On Tuesday 31st January at 1:30pm, I'll be giving a short talk about Agent Orange on Okinawa at the Sakurazaka Cinema in Naha City.
The talk will follow Masako Sakata's documentary focusing on the children of Agent Orange victims, "Living the Silent Spring".
The documentary shows that the damage caused by Agent Orange is not limited to those GI's and Vietnamese civilians directly exposed to dioxins but also the next generation is affected, too.
Hopefully, my talk will raise awareness on this issue - and show how Okinawan people have been living in their own silent spring for the past 50 years.
More about the documentary here: http://cine.co.jp/chinmoku_haru/
My essay for the documentary's pamphlet is here: http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/09/30/agent-orange-on-okinawa/
My review of its Tokyo debut is here: http://onliesforlonelies.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-silent-spring.html
Please spread the word and show your support on January 31st,
jm
