Inauguration Day march and vigil to be held in Tokyo
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Inauguration
Day march and vigil to be held in Tokyo
TOKYO, Jan. 13 – Americans living in Japan
will hold a series of events that are open to the public in connection with the
U.S. presidential inauguration, including a march and a vigil outside the U.S.
Embassy in Tokyo on Inauguration Day to thank outgoing President Barack Obama
for his service and to thank our civil servants for the work they do for Americans
living overseas.
These events, coordinated by Democrats Abroad
Japan, will be held in conjunction with others taking place across the world as
a part of Democrats Abroad’s Global Week of Action.
“As Americans overseas, we want to thank
President Obama for his service not only as a leader at home, but also globally,”
said Tom Schmid, chairman of Democrats Abroad Japan. “Many Americans and our
friends from other nations are concerned that President Obama’s progressive
policies will be reversed by the new administration and a Republican-controlled
Congress. We welcome all people who have the same concerns to join us as we
organize worldwide to help protect President Obama’s accomplishments in the
areas of health care, the environment, civil rights, equality, diversity, peace
and international cooperation.”
On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, a vigil will
take place outside the U.S. Embassy from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a
march starting at Hibiya Park at 7:00 p.m. and ending at Mikawadai Park in Roppongi
at 8:00 p.m.
On Jan. 22, a teach-in featuring professor
and author R. Taggart Murphy will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Wesley
Center in Minami-Aoyama to analyze the 2016 election and to discuss how the
Democratic Party can move forward towards the 2018 Mid-Term Election. Other
speakers include Alex Gonzalez, Democrats Abroad delegate to the 2016
Democratic National Convention and former Democrats Abroad Japan Chair Mike
Stensrud. All events are free and open to the public.
Further details on each event are available at:
http://www.democratsabroad.org/jp_events and
http://www.facebook.com/groups/demsabroadjapan/events/
Contacts (for press inquiries only):
Leslie Anne Rogers
Vice Chair, Democrats Abroad Japan
Jenise Treuting
Secretary, Democrats Abroad Japan
080-6159-3598 or jp-secretary@democratsabroad.org
Secretary, Democrats Abroad Japan
080-6159-3598 or jp-secretary@democratsabroad.org
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