The discriminatory application of 'Livelihood Protection' (Seikatsu
Hogo) is another cause of homelessness. Even now when a homeless person
goes to the welfare office, they are turned away at the entrance because
they do not have an address. Even disregarding the 'Livelihood
Protection' clause that 'takes as principle care for a residence', if
one applies for the program from a tent or living on the streets, they
are usually admitted to a hospital or other institution. On one hand,
in hospitals and other institutions, huge expenses are racked up for
care and the pay structure funnels this money from the administration to
the administrative bodies behind hospitals and other institutions.
We are not institutionalists, we demand direct transfers from the tents
and roadsides into apartments under the application of 'Livelihood
Protection'.
＜The Right of Residency is the Right to Live＞
The problem of Utsubo Kouen Park and Osaka-jo Kouen Park is by no means
a problem only of the tens of people living there. As long as the
direction of this country remains oriented towards the policy-based
abandonment of human beings, people will only lose their jobs and
continue to be expelled to the roadsides. For these people, putting
their belongings on the road or in a park, pitching a tent etc.,
shouldn't these natural rights to live be recognized? (Japanese parks
were originally after all, places of refuge) If forced evictions occur,
and fences are built, 24-hour guardsman patrols begin, it will be
impossible for homeless to live in these parks (already the construction
of new tents is being obstinately obstructed). This will rob not only
those comrades now living in the park of their right to live, but untold
numbers chased into homelessness in the future.
For us, the right of those who fall unavoidably into unemployment to
pitch tents and live on the roadsides is an existential right guaranteed
in the Constitution's 25th amendment, a right that must be upheld
according to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
＜What is the point of this construction in the first place?＞
'We're doing construction here, so get out!' is the unchanging attitude
of Osaka City but really, for what and for who is this construction done?
When viewing the figures, the 923 million yen budgeted for this year's
Osaka-jo Kouen Park 'Greening Fair', the 200 million yen management
expenses for the Osaka-jo Kouen shelter (mostly this is personnel and
building lease cost), the yearly budget for the 'Independence Aid
Center' of 1 billion yen (the majority of cost being personnel), and
comparing these to the figure of the homeless person gathering aluminum
cans, worth approximately one yen each, we cannot help but feel that
something is amiss.
On January 11th, the section chief of Osaka City's Yutori to Midori park
management and his attorney were arrested in connection with suspicion
of holding talks with landscaping companies. While this corruption and
nepotism continues, wealthy Osaka City is attempting to evict our
homeless friends; again we appeal for your anger.
If they succeed in evicting these homeless comrades, the operation will
be judged by the Yutori to Midori Promotional office as a success, and
it seems that things will only escalate (actually, this seems already to
be confirmed).
We would like to again ask 'What is this construction for?’
Absconding with the rights and means of our homeless comrades to live,
forcing deaths by the roadside…which is most important for Osaka City:
'success' or 'money'? This we would also like to ask.
If the same thing happened to you yourself, and your family, how would
you feel? This too we want to ask.
＜Please help our comrades at Utsubo Kouen park and Osaka-jo Kouen park＞
Regardless of these harsh conditions, the comrades of Utsubo and
Osaka-jo Kouen parks are not crushed, the reverse, they are
strengthening their organization. With the opening of administrative
process on the 5th, organization within the park on the 7th followed by
an emergency meeting, and along with comrades from Umeda, Ogimachi,
Nagai and Nishinari Kouen parks and from Kamagasaki, we have led
successive protests to the west and eastern administrative office of the
park. The team of lawyers is assisting strongly and from everywhere
there are many people already raising voices of protest against the city.
We will not allow this crisis to end as it wants to, instead this is a
good opportunity to strengthen the ties between us and open the future
together, to fight together until the end.
We appeal for your assistance!
＜Concentrate your protests on Osaka City＞
This is very simple and should not take much time. Please send messages
like 'STOP FORCED EVICTIONS!' to:
mayor of osaka city: junichi seki
TEL: 06-6208-7231
FAX: 06-6202-6950
〒530-8201 1-3-20, nakanoshima, kita-ward, osaka-city
your protest opinions to(jap words-they are racist!):
http://www.city.osaka.jp/shichoshitsu/iken/index.html
> >
*Your protest opinion to(other language!):
*CHICAGO*
City of Osaka, Chicago Office
c/o JETRO Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 660
Chicago, Illinois
60611 USA
Tel: 1-(312)832-6002
Fax: 1-(312)832-6066
info@osakacity.org
http://www.osakacity.org/office/contactus.aspx
*DUSSELDORF*
City of Osaka, Dusseldorf Office
c/o JETRO Dusseldorf
Konigsallee 58
40212 Dusseldorf
Germany
Tel: 49-(211)1360241
Fax: 49-(211)326411
*SINGAPORE*
City of Osaka, Singapore Office
5 Shenton Way
#37-01 UIC Building
Singapore 068808
Republic of Singapore
Tel: (65)6220-8588
Fax: (65)6224-9980
webmaster@osakacity.com.sg
*PARIS*
Bureau de Representation
de la Ville d'Osaka a Paris
29, rue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
France
Tel: 33-(1)4015-9366
Fax: 33-(1)4015-9172
ocparis@netntt.fr
*SHANGHAI*
City of Osaka, Shanghai Office
Room 407, Shanghai International
Trade Center
2200 Yan An Road West
Shanghai, China
Tel: 86-(21)6275-1982
Fax: 86-(21)6275-1983
webmaster@osakacity-sh.com
*office of 23th Zenkoku-tochi-ryokuka osaka fest
TEL06-6920-5941 FAX 06-6920-5971
*office of executive committee of World rose convention 2006
http://www.worldrose-osaka2006.jp/jp/form/index.html
FAX： +81-6-6631-8741
TEL 06-6631－8760
Seibu Houmen Kouen Jimusho
TEL:06-6441-6748 FAX:06-6441-6797
〒550-0004 Nishi-ku Utubo Honmachi 2-1-4
Toubu Houmen Kouen Jimusho
TEL:06-6941-1144 FAX:06-6943-6877
〒540-0002 Chuu-ou-ku Osaka-jo 3-11
Yutori to Midori Shinkou Soumubu Kanrika
TEL：06-6615-0643
Yutori to Midori promotion department's opinion form:
http://www.city.osaka.jp/yutoritomidori/request/index.html
Please copy any emailed messages to nagaipark_tentvilla@yahoo.co.jp /
kamapat@infoseek.jp or 06-6374-2233(FAX)
＜Organize for January 17th Monitoring!＞
At 1 o'clock on the 17th, there is a possibility that a 'warning paper'
will be issued. In order to support our comrades at Utsubo and Osaka-jo
we're calling for organization at the parks.
