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SPREAD EDUCATION

Stay informed and share information on Henoko with others in your own community.

Via Kaiya Y, March 2019

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WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Write to teachers about curriculum on Henoko.

Ask them to bring this into the classroom. (~15 minutes)

 

  • Send a message, an email or a letter to teachers you know.

  • Tell them about Henoko and Oura Bay. Ask them to teach about the ecosystem and the Uchinanchu people's fight to protect the ocean. 

Let teachers know that curriculum on Henoko will be available on Zinn Education Project website.

Elders and activists standing at the shoreline of Awa, Okinawa.
Educators at a workshop learning about Henoko and action steps within a classroom.

TEACHERS: Please share ideas/stories of how you teach about Henoko from elementary through high school.

Learn with others in the teaching community. (~15 minutes)

  • Share ideas, photos, and stories of your teaching on Henoko.

  • Feel free to write to other teachers on the need to teach about Henoko while sharing curriculum ideas.

 

See letter example to teachers (below) by Cory Bettinger, teacher in Spain via Portland, Oregon.

Letter example from Cory - part 1
Letter example from Cory - part 2
Letter example from Cory - part 3
Letter example from Cory - part 4
Letter example from Cory - part 6
Letter example from Cory - part 5

ABOUT

My name is Kaiya, and I am a second-generation Uchinānchu

(indigenous Okinawan) student from Portland, Oregon. When I was in high school, I went back to Henoko in the spring of 2019 because I was frustrated with the silence of the media around this crisis. I wanted to show the world what's happening, and was able to create a documentary during my time there.

 

My short film, "Our Island's Treasure," focuses on the current and ongoing destruction of the beautiful ocean in Henoko and the fight by native Uchinānchu people to protect it.

The information on all of the action ideas are listed in detail on this website. Please help spread awareness. 

CONTACTS

Email: riseforhenoko@gmail.com

Instagram: @riseforhenoko

Please visit these media handles:

  • Vimeo
  • Instagram
  • Flickr
  • YouTube

© 2024 Created by Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine.

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