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Apr
13
Final Call For Abstracts for the Final Decolonizing Futures Conference in Ryukyus/Okinawa
After two editions in 2023 and 2024, the Decolonising Futures Seminar will conclude this July with a third seminar in
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Mar
29
Urgent Announcement regarding the Final Decolonizing Futures Conference in Ryukyus/Okinawa
On 28 March we heard from Okinawa International University that they won't be able to host the Interdisciplinary Seminar scheduled
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Mar
28
Nick Declares his Statement of Solidarity with the Ainu Neno An Ainu Association
I am a second year Master's student in the Information and Communication Engineering program at Kitami Institute of Technology in
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Mar
14
Final Decolonizing Futures Conference in Ryukyus/Okinawa Updates: Call for Abstracts Reminder and Travel & Accommodation Details
Thank you again for considering or deciding to attend our final Decolonising Futures conference. We do hope to work with
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Dec
20
Dialogues between Ainu, Ryukyu Peoples and Japanese Academic Associations Ends without Full Apology for Colonial Harm
On 14 December 2024, the Ainu Neno An Ainu Association for Questioning Academic Associations in Japan, led by Kimura Fumio,
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Nov
13
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Final Decolonizing Futures Conference in Ryukyus/Okinawa
Final Okinawa International and Interdisciplinary Seminar on Decolonizing Futures: Research, Art/Film and Activism to Establish an Era of Hope
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Nov
10
CEMiPoS Submits Petition to Stop the Construction of Military Base at Henoko and Oura Bay
source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/20/japan/okinawa-base-relocation-work/During the 2024 Decolonizing Futures conference, participants drafted
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Nov
06
OFFER YOUR INPUT: The Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains Seeks Feedback
(Copied from the American Anthropological Association Website) In establishing the Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains in 2022,
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Sep
23
An Interview with CEMiPoS Researcher Seira Duncan and Karafuto Ainu Descendant and Historian Kazuyoshi Honda
(Transcribed from the IASC Youtube Channel) Kazuyoshi Honda discusses his research pertaining to Karafuto/Sakhalin Ainu. The interview was conducted
Aug
15
Highlights from Decolonizing Futures: Transforming an Era of Environmental Catastrophe, Poverty, Hatred, Discrimination and Violence into an Era of Hope
The Second International Seminar, titled "Decolonizing Futures: Transforming an Era of Environmental Catastrophe, Poverty, Hatred, Discrimination and Violence into an
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