＜Gather at the parks for the days of administrative action!＞
Sometime after the 20th through the 23rd (excepting Saturday), there are
fears that administrative action could take place. In order to protect
the tents, we think we should do all we can. We call for organization
on the parks on that day.
Unemployment and Homelessness action committee
06-6647-8278(TEL/FAX)
kamapat@infoseek.jp （Kamagasaki Patrol no Kai）
Osaka-shi Nishi-ku Futago Taishi 2-1-2
Care of: Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi
The problem of Utsubo Kouen Park and Osaka-jo Kouen Park is by no means
a problem only of the tens of people living there. As long as the
direction of this country remains oriented towards the policy-based
abandonment of human beings, people will only lose their jobs and
continue to be expelled to the roadsides. For these people, putting
their belongings on the road or in a park, pitching a tent etc.,
shouldn't these natural rights to live be recognized? (Japanese parks
were originally after all, places of refuge) If forced evictions occur,
and fences are built, 24-hour guardsman patrols begin, it will be
impossible for homeless to live in these parks (already the construction
of new tents is being obstinately obstructed). This will rob not only
those comrades now living in the park of their right to live, but untold
numbers chased into homelessness in the future.
For us, the right of those who fall unavoidably into unemployment to
pitch tents and live on the roadsides is an existential right guaranteed
in the Constitution's 25th amendment, a right that must be upheld
according to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
＜What is the point of this construction in the first place?＞
'We're doing construction here, so get out!' is the unchanging attitude
of Osaka City but really, for what and for who is this construction done?
When viewing the figures, the 923 million yen budgeted for this year's
Osaka-jo Kouen Park 'Greening Fair', the 200 million yen management
expenses for the Osaka-jo Kouen shelter (mostly this is personnel and
building lease cost), the yearly budget for the 'Independence Aid
Center' of 1 billion yen (the majority of cost being personnel), and
comparing these to the figure of the homeless person gathering aluminum
cans, worth approximately one yen each, we cannot help but feel that
something is amiss.
On January 11th, the section chief of Osaka City's Yutori to Midori park
management and his attorney were arrested in connection with suspicion
of holding talks with landscaping companies. While this corruption and
nepotism continues, wealthy Osaka City is attempting to evict our
homeless friends; again we appeal for your anger.
If they succeed in evicting these homeless comrades, the operation will
be judged by the Yutori to Midori Promotional office as a success, and
it seems that things will only escalate (actually, this seems already to
be confirmed).
We would like to again ask 'What is this construction for?’
Absconding with the rights and means of our homeless comrades to live,
forcing deaths by the roadside…which is most important for Osaka City:
'success' or 'money'? This we would also like to ask.
If the same thing happened to you yourself, and your family, how would
you feel? This too we want to ask.
＜Please help our comrades at Utsubo Kouen park and Osaka-jo Kouen park＞
Regardless of these harsh conditions, the comrades of Utsubo and
Osaka-jo Kouen parks are not crushed, the reverse, they are
strengthening their organization. With the opening of administrative
process on the 5th, organization within the park on the 7th followed by
an emergency meeting, and along with comrades from Umeda, Ogimachi,
Nagai and Nishinari Kouen parks and from Kamagasaki, we have led
successive protests to the west and eastern administrative office of the
park. The team of lawyers is assisting strongly and from everywhere
there are many people already raising voices of protest against the city.
We will not allow this crisis to end as it wants to, instead this is a
good opportunity to strengthen the ties between us and open the future
together, to fight together until the end.
We appeal for your assistance!
＜Concentrate your protests on Osaka City＞
This is very simple and should not take much time. Please send messages
like 'STOP FORCED EVICTIONS!' to:
mayor of osaka city: junichi seki
TEL: 06-6208-7231
FAX: 06-6202-6950
〒530-8201 1-3-20, nakanoshima, kita-ward, osaka-city
your protest opinions to(jap words-they are racist!):
http://www.city.osaka.jp/shichoshitsu/iken/index.html
> >
*Your protest opinion to(other language!):
*CHICAGO*
City of Osaka, Chicago Office
c/o JETRO Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 660
Chicago, Illinois
60611 USA
Tel: 1-(312)832-6002
Fax: 1-(312)832-6066
info@osakacity.org
http://www.osakacity.org/office/contactus.aspx
*DUSSELDORF*
City of Osaka, Dusseldorf Office
c/o JETRO Dusseldorf
Konigsallee 58
40212 Dusseldorf
Germany
Tel: 49-(211)1360241
Fax: 49-(211)326411
*SINGAPORE*
City of Osaka, Singapore Office
5 Shenton Way
#37-01 UIC Building
Singapore 068808
Republic of Singapore
Tel: (65)6220-8588
Fax: (65)6224-9980
webmaster@osakacity.com.sg
*PARIS*
Bureau de Representation
de la Ville d'Osaka a Paris
29, rue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
France
Tel: 33-(1)4015-9366
Fax: 33-(1)4015-9172
ocparis@netntt.fr
*SHANGHAI*
City of Osaka, Shanghai Office
Room 407, Shanghai International
Trade Center
2200 Yan An Road West
Shanghai, China
Tel: 86-(21)6275-1982
Fax: 86-(21)6275-1983
webmaster@osakacity-sh.com
*office of 23th Zenkoku-tochi-ryokuka osaka fest
TEL06-6920-5941 FAX 06-6920-5971
*office of executive committee of World rose convention 2006
http://www.worldrose-osaka2006.jp/jp/form/index.html
FAX： +81-6-6631-8741
TEL 06-6631－8760
Seibu Houmen Kouen Jimusho
TEL:06-6441-6748 FAX:06-6441-6797
〒550-0004 Nishi-ku Utubo Honmachi 2-1-4
Toubu Houmen Kouen Jimusho
TEL:06-6941-1144 FAX:06-6943-6877
〒540-0002 Chuu-ou-ku Osaka-jo 3-11
Yutori to Midori Shinkou Soumubu Kanrika
TEL：06-6615-0643
Yutori to Midori promotion department's opinion form:
http://www.city.osaka.jp/yutoritomidori/request/index.html
Please copy any emailed messages to nagaipark_tentvilla@yahoo.co.jp /
kamapat@infoseek.jp or 06-6374-2233(FAX)
＜Organize for January 17th Monitoring!＞
At 1 o'clock on the 17th, there is a possibility that a 'warning paper'
will be issued. In order to support our comrades at Utsubo and Osaka-jo
we're calling for organization at the parks.
