昨年２０１５年９月、サンフランシスコ市の慰安婦碑設置決議（詳細はこちら）が採択されてから、推進派による設置活動が続いていましたが、中華街の区にあるセントメアリー公園が候補地となり、２０１７年春の設置が計画されています。
“Comfort Women” Justice Coalitionによる設置計画書
関連ニュース Nichi Bei Weekly Report June 29, 2016
‘Comfort women’ memorial site selected
現地での反対運動は、領事館は静か、少人数の邦人女性が頑張っている状況です。
一つでも多くの反対の声を届けましょう！
下に英文例をご紹介します。
こちらの署名、未だの方も是非ご協力下さい！
私たちは、サンフランシスコの公有地に慰安婦記念碑（像）を建てるのに反対します。
Vote “No” on establishing the Comfort Women statue in San Francisco
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【宛先】
・公園に関する市の委員会 Recreation and Park Commissioners
メールアドレス recpark.commission@sfgov.org
San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission
501 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Telephone: 415-831-2750
FAX: 415-221-8034
・セントメアリー公園を選挙区とする市議 Mr. Aaron Peskin
メールアドレス Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244
San Francisco, Ca 94102-4689
(415) 554-7450 – voice
(415) 554-7454 – fax
【 メール件名 例 】
No “Comfort Women” memorial in San Francisco!!
A statue of Comfort Women in San Francisco opposed.
I am against the “Comfort Women” memorial
【 メール文 】適当にアレンジして使ってください。
＜例文 1＞
Dear Commissioners:
又は
Dear Mr. Aaron Peskin:
I am writing to you concerning a discussion building a memorial for “comfort women” in San Francisco Park. I would ask that you turn down the proposal.
Japanese people are strongly opposed to the comfort woman memorial because it will create a conflict among people, leading to hate crime and children bullying not only in your city but also elsewhere. I hear there is such a case in Glendale monument.
I am strongly against the installation of memorial of Comfort women in a park in San Francisco.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
差出人名前 住所
例Hanako Yamada
Tokyo, JAPAN
日本語要約：サンフランシスコ慰安婦記念碑設置についてメールします。設置案を却下するようお願いします。対立、ヘイトクライム、子供のいじめがサンフランシスコだけでなく他の地域にも起こります。グレンデールでも同様のことが起こったと聞いています。私はサンフランシスコ公園慰安婦記念碑設置に強く反対します。
＜例文 2＞
Dear Commissioners:
又は
Dear Mr. Aaron Peskin：
I am writing to you concerning a discussion building a memorial for “comfort women” in San Francisco Park. I would ask that you turn down the proposal.
The proposer has been insisting that this is a human rights issue. It may be true. But, instead of blaming only Japan, it is more appropriate to address all major human rights issues in the world and learn from the cases to solve them and prevent from happening again.
I am strongly against the installation of memorial of Comfort women in a park in San Francisco.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
差出人名前 住所
日本語要約：サンフランシスコ慰安婦記念碑設置についてメールします。設置案を却下するようお願いします。慰安婦像の提案側は人権問題だと主張しています。正しいかもしれませんが、それなら日本だけを非難するのでなく、世界中の他の事例も取り上げる方が適切ではないでしょうか。私はサンフランシスコ公園慰安婦記念碑設置に強く反対します。
＜例文 3＞
Dear Commissioners:
又は
Dear Mr. Aaron Peskin:
I am writing to you concerning a discussion building a memorial for “comfort women” in San Francisco Park. I would ask that you turn down the proposal.
Chinese and Korean interest has been waging a concerted anti-Japan/Japanese movements all over the United States. The “hate Japan” education in their homeland has been promoting the atmosphere even in the U.S. 71 years after the last war. We should work toward the future for the benefits of the younger generations in a more constructive way rather than destructively.
I am strongly against the installation of memorial of Comfort women in a park in San Francisco.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
差出人名前 住所
日本語要約：サンフランシスコ慰安婦記念碑設置についてメールします。設置案を却下するようお願いします。中国・韓国系による反日運動が全米に広まっています。戦後71年経っているにも関わらず、本国での”嫌日”教育が米国に持ち込まれています。若い世代に為に我々はより建設的に努めるべきです。私はサンフランシスコ公園慰安婦記念碑設置に強く反対します。
＜例文 4＞
Dear Dear Commissioners:
又は
Dear Mr. Aaron Peskin:
We strongly oppose developing a statue of a “comfort woman” memorial in San Francisco. It is my understanding that there is a discussion about building a memorial of a comfort woman in San Francisco. Kindly take this objection into consideration.
The issue of comfort women is a very controversial, sensitive issue and indeed a point of political contest between Japan and Korea as of today. For example, Korea calls for an unequivocal public apology for comfort women from Japan but Japan’s Prime Ministers in the past apologized officially many times for comfort women and also contributed the equivalent of $47 million to an Asian Women’s Fund created to assist former comfort women; but this was not considered enough by Korean comfort women.
Do you know such a statue already exists in the US? The statue has been a focal point for demonstrations, which led to the bullying of children, whose only “fault” was having Japanese parents. If we allowed such a statue to be built here, it will send a wrong message to America as a whole; that it is acceptable for one immigrant community to accuse another, citing historical grievances from their country of origin. US cities like Fairfax and Glendale where comfort women memorials have gone up, experienced a great deal of turmoil in their communities and ignited divisions between Japanese and Korean communities.
Do we really need to have this in San Francisco? The answer is no.
It is unnecessary to introduce an icon of foreign political dispute into our city.
We believe it is in everybody’s best interest to preserve the harmony amongst ethnic groups, to work together to discourage hatred and violence between its peoples, and preserve harmony within our communities.
Peace and understanding amongst our citizens and residents are necessary in order to create a strong future.
Sincerely,
差出人名前 住所
日本語要約：準備中