Day of Remembrance: BLM and JLA
Monday, February 22, 2021
5:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Webinar Registration: go.umd.edu/dor
Japanese Latin Americans (JLA) just won a major victory at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and are seeking redress for World War II-era injustices. African Americans and the diverse Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement made major advances last year in their efforts to redress over 400 years of injustices. How can these groups and others work together to achieve their goals?
Join civil rights attorney Dr. Jerome Reide, Grace Shimizu from the Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project, human rights activists Aniya Butler and Law-rel Butler, and Phil Tajitsu Nash from the Asian American Studies Program on February 22 at 5pm, followed by a Q&A session.
This program is sponsored by the Juanita Tamayo Lott Endowment in Asian American Studies.
Panelists
Dr. Jerome Reide, Civil Rights Activist
Attorney Jerome Reide is a long-time civil rights activist who has taught at Eastern Michigan University, Wayne State University and Bowie State University. He has served on the staffs of the NAACP, ACLU and the State Bar of Michigan.
Grace Shimizu, Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project
Grace Shimizu serves as director of the Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project, coordinator of the Campaign for Justice: Redress NOW for Japanese Latin Americans and executive committee member of the Comfort Women Justice Coalition-San Francisco Bay Area. She is the daughter of a former Japanese resident of Peru who survived the US Latin American rendition program during World War II.
Aniya Butler, Human Rights Activist
Aniya Butler, 14, is an activist, organizer, and poet from Oakland, California. She is a lead circle member of Youth Vs Apocalypse, a Bay Area-based organization of frontline youth fighting for climate justice. She believes that through writing we can achieve climate justice and social justice.
Law-rel Butler, Human Rights Activist
Law-Rel Butler, 18, is a lead organizer for the Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education and is a freshman at Rhode Island College in Providence. He got involved in BLM work to help create a better future for children that need extra support within their communities.
Phil Tajitsu Nash, Asian American Studies Program
Phil Tajitsu Nash has taught APA Studies courses for over thirty years and has worked as a human rights attorney and redress advocate for many groups and individuals.