＜Gather at the parks for the days of administrative action!＞
Sometime after the 20th through the 23rd (excepting Saturday), there are
fears that administrative action could take place. In order to protect
the tents, we think we should do all we can. We call for organization
on the parks on that day.
Unemployment and Homelessness action committee
06-6647-8278(TEL/FAX)
kamapat@infoseek.jp （Kamagasaki Patrol no Kai）
Osaka-shi Nishi-ku Futago Taishi 2-1-2
Care of: Kamagasaki Iryou Renraku Kaigi
各位
>
> 突然のメールにて失礼いたします。
> 私たち「失業と野宿を考える実行委員会」は、大阪で活動する野
>宿者運動団体・支援団体でつくる実行委です。
>
> このたび、大阪市が西区の靱（うつぼ）公園、中央区の大阪城公
>園に居住する野宿者約３０名に対し、強制排除を行うための行政代
>執行手続きに着手しました。手続きのスピードが異例に速く、１月
>２０～２３日ごろには強制排除が行われる見込みです。
>
> 私たちとしましては、この件を大阪市による重大な人権侵害であ
>ると捉え、すでに弁護団・原告団（テントに住む野宿者約１７名に
>よる）を結成し、１月１１日に大阪市を被告として代執行の中止を
>もとめる訴訟を提起し、同時に仮差止めの申立てを行いました。今
>後予想される強制排除についても、これを阻止するために可能なか
>ぎり努力していく所存です。
>
> つきましては、この問題について多くの方々に関心を寄せていた
>だきたいと思い、ご連絡させていただきました。
>
> ぜひとも、この件について御注目、御支援いただければ幸いです。
>
>
>失業と野宿を考える実行委員会
>
>（釜ヶ崎医療連絡会議、釜ヶ崎炊き出しの会、釜ヶ崎パトロールの
>会、長居公園仲間の会、高齢者特別就労組合準備会、大阪城公園よ
>ろず相談所、西成公園よろず相談所）
>
>連絡先： ０６－６６４７－８２７８（釜ヶ崎医療連絡会議）
>
>（以下、詳しい経緯と支援の呼びかけです）
>
>＜みなさんの支援が必要です！＞
> 靱公園のすべてのテント（約２０軒）、大阪城公園の一部テント
>（約５軒）に住む人々が、大阪市によって強制排除の危機にさらさ
>れています。失業によって野宿を余儀なくされたかれらは、生きん
>がために公園や路上にテントを建て、アルミ缶や雑誌・廃品回収な
>どの仕事で生計を立てながら、隣近所で助け合いつつ自分たちの力
>で生き抜いてきました。そのかれらに対し大阪市は支援の手を差し
>伸べるどころか、「不法占有」の名のもとに、その生活の場である
>テントすらも奪い、この寒空のもと路上へと叩き出そうとしている
>のです。大阪市では例年、すくなくとも２００人以上の野宿者が路
>上死を余儀なくされています。これらの死者は、野宿者排除政策＝
>殺人行政によって生み出された犠牲者なのです。大阪市の非道な人
>権侵害行為を止めるため、私たちはいま、多くの方々の協力を必要
>としています。
>
>＜これまでの経緯＞
> 数十名の野宿者が暮らす靱公園では、数年前から大阪市により今
>年行われる「世界バラ会議大阪大会（２００６年５月１１～１７日）」
>のための公園整備が進められてきました。これまで工事にさいして
>は、２年半前に結成されたテント村自治会が西部方面公園事務所と
>交渉を持ち、テント移転を含めて話し合いで協力してきました。
>
> しかし昨年より大阪市は態度を変え、１０月４日に「１１月３０
>日までに退去せよ」という内容の文書を配布し、自治会との話し合
>いを拒否して追い出しのためのテント個別訪問を開始しました。
>
> 数次にわたり話し合いを求める抗議行動が行われましたが、市の
>姿勢はかわらず、ついに行政代執行による強制排除手続きが開始さ
>れたのです。
>
> 大阪城公園についても、以前より今年開かれる「全国都市緑化お
>おさかフェア（２００６年３月２５日～５月２８日）」のための整
>備工事と、これを理由とした追い出しが行われてきました。東部方
>面公園事務所はテント移設の提案も拒否し、いっさい話し合いに応
>じないばかりか、訪問した際も入り口を封鎖して当事者・支援者を
>事務所の中に入れず、申し入れ書の受け取りすら拒否する、という
>市職員として考えられない対応を続けてきました。
>
> 追い出しのための個別訪問のなかで、２００２年１１月１１日に
>はテントを新築した仲間に対し職員がカッターナイフを取り出して
>「撤去しろ」と脅した事件（公園事務所は事実を認めたにもかかわ
>らず、市による正式な処分も、本人の謝罪もありませんでした）を
>引き起こし、また２００４年１０月２７日には、テントを建てよう
>とした車イスの仲間を職員らが取り囲み、「死にぞこない」などと
>暴言を浴びせかけ挑発し「傷害事件」を引き起こさせ、逮捕・実刑
>に追い込むといったことも行ってきました。
>
> 昨年から、公園事務所職員による巡回・説得はさらに強化され、
>２００５年１月２４日にはテント２軒の周りをフェンスでほぼ完全
>に囲むという嫌がらせ・生活妨害を行いました。そして靱公園と同
>様、１１月末までの退去を求める文書が配られ、現在にいたります。
>
