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hong kong, japan & asia-pacific
turning the tide on japan's gender discrimination
SNA / December 25th 2019
Image courtesy of the Evening Standard
hong kong solidarity on the streets of london
SNA / September 11th 2019th 2019
Image by Darcy Miller
TURNING THE TIDE ON JAPAN'S GENDER
DISCRIMINATION
SNA // December 25th 2019
Image courtesy of the Evening Standard
Shiori Ito won rape lawsuit damages in what may be indicative of the tide turning against Japan’s poor record on gender equality; but for now, Japan’s performance in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, released last week, speaks of a grim reality.
CHINA'S #METOO MOVEMENT FINALLY SEES LEGAL VICTORIES
Balance the Ballot // November 11th 2019
Image courtesy of the South China Morning Post
Liu Li, a woman in China who uses an alias, has won a court victory in a lawsuit against her former boss, a prominent social worker, whom she accused of sexually harassing her four years ago.
PROTESTERS IN LONDON STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH HONG KONG PROTEST MOVEMENT
Hong Kong Free Press // 2nd October 2019
Photo taken by Darcy Miller
HONG KONG SOLIDARITY OF THE STREETS OF LONDON
SNA // 11th September 2019
Photo taken by Darcy Miller
StandwithHK, a Hong Kong solidarity organization, drove a digivan broadcasting live protest footage from Hong Kong through Central London. StandwithHK wrote on Facebook that the event aimed to “bring [the] current situation in Hong Kong to light and call for global solidarity with Hongkongers in our call for universal suffrage and democracy, and our fight against police brutality.”
CARRIE LAM FAILS TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME OF RESISTANCE
SNA // 9th September 2019
Image courtesy of Sam Tsang
Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam formally withdrew the controversial extradition bill last Wednesday, explaining in a five-minute television address that it was done “in order to fully allay public concerns.”
SUPPORT HONG KONG'S FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
SNA // 28th August 2019
Image courtesy of Reuters
Twelve weeks into pro-democracy demonstrations, Hong Kong is on the verge of a tipping point, and protesters are becoming increasingly desperate in the face of inaction by their government.
JAPAN-BACKED POWER PLANT IN INDONESIA CAUGHT AVOIDING TAXES AND VIOLATING RIGHTS
SNA // 7th August 2019
Image courtesy of Shutterstock
The Indonesian coal mining conglomerate Adaro Energy, which is allied with the Japanese companies J-Power, Itochu, as well as a number of public and private Japanese banks, has been avoiding local taxes for more than a decade, depriving the Indonesian government of about US$125 million in income from 2009 to 2017, and has even been accused of provoking human rights abuses in the country.
ATOMIC BOMBING APOLOGY REMAINS UNLIKELY
SNA // 6th August 2019
Image courtesy of AP
After almost three-quarters of a century it appears unlikely that Japan will ever receive an apology from the United States for its horrific atomic bombings.
GLOBAL PROGRESSIVES MUST STAND UP FOR OKINAWA
SNA // 7th August 2019
Image courtesy of NationofChange
If progressives truly believe in our values of freedom of expression, equal opportunity, and security, we must stand in solidarity with the Okinawan people.
CLIMATE CHANGE & ACTIVISM
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Image taken by Darcy Miller
TEENAGERS LAUNCH HUNGER STRIKES AGAINST UK COAL MINES
SNA // February 11th 2019
British teenager Elijah McKenzie-Jackson, 16, has been on hunger strike for over a week now in an attempt to thwart the construction of the Woodhouse Colliery, a coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Photo by Darcy Miller
MILLIONS ATTEND GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE ON BLACK FRIDAY
The Bigger Picture // December 3rd 2019
Millions of young people eschewed Black Friday, which has now become a symbol of consumerist capitalism, altogether and headed out onto the streets to advocate for government action on climate change.
INTERVIEWS
Image provided by Kenneth Takanami
“TWO DREAMERS” IS A CAPTIVATING EXPLORATION OF THE ASIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
New Bloom // August 2nd 2020
"Two Dreamers", Kenneth Takanami (FKA Exitpost)’s most recent album release, is a fascinating exploration of cultural discord and the Asian-American experience. Takanami, who is Japanese-American, says that “I’ve always felt unsure which identity I’m closer to. Making music brings me a little closer to figuring it out.”
Image courtesy of Lassi Kotamaki
IN CONVERSATION WITH IDEALISM
The Bigger Picture // April 13th 2019
At just 22 years of age, Lassi Kotamaki, better known as Idealism, has become the biggest producer in the lofi chillhop scene, all the while maintaining his status as an independent artist free of record deals or labels.
