Feminism and Intersectionality in Okinawa: 3rd Edition
Date
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:30
Location
Seminar Room B250
Description
Feminism and Intersectionality in Okinawa: 3rd Edition
- Initiatives for fostering awareness on sexual diversity and human rights in Okinawa by the University of the Ryukyus
Emi Yano is a professor at the Graduate School of Law, University of the Ryukyus. She is also the Director of the Harassment, Counseling, and Support Center and a Pride Office Representative at the same university. Among her work on sexual diversity and transgender human rights in Japan, she contributed to launching the same-sex partnership certificate in Naha city in 2016.
- Activities of the NGO Okinawa Girls Empowerment IAm
Wakana Maeda founded Iam together with Ai Abe in 2021. Founded by two women from Yomitan, IAm is a non-profit organization to empower young Okinawan women to pursue their career goals. Their main activity is a casual gathering called IAm Networking Café where they invite inspiring women in various fields to give talks on their career path.
- Moderated by Ayano Ginoza, associate professor at the University of the Ryukyus and the editor-in-chief for the Okinawan Journal of Island Studies. Her research includes women's peace movements in Okinawa and the Asia-Pacific regions. She is currently co-editing Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Okinawa.
*This is a public event and the talks will be in Japanese with simultaneous English translation.
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第3回ラウンド・テーブル 沖縄におけるフェミニズムとインターセクショナリティ
琉球大学で行っている沖縄における性の多様性と人権についての啓発活動
矢野 恵美
琉球大学法科大学院教授。同大学ハラスメント相談支援センターセンター長、プライドオフィス代表。日本における性の多様性とトランスジェンダーの人権に関する研究のほか、2016年には那覇市における同性パートナーシップ証明制度の導入に貢献。
NGO沖縄ガールズエンパワーメントIAmの活動
眞栄⽥ 若菜
2021年、阿部愛と共に非営利団体IAmを設立。沖縄の若い女性が自分らしいキャリアを選べるようにエンパワーすることを目的として、「IAmネットワーキングカフェ」などの企画を行っている。
司会
宜野座 綾乃
琉球大学島嶼地域科学研究所准教授
日本語・英語同時通訳あり
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