>＜行政代執行手続きの開始＞
> 両公園で１月５日に公園事務所職員が『弁明機会付与の通知書』
>を各テントに配布しました。１月１１日の弁明期限後、１月１３日
>に『除却命令』が出されました。１月１７日１３時の除却期限後、
>おそらくすぐ『戒告処分』が出され、ごく短い期限後に『行政代執
>行令書』の発行→強制排除、という流れになるものと思われます。
>
> 野宿者への行政代執行は全国的には昨年１月２４日の名古屋・白
>川公園のテントに対するもの以来です（６００名以上の職員・ガー
>ドマンを動員）。大阪においては、テントに関しては２００３年１
>２月の天王寺カラオケ屋台村撤去、多くの野宿者が居住するテント
>・荷物に対するものとしては１９９８年１２月の今宮中学前歩道で
>の強制排除以来、はじめての代執行になることが予想されます。
>
> 手続きが開始されてすぐ、靱公園の４名、大阪城公園の２名が原
>告となり、１１日に行政代執行手続きの中止を求める訴訟を大阪市
>を相手取って起こしました。同時に、裁判所に仮差止を求める申立
>も行いました。しかし大阪市は翌日に反論書を提出し、１３日に裁
>判所は仮差止の申請を却下しました。市はすかさず、同日中に除却
>命令を出しました。
>
> １４日以降、さらに多くの仲間が原告団に加わるとともに（靱公
>園９名、大阪城２名が追加予定）、仮差止却下に対する抗告を行い、
>除却命令に対する執行停止も求めていく予定ですが、このままでは
>裁判を待たずに強制排除が行われてしまうおそれがあります。
>
> 大阪市は、およそ考えられないスピードで手続きを進めており
>（弁護士の話によると、一般の住居に対する代執行の場合などは、
>数ヶ月は猶予があるとのことです）、私たちに時間は、ほとんどあ
>りません。
>
>＜シェルターはテントの代わりにはならない＞
> これまで大阪市は、両公園の野宿の仲間がテントを出て行く代わ
>りの支援策として、大阪城公園シェルター（仮設一時避難所）と自
>立支援センターという「選択肢」を提示しています。
>
> しかし、これらは到底、選択肢などではありません。
>
> 大阪城公園シェルターは３年前に設置された施設です。もともと
>大阪城公園の「適正化」＝テント一掃のために構想されたもので、
>同公園にテントを張っている人のみが対象とされました（テントを
>持たない、より厳しい状況に置かれている野宿者は、いくら希望し
>ても入所できないという矛盾）。
>
> しかし、シェルターの居住環境はきわめて劣悪なもので、個人ス
>ペースは１人２畳にも満たず、薄い間仕切りでプライバシーは皆無、
>持ち込める荷物はダンボール数個に制限され、きわめつけは１日たっ
>た白飯１食の食事しか提供されません。結局、アルミ缶集めなどを
>しなければ食っていけず、テントより生活状況が悪化した人も多い
>のです。入所と同時にそれまで住んでいたテントは公園事務所によっ
>てすぐに潰され、入所後に「やっぱり嫌だ」と退所を余儀なくされ
>た人はテントもなく、路上へと文字通り叩き出されることになりま
>す。結局、公園事務所職員の執拗な「説得」にもかかわらず、大阪
>城からの入所者数は全テントの１／３程度に過ぎません。説得に耐
>えかね、公園からの自主退去を余儀なくされた仲間も数知れません。
>
> 今回、西部方面公園事務所は、もともと昨年末で閉鎖される予定
>だった大阪城シェルターの期限を延長して、靱公園の仲間を入所さ
>せようとしています（すでに入所を余儀なくされた仲間も数名いま
>す）。しかし、シェルターの本質的な問題性はなんらかわっていな
>いし、そもそも期限の延長も数ヶ月にすぎないということです。よっ
>て、シェルターへの入所を積極的に望む仲間は、皆無です（大阪城
>も同様です）。
>
> もうひとつの「選択肢」である自立支援センターも、同じような
>ものです。１日３食は出るものの、相部屋生活でプライバシーはな
>く、最長６ヶ月の期限後には退所しなければなりません。自力で仕
>事を見つけることができなければ、野宿に逆戻りです。
>
> これらの施設は、行政が文字通り「排除の受け皿」として用意し
>たものです。入所後の生活に何らの展望もなく、退所後の保障もな
>にもないシェルターは、仲間たちが自分たちの力で築き上げたテン
>ト（仲間同士の相互扶助関係も含めて）の代替策にはなりえないの
>です。
>
>＜野宿者に仕事を！生活保護の無差別適用を！＞
> 失業こそが野宿の最大の原因です。首切り・リストラの進行、非
>正規雇用の増大といった流れのなかで、仕事を失い野宿にまで追い
>やられる人々は今後も増えつづけます。政府・行政がきっちり責任
>を取り、抜本的な失業対策を行わないかぎりは野宿者問題は絶対に
>解決しません。リストラ・非正規化の進行による「雇用なき景気回
>復」という状況のなかで、失業者に「自助努力」を強いることだけ
>では問題は解決しません。野宿者も含めた失業者にたいし、国や地
>方行政が責任を持って仕事を保障することが必要です。
>
> 現在、野宿・日雇労働者の反失業のたたかいの成果として開始さ
>れた「高齢者特別就労事業」が釜ヶ崎で行われ、市内約３０００人
>の野宿者が登録しています（５５歳以上が登録できる輪番制で、月
>３回程度軽作業の仕事が回ってくる）。その重要性にもかかわらず、
>国は２００５年度からこの予算を打ち切り、大阪市も縮小・廃止の
>方向を打ち出しています。
>
> 私たちはむしろ、特別就労事業の大幅な拡大こそが必要であると
>訴えます。
>
> 生活保護の差別的運用も野宿の原因のひとつです。福祉事務所に
>野宿者が相談に行っても「住所がない」ことで門前払いされる例は
>いまだにすくなくありません。「居宅（アパート）での保護を原則
>とする」という生活保護法の条文にもかかわらず、テントや路上か
