ブルックヘブン市ニュース
「少女像をブラックバーン公園へ移設します」
Brookhaven to relocate Young Girl’s Statue for Peace to Blackburn Park
Post Date:07/06/2017 10:32 AM
http://brookhavenga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1887/17

ブルックヘブン慰安婦像はブラックバーンⅡ公園( Blackburn Park II)で６月３０日に除幕式が行われましたが、７月６日の市のニュースで近くのより大きなのブラックバーン公園(Blackburn Park)への移設が発表されました。

以下の写真は除幕式後にブラックバーンⅡ公園で撮影された慰安婦像と碑文、市からのメッセージ立て看板です。写真提供は現地の有志の方からです。

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Young Girl’s Statue for Peace

평화의소녀상

This memorial honors the girls and women,
euphemistically called “Comfort Women,”
who were enslaved by the Japanese Imperial
Armed Force from 1931 to 1945.
The Comfort Women constitute one of the largest
known cases of human trafficking in the 20th country
with estimates ranging up to the hundreds of thousands.
This dark history was hidden for decades until the 1990s
when the survivors courageously broke their silence

The Comfort Women are from at least thirteen
Asian-Pacific countries, principally from Korea.
Most died or were killed during World War II

This memorial is dedicated to the memory of these girls
and women and to the crusade to eradicate sexual violence
and sex trafficking throughout the world.

We will never forget. We will teach the truth.

Presented to the City of Brookhaven for its leadership
In the fight against sex trafficking

From the Atlanta Comfort Women Memorial Task Force
June 30, 2017

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Symbolism of the Memorial

GIRL- Represents the average of 16 when most girls were abducted
FACE – Express defiant, fearless resolve.
CROPPED HAIR- Symbolizes the girl being forcibly removed from her family.
CLENCHED FISTS- Represent the girl’s resolve to no longer be silent but to tell the truth.
BARE FEET- Represents the girl’s inability to return home and find peace.
BIRD- Is a symbol of peace, freedom and liberation. The bird connects those victims who returned to the sky and the ones who are still left on the ground.
EMPTY CHAIR- Gives visitors a chance to sit in the place of the comfort women and think “What if it was me? What if it was my family member, my sister?”
SHADOW- Is of an older woman, symbolizing the long period of hardship spent in silence.
BUTTERFLY- Represents the girl’s wish for rebirth.

＜日本語意味＞
平和の少女像
これは1931年から45年に日本帝国陸軍に奴隷にされた、「慰安婦」と呼ばれる婦女子を称える記念碑です。
慰安婦は推定数十万人の２０世紀最大の人身売買の一つです。
この暗黒の歴史は１９９０年代に生存者が勇気をもって沈黙を破るまで数十年間隠されてきました。
慰安婦はアジア太平洋の少なくとも１３カ国の出身で、主に韓国です。殆どは第二次世界大戦中に殺されました。
この碑はこれらの婦女子の記憶に捧げ、世界に蔓延する性暴力と人身売買を撲滅するためのものです。
私たちは決して忘れません。
真実を教えます。
性的人身売買と戦うリーダーシップのブルックヘブン市へ
アトランタ慰安婦碑タスクフォース　より
２０１７年６月３０日
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記念のシンボル
少女—拉致された平均１６歳の少女を表します
顔—抵抗と、恐れない決意を表現します
短く切った髪—家族から強制的に離された少女を象徴します
握りしめた拳—沈黙を破り、真実を伝える少女の決意を表します
裸足—家に帰って平和を見つけることが出来ない少女を表します
小鳥—平和と自由・解放の象徴。空に還った被害者と未だ地上に残された被害者を繋ぎます。
空の椅子—慰安婦の場所に座り、「もし私だったら、家族だったら、姉妹だったら？」と訪問者に考える機会を与えます。
影—年をとり、沈黙を続けた長い期間の苦しみを象徴します。
蝶—再び生まれ変わりたいという少女の願いを表します

Brookhaven GEORGIA
Sex trafficking still exists around the world
Including in our own neighborhoods. In 2014,
metro Atlanta ranked as the top area in the
nation for these crimes according to the FBI. While
reflecting on this historical memorial, consider
how you can recognize and speak out about these
crimes happening today.

＜日本語意味＞
ジョージア州　ブルックヘブン
性的人身売買は今世界中で私たちの周りで起こっています。
２０１４年アトランタ都市圏は全米でも最も犯罪の多い地域とFBIに指定されました。
この歴史的な記念碑を反映し、今日起こっている犯罪を如何に認識し、声を挙げたらよいか、考えていきましょう。

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＜関連ニュース＞
Japan　Forward July 26, 2017
Comfort Woman Statues: A War Against the US, Not Japan
Michael Yon (an independent American writer and photographer)
http://japan-forward.com/comfort-woman-statues-a-war-against-the-us-not-japan/

reporternewspapers July 23, 2017.
Letter: Brookhaven should be proud of ‘comfort women’ memorial
Mindy Kotler, Director of Asia Policy Point,Washington, D.C.
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2017/07/23/letter-brookhaven-proud-comfort-women-memorial/

huffington post 07/12/2017
Ron Klink, Contributor　　Democratic politician and Fr. Member of Congress
In Brookhaven, Let’s Put Women First
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/in-brookhaven-lets-put-women-first_us_59669219e4b051f16255e5a7
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※いったん削除された前回記事（保管場所　http://sakura.a.la9.jp/2/　）とほぼ同じ内容ですが、PinkPony（ストリップハウス）と市の関係の部分が削除されています。
削除された部分　「The Atlanta Comfort Women Memorial Task Force has been rumored to be affiliated with Pink Pony – a local gentleman’s club that has been allegedly connected to human trafficking rings, and that is frequented by Korean businessman. What’s disturbing is that Brookhaven has a legal ban on strip clubs, and yet the city has given Pink Pony permission to continue operating its business. During the investigation, it was reported that female victims were forced to dance at the Pink Pony while being held against their will. By focusing on a decades-old issue between two foreign countries, which was absolutely no relevance to the citizens of Brookhaven, it appears that the city of Brookhaven is either trying to divert attention away from issues with Pink Pony, or simply ignoring the local issue of human trafficking entirely.」

産経　2017.7.12
【ウワサの現場】なぜ米公有地に２例目の慰安婦像は設置されたのか　お祭りムードの除幕式の５日後に移設発表のワケ
http://www.sankei.com/premium/news/170712/prm1707120003-n1.html

the crier July 12, 2017
Comfort Women statue moves Blackburn Park
http://m.thecrier.net/mobile/news/article_15ef55de-66bd-11e7-a36b-eb01cd20bc67.html

テキサス親父【慰安婦像問題】ブルックヘヴン市の市長の闇社会とのつながり 2017/07/09
http://staff.texas-daddy.com/?eid=523

Reporter Newspapers July 5, 2017.
‘Comfort women’ memorial will move to another Brookhaven park
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2017/07/05/comfort-women-memorial-will-move-another-brookhaven-park/

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution July 5, 2017
Brookhaven ‘Comfort Women’ statue to be moved
http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/brookhaven-comfort-women-statue-moved/kZIbM5Wl6ud0hLNXF4nZgP/

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