>ら生活保護を申請しても、病院や施設への入所を経由させられるこ
>とがほとんどです。いっぽうで、病院や施設での保護では人件費な
>ど莫大な経費がかかり、その金は行政から病院・施設の経営団体へ
>と流れている構造があるのです。
>
> 私たちは、施設収容主義ではなく、テントや路上から直接アパー
>トでの生活保護適用を求めます。
>
>＜居住権は生きるための権利＞
> 靱公園・大阪城公園の問題は、けっしていまそこに住んでいる数
>十人の仲間だけの問題ではありません。棄民化政策ともいうべきこ
>の国の流れが止まらないかぎり、失業し路上へと叩きだされる人々
>は増えつづけるばかりです。そうした人々にとって、路上や公園に
>荷物を置いたり、テントを張ったりすることは、生きるための当然
>の権利として認められるべきではないでしょうか（公園は、もとも
>と「避難場所」としての役割もあるのですから）。強制排除が行わ
>れれば、おそらくフェンスの設置と２４時間のガードマン巡回が行
>われ、野宿者がそこで生活することは不可能になるでしょう（すで
>に、新築は執拗に妨害されています）。このことは、いま住んでい
>る仲間のみならず、これから野宿に追いやられていくであろう無数
>の人々の生きる権利を奪うことにもなります。
>
> 私たちは、野宿を余儀なくされた仲間がテントや路上で生活する
>ことの権利は、憲法２５条の生存権、国際人権規約社会権規約の居
>住権として保障されなければならないと考えます。
>
>＜そもそも何のための工事なのか＞
> 「工事をやるからどいてくれ」というのが大阪市の変わらぬ態度
>ですが、はたしていったい、何のための、誰のための工事なのでしょ
>うか。
>
> 今年の大阪城公園の「緑化フェア」予算９億２３００万円、大阪
>城シェルターの運営経費年間２億円（大半が人件費・建物リース費）、
>自立支援センターの年間予算１０億円（これも多くは人件費です）
>という数字を目にし、その横で１個１円のアルミ缶を集めてしのい
>でいる野宿の仲間たちの姿を見るとき、何かがおかしいと思わざる
>をえません。
>
> １月１１日、公園事務所の所属部局である大阪市ゆとりとみどり
>振興局の課長と課長代理が造園業者との談合に関与した疑いで逮捕
>されました。汚職や癒着をあらゆる部局で繰り返しておきながら、
>金にまみれた手で野宿の仲間を叩きだそうとする大阪市に、改めて
>怒りがつのります。
>
> 野宿者追い出しに成功すれば、ゆとりとみどり振興局内では業績
>として評価され、昇進への道が開けるようです（実際、そのような
>人事になっていることが確認されています）。
>
> 私たちはもういちど彼らに、「何のための工事なのか？」と問い
>かけたい。
>
> 野宿の仲間から生きるための権利と手段を奪い、路上死に追い込
>んでいくことと、「業績」や「カネ」のどちらが大事なのか、と。
>
> あなたたちが、自分自身の家と家族に対して同じことをされたら、
>どのような気持ちがするのか、と。
>
>＜靱公園・大阪城公園の仲間を支えてください！＞
> このような厳しい状況にもかかわらず、靱・大阪城の仲間たちは
>くじけず、むしろ団結を強めつつあります。５日の代執行手続き開
>始を受け、７日の靱公園での団結もちつき後に緊急寄り合いを持ち、
>１１日には梅田や扇町、長居公園や西成公園、釜ヶ崎などから集まっ
>た仲間たちとともに、西部・東部方面公園事務所への連続抗議行動
>をやり抜きました。法律面で強力に支えてくれる弁護団や、各地か
>ら大阪市へすでに抗議の声を寄せてくださった方々も多くいます。
>
> 私たちは、この危機を危機のままにおわらせず、むしろ好機とし
>て仲間同士の結びつきをより強めながら、ともに未来を切りひらい
>ていくべく、最後までたたかっていくことでしょう。
>
> どうか、ご支援を！
>
>
>＜大阪市へ抗議の集中を！＞
>簡単なものでかまいません。「強制排除をやめろ！」と以下へ抗議
>の声を送ってください。
>写しをnagaipark_tentvilla@yahoo.co.jp もしくは06-6374-2233(FAX)まで送っていただけると幸いです。
>
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>
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>
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>
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>＜１月１７日監視行動へ結集を！＞
>この日１３時の除却期限後、「戒告書」が出される可能性がありま
>す。
>靱・大阪城の仲間たちを支えるために、現地への結集を呼びかけま
>す。
>
>＜代執行当日、現地へ結集を！＞
>おそらく２０～２３日（土日を除く）以降、代執行が行われる恐れ
>があります。
>テントを守るためにできうるかぎりのことをしたいと考えています。
>当日までに現地への結集を呼びかけます。
>
>
>失業と野宿を考える実行委員会
>０６－６６４７－８２７８（ＴＥＬ／ＦＡＸ）
>kamapat@infoseek.jp （釜ヶ崎パトロールの会アドレス）
>
>大阪市西成区太子２－１－２
>釜ヶ崎医療連絡会議気付
>
>（以上）
PS）大阪市よ、5年前の今日、長居公園内で大規模即時撤去を多数のパッカーと業者、役人どもを動員し、マスコミ各社にその様子を取材させる「見世物興行」をやってのけたお前らには、アミューズメントだろうが、我々はあの日にドサクサに紛れて壊された缶取りに出かけていた仲間たちの事を忘れるわけにはいかない。前夜から遠出をして缶をとりに行っていたその仲間たちはささやかな「居住空間」に戻って来て総てを壊され更地にされた「自宅」に肩を落とし、怒りを噛み殺しつつも男泣きをしていた。抗議したが即時撤去されパッカーに放り込まれた荷物は帰ってくることはなかった。あの日の南部方面公園事務所の役人ども、副所長の某、熊谷、梶原（現・大阪ドーム）、係長・山中（現・西部方面公園事務所副所長）、所長・椎葉らは長居にはいない。しかしながら、奴らは定年退職した所長・椎葉を除き、それぞれの現場に散らばって悪を重ね、その功でランクアップしている。こんな奴らを許してなるものか。
>
> 突然のメールにて失礼いたします。
> 私たち「失業と野宿を考える実行委員会」は、大阪で活動する野
>宿者運動団体・支援団体でつくる実行委です。
>
> このたび、大阪市が西区の靱（うつぼ）公園、中央区の大阪城公
>園に居住する野宿者約３０名に対し、強制排除を行うための行政代
>執行手続きに着手しました。手続きのスピードが異例に速く、１月
>２０～２３日ごろには強制排除が行われる見込みです。
>
> 私たちとしましては、この件を大阪市による重大な人権侵害であ
>ると捉え、すでに弁護団・原告団（テントに住む野宿者約１７名に
>よる）を結成し、１月１１日に大阪市を被告として代執行の中止を
>もとめる訴訟を提起し、同時に仮差止めの申立てを行いました。今
>後予想される強制排除についても、これを阻止するために可能なか
>ぎり努力していく所存です。
>
> つきましては、この問題について多くの方々に関心を寄せていた
>だきたいと思い、ご連絡させていただきました。
>
> ぜひとも、この件について御注目、御支援いただければ幸いです。
>
>
>失業と野宿を考える実行委員会
>
>（釜ヶ崎医療連絡会議、釜ヶ崎炊き出しの会、釜ヶ崎パトロールの
>会、長居公園仲間の会、高齢者特別就労組合準備会、大阪城公園よ
>ろず相談所、西成公園よろず相談所）
>
>連絡先： ０６－６６４７－８２７８（釜ヶ崎医療連絡会議）
>
>（以下、詳しい経緯と支援の呼びかけです）
>
>＜みなさんの支援が必要です！＞
> 靱公園のすべてのテント（約２０軒）、大阪城公園の一部テント
>（約５軒）に住む人々が、大阪市によって強制排除の危機にさらさ
>れています。失業によって野宿を余儀なくされたかれらは、生きん
>がために公園や路上にテントを建て、アルミ缶や雑誌・廃品回収な
>どの仕事で生計を立てながら、隣近所で助け合いつつ自分たちの力
>で生き抜いてきました。そのかれらに対し大阪市は支援の手を差し
>伸べるどころか、「不法占有」の名のもとに、その生活の場である
>テントすらも奪い、この寒空のもと路上へと叩き出そうとしている
>のです。大阪市では例年、すくなくとも２００人以上の野宿者が路
>上死を余儀なくされています。これらの死者は、野宿者排除政策＝
>殺人行政によって生み出された犠牲者なのです。大阪市の非道な人
>権侵害行為を止めるため、私たちはいま、多くの方々の協力を必要
>としています。
>
>＜これまでの経緯＞
> 数十名の野宿者が暮らす靱公園では、数年前から大阪市により今
>年行われる「世界バラ会議大阪大会（２００６年５月１１～１７日）」
>のための公園整備が進められてきました。これまで工事にさいして
>は、２年半前に結成されたテント村自治会が西部方面公園事務所と
>交渉を持ち、テント移転を含めて話し合いで協力してきました。
>
> しかし昨年より大阪市は態度を変え、１０月４日に「１１月３０
>日までに退去せよ」という内容の文書を配布し、自治会との話し合
>いを拒否して追い出しのためのテント個別訪問を開始しました。
>
> 数次にわたり話し合いを求める抗議行動が行われましたが、市の
>姿勢はかわらず、ついに行政代執行による強制排除手続きが開始さ
>れたのです。
>
> 大阪城公園についても、以前より今年開かれる「全国都市緑化お
>おさかフェア（２００６年３月２５日～５月２８日）」のための整
>備工事と、これを理由とした追い出しが行われてきました。東部方
>面公園事務所はテント移設の提案も拒否し、いっさい話し合いに応
>じないばかりか、訪問した際も入り口を封鎖して当事者・支援者を
>事務所の中に入れず、申し入れ書の受け取りすら拒否する、という
>市職員として考えられない対応を続けてきました。
>
> 追い出しのための個別訪問のなかで、２００２年１１月１１日に
>はテントを新築した仲間に対し職員がカッターナイフを取り出して
>「撤去しろ」と脅した事件（公園事務所は事実を認めたにもかかわ
>らず、市による正式な処分も、本人の謝罪もありませんでした）を
>引き起こし、また２００４年１０月２７日には、テントを建てよう
>とした車イスの仲間を職員らが取り囲み、「死にぞこない」などと
>暴言を浴びせかけ挑発し「傷害事件」を引き起こさせ、逮捕・実刑
>に追い込むといったことも行ってきました。
>
> 昨年から、公園事務所職員による巡回・説得はさらに強化され、
>２００５年１月２４日にはテント２軒の周りをフェンスでほぼ完全
>に囲むという嫌がらせ・生活妨害を行いました。そして靱公園と同
>様、１１月末までの退去を求める文書が配られ、現在にいたります。
>
>＜行政代執行手続きの開始＞
> 両公園で１月５日に公園事務所職員が『弁明機会付与の通知書』
>を各テントに配布しました。１月１１日の弁明期限後、１月１３日
>に『除却命令』が出されました。１月１７日１３時の除却期限後、
>おそらくすぐ『戒告処分』が出され、ごく短い期限後に『行政代執
>行令書』の発行→強制排除、という流れになるものと思われます。
>
> 野宿者への行政代執行は全国的には昨年１月２４日の名古屋・白
>川公園のテントに対するもの以来です（６００名以上の職員・ガー
>ドマンを動員）。大阪においては、テントに関しては２００３年１
>２月の天王寺カラオケ屋台村撤去、多くの野宿者が居住するテント
>・荷物に対するものとしては１９９８年１２月の今宮中学前歩道で
>の強制排除以来、はじめての代執行になることが予想されます。
>
> 手続きが開始されてすぐ、靱公園の４名、大阪城公園の２名が原
>告となり、１１日に行政代執行手続きの中止を求める訴訟を大阪市
>を相手取って起こしました。同時に、裁判所に仮差止を求める申立
>も行いました。しかし大阪市は翌日に反論書を提出し、１３日に裁
>判所は仮差止の申請を却下しました。市はすかさず、同日中に除却
>命令を出しました。
>
> １４日以降、さらに多くの仲間が原告団に加わるとともに（靱公
>園９名、大阪城２名が追加予定）、仮差止却下に対する抗告を行い、
>除却命令に対する執行停止も求めていく予定ですが、このままでは
>裁判を待たずに強制排除が行われてしまうおそれがあります。
>
> 大阪市は、およそ考えられないスピードで手続きを進めており
>（弁護士の話によると、一般の住居に対する代執行の場合などは、
>数ヶ月は猶予があるとのことです）、私たちに時間は、ほとんどあ
>りません。
>
>＜シェルターはテントの代わりにはならない＞
> これまで大阪市は、両公園の野宿の仲間がテントを出て行く代わ
>りの支援策として、大阪城公園シェルター（仮設一時避難所）と自
>立支援センターという「選択肢」を提示しています。
>
> しかし、これらは到底、選択肢などではありません。
>
> 大阪城公園シェルターは３年前に設置された施設です。もともと
>大阪城公園の「適正化」＝テント一掃のために構想されたもので、
>同公園にテントを張っている人のみが対象とされました（テントを
>持たない、より厳しい状況に置かれている野宿者は、いくら希望し
>ても入所できないという矛盾）。
>
> しかし、シェルターの居住環境はきわめて劣悪なもので、個人ス
>ペースは１人２畳にも満たず、薄い間仕切りでプライバシーは皆無、
>持ち込める荷物はダンボール数個に制限され、きわめつけは１日たっ
>た白飯１食の食事しか提供されません。結局、アルミ缶集めなどを
>しなければ食っていけず、テントより生活状況が悪化した人も多い
>のです。入所と同時にそれまで住んでいたテントは公園事務所によっ
>てすぐに潰され、入所後に「やっぱり嫌だ」と退所を余儀なくされ
>た人はテントもなく、路上へと文字通り叩き出されることになりま
>す。結局、公園事務所職員の執拗な「説得」にもかかわらず、大阪
>城からの入所者数は全テントの１／３程度に過ぎません。説得に耐
>えかね、公園からの自主退去を余儀なくされた仲間も数知れません。
>
> 今回、西部方面公園事務所は、もともと昨年末で閉鎖される予定
>だった大阪城シェルターの期限を延長して、靱公園の仲間を入所さ
>せようとしています（すでに入所を余儀なくされた仲間も数名いま
>す）。しかし、シェルターの本質的な問題性はなんらかわっていな
>いし、そもそも期限の延長も数ヶ月にすぎないということです。よっ
>て、シェルターへの入所を積極的に望む仲間は、皆無です（大阪城
>も同様です）。
>
> もうひとつの「選択肢」である自立支援センターも、同じような
>ものです。１日３食は出るものの、相部屋生活でプライバシーはな
>く、最長６ヶ月の期限後には退所しなければなりません。自力で仕
>事を見つけることができなければ、野宿に逆戻りです。
>
> これらの施設は、行政が文字通り「排除の受け皿」として用意し
>たものです。入所後の生活に何らの展望もなく、退所後の保障もな
>にもないシェルターは、仲間たちが自分たちの力で築き上げたテン
>ト（仲間同士の相互扶助関係も含めて）の代替策にはなりえないの
>です。
>
>＜野宿者に仕事を！生活保護の無差別適用を！＞
> 失業こそが野宿の最大の原因です。首切り・リストラの進行、非
>正規雇用の増大といった流れのなかで、仕事を失い野宿にまで追い
>やられる人々は今後も増えつづけます。政府・行政がきっちり責任
>を取り、抜本的な失業対策を行わないかぎりは野宿者問題は絶対に
>解決しません。リストラ・非正規化の進行による「雇用なき景気回
>復」という状況のなかで、失業者に「自助努力」を強いることだけ
>では問題は解決しません。野宿者も含めた失業者にたいし、国や地
>方行政が責任を持って仕事を保障することが必要です。
>
> 現在、野宿・日雇労働者の反失業のたたかいの成果として開始さ
>れた「高齢者特別就労事業」が釜ヶ崎で行われ、市内約３０００人
>の野宿者が登録しています（５５歳以上が登録できる輪番制で、月
>３回程度軽作業の仕事が回ってくる）。その重要性にもかかわらず、
>国は２００５年度からこの予算を打ち切り、大阪市も縮小・廃止の
>方向を打ち出しています。
>
> 私たちはむしろ、特別就労事業の大幅な拡大こそが必要であると
>訴えます。
>
> 生活保護の差別的運用も野宿の原因のひとつです。福祉事務所に
>野宿者が相談に行っても「住所がない」ことで門前払いされる例は
>いまだにすくなくありません。「居宅（アパート）での保護を原則
>とする」という生活保護法の条文にもかかわらず、テントや路上か
>ら生活保護を申請しても、病院や施設への入所を経由させられるこ
>とがほとんどです。いっぽうで、病院や施設での保護では人件費な
>ど莫大な経費がかかり、その金は行政から病院・施設の経営団体へ
>と流れている構造があるのです。
>
> 私たちは、施設収容主義ではなく、テントや路上から直接アパー
>トでの生活保護適用を求めます。
>
>＜居住権は生きるための権利＞
> 靱公園・大阪城公園の問題は、けっしていまそこに住んでいる数
>十人の仲間だけの問題ではありません。棄民化政策ともいうべきこ
>の国の流れが止まらないかぎり、失業し路上へと叩きだされる人々
>は増えつづけるばかりです。そうした人々にとって、路上や公園に
>荷物を置いたり、テントを張ったりすることは、生きるための当然
>の権利として認められるべきではないでしょうか（公園は、もとも
>と「避難場所」としての役割もあるのですから）。強制排除が行わ
>れれば、おそらくフェンスの設置と２４時間のガードマン巡回が行
>われ、野宿者がそこで生活することは不可能になるでしょう（すで
>に、新築は執拗に妨害されています）。このことは、いま住んでい
>る仲間のみならず、これから野宿に追いやられていくであろう無数
>の人々の生きる権利を奪うことにもなります。
>
> 私たちは、野宿を余儀なくされた仲間がテントや路上で生活する
>ことの権利は、憲法２５条の生存権、国際人権規約社会権規約の居
>住権として保障されなければならないと考えます。
>
>＜そもそも何のための工事なのか＞
> 「工事をやるからどいてくれ」というのが大阪市の変わらぬ態度
>ですが、はたしていったい、何のための、誰のための工事なのでしょ
>うか。
>
> 今年の大阪城公園の「緑化フェア」予算９億２３００万円、大阪
>城シェルターの運営経費年間２億円（大半が人件費・建物リース費）、
>自立支援センターの年間予算１０億円（これも多くは人件費です）
>という数字を目にし、その横で１個１円のアルミ缶を集めてしのい
>でいる野宿の仲間たちの姿を見るとき、何かがおかしいと思わざる
>をえません。
>
> １月１１日、公園事務所の所属部局である大阪市ゆとりとみどり
>振興局の課長と課長代理が造園業者との談合に関与した疑いで逮捕
>されました。汚職や癒着をあらゆる部局で繰り返しておきながら、
>金にまみれた手で野宿の仲間を叩きだそうとする大阪市に、改めて
>怒りがつのります。
>
> 野宿者追い出しに成功すれば、ゆとりとみどり振興局内では業績
>として評価され、昇進への道が開けるようです（実際、そのような
>人事になっていることが確認されています）。
>
> 私たちはもういちど彼らに、「何のための工事なのか？」と問い
>かけたい。
>
> 野宿の仲間から生きるための権利と手段を奪い、路上死に追い込
>んでいくことと、「業績」や「カネ」のどちらが大事なのか、と。
>
> あなたたちが、自分自身の家と家族に対して同じことをされたら、
>どのような気持ちがするのか、と。
>
>＜靱公園・大阪城公園の仲間を支えてください！＞
> このような厳しい状況にもかかわらず、靱・大阪城の仲間たちは
>くじけず、むしろ団結を強めつつあります。５日の代執行手続き開
>始を受け、７日の靱公園での団結もちつき後に緊急寄り合いを持ち、
>１１日には梅田や扇町、長居公園や西成公園、釜ヶ崎などから集まっ
>た仲間たちとともに、西部・東部方面公園事務所への連続抗議行動
>をやり抜きました。法律面で強力に支えてくれる弁護団や、各地か
>ら大阪市へすでに抗議の声を寄せてくださった方々も多くいます。
>
> 私たちは、この危機を危機のままにおわらせず、むしろ好機とし
>て仲間同士の結びつきをより強めながら、ともに未来を切りひらい
>ていくべく、最後までたたかっていくことでしょう。
>
> どうか、ご支援を！
>
>
>＜大阪市へ抗議の集中を！＞
>簡単なものでかまいません。「強制排除をやめろ！」と以下へ抗議
>の声を送ってください。
>写しをnagaipark_tentvilla@yahoo.co.jp もしくは06-6374-2233(FAX)まで送っていただけると幸いです。
>
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>
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>
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>＜１月１７日監視行動へ結集を！＞
>この日１３時の除却期限後、「戒告書」が出される可能性がありま
>す。
>靱・大阪城の仲間たちを支えるために、現地への結集を呼びかけま
>す。
>
>＜代執行当日、現地へ結集を！＞
>おそらく２０～２３日（土日を除く）以降、代執行が行われる恐れ
>があります。
>テントを守るためにできうるかぎりのことをしたいと考えています。
>当日までに現地への結集を呼びかけます。
>
>
>失業と野宿を考える実行委員会
>０６－６６４７－８２７８（ＴＥＬ／ＦＡＸ）
>kamapat@infoseek.jp （釜ヶ崎パトロールの会アドレス）
>
>大阪市西成区太子２－１－２
>釜ヶ崎医療連絡会議気付
>
>（以上）
PS）大阪市よ、5年前の今日、長居公園内で大規模即時撤去を多数のパッカーと業者、役人どもを動員し、マスコミ各社にその様子を取材させる「見世物興行」をやってのけたお前らには、アミューズメントだろうが、我々はあの日にドサクサに紛れて壊された缶取りに出かけていた仲間たちの事を忘れるわけにはいかない。前夜から遠出をして缶をとりに行っていたその仲間たちはささやかな「居住空間」に戻って来て総てを壊され更地にされた「自宅」に肩を落とし、怒りを噛み殺しつつも男泣きをしていた。抗議したが即時撤去されパッカーに放り込まれた荷物は帰ってくることはなかった。あの日の南部方面公園事務所の役人ども、副所長の某、熊谷、梶原（現・大阪ドーム）、係長・山中（現・西部方面公園事務所副所長）、所長・椎葉らは長居にはいない。しかしながら、奴らは定年退職した所長・椎葉を除き、それぞれの現場に散らばって悪を重ね、その功でランクアップしている。こんな奴らを許してなるものか。