A C S I L s
The Association of Comprehensive Studies for Independence of the Lew Chewans
Welcome to the homepage of the Association of Comprehensive Studies for Independence of the Lew Chewans: ACSILs.
... By gaining independence from Japan and removing all military bases from our islands we Lew Chewan wish to achieve our long sought-after goal of becoming a sovereign island of peace and hope that exists in friendship with other countries, regions and nations of the world. ... We do not hesitate at the possibility of independence, but want to take it seriously as both an object of study and a political project. We wish to address both for ourselves and others the questions related to making an independent Lew Chew a reality. What are the steps we need to undergo to realize this aim? What kind of decolonizing processes have been taken by other colonies around the world? What kind of economic policies should be in place before and after independence has been achieved? We will multilaterally and comprehensively study and discuss politics, public administration, international relations, prescriptive concept of the Lew Chewan people, identity, language revitalization, language right, art, education, gender, public welfare, environment, discrimination against minorities, issues of disparity, settler colonialism, and more. We will also conduct human resource development for the independence of the Lew Chew. ... Based on these collaborations of scholarship we will also participate in forums and commissions of the United Nations, international conferences, in order to carry out a movement aimed at Lew Chewan independence. ...
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How to Join ACSILs
* Please kindly note that membership is limited to Ryukyuan peoples who trace their ethnic roots to the islands of the Ryukyus and who aspire after independence of Ryukyu.
* Annual membership fee is free.
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About ACSILs
Executive Committee (Co-representative) → OYAKAWA Shinako, TOBARU Kazuhiko, TOMOCHI Masaki, HIYAGON Ricardo
Address: #5517, 2-6-1 Ginowan, Ginowan city, Ryukyu (Okinawa) 901-2701 (Japan)
Voice/Fax: +81-50-3383-2609 (Please leave your message.)
Email: info@acsils.org
Publications < ISSN 2758-0164 >
CSILC 01 (2014) Download PDF (134 pages, 2.2 MB)
CSILC 02 (2015) Download PDF (162 pages, 83.0 MB)
CSILC 03 (2016) Download PDF (134 pages, 51.8 MB)
CSILC 04 (2017) Download PDF (118 pages, 52.4 MB)
CSILC 05 (2022) Download PDF (122 pages, 12.6 MB)
2022 → 14th meeting: 2022.04.23 @ Naha city.
2021 → 13th meeting: 2021.12.19 @ Urasoe city.
2019 → 12th meeting: 2019.05.18 @ Okinawa International University in Ginoon
2019 → 11th meeting: 2019.03.10 @ Ginowan City Central Public Hall
2018 → 10th meeting: 2018.05.19-20 @ Okinawa International University in Ginoon
2017 → 09th meeting: 2017.10.21-22 @ Okinawa International University in Ginoon
2017 → 08th meeting: 2017.03.11-12 @ Okinawa International University in Ginoon
2016 → 07th meeting: 2016.12.03-04 @ Okinawa International University in Ginoon
2016 → 06th meeting: 2016.03.12-13 @ Okinawa International University in Ginowan
2015 → 05th meeting: 2015.10.24-25 @ Ishigaki Civic Hall in Ishigaki Island
2015 → 04th meeting: 2015.03.14-15 @ Meio Univ. in Nago City
2014 → 03rd meeting: 2014.12.20-21 @ Okinawa International Univ. in Ginowan City
2014 → 02nd meeting: 2014.02.22-23 @ Painagama Hall in Miyako Island
2013 → 01st meeting: 2013.10.26-27 @ Okinawa University in Naha City
2022 → 2022.04.23 Symposium
2021 → 2021.12.19 Symposium
2019 → 2019.05.18 Symposium (flyer)
2019 → 2019.03.10 Symposium (flyer)
2018 → 2018.05.20 Symposium (flyer)
2017 → 2017.10.22 Symposium * 2 (flyer)
2017 → 2017.03.11 Symposium (flyer)
2016 → 2016.12.03 Symposium (flyer)
2016 → 2016.10.27-29 (WLCs) "The 6th World wide Uchinanchu Festival"
2016 → 2016.05.22 Symposium (flyer)
2016 → 2016.03.12 Symposium (flyer)
2015 → 2015.10.24 Symposium (flyer)
2015 → 2015.07.26 Symposium (flyer)
2015 → 2015.05.16 Symposium (flyer)
2015 → 2015.03.14 Symposium (flyer)
2014 → 2014.12.20,21 Symposium (flyer)
2014 → 2014.10.26 Symposium (flyer)
2014 → 2014.05.25 Symposium (flyer)
2014 → 2014.02.22 Symposium (flyer)
2013 → 2013.10.27 Symposium (flyer)
2013 → 2013.04.27 Symposium (flyer)
◆ PDF : A report by ACSILs for <UN, EMRIP> on the militarization of indigenous land - a human rights focus (11 to 15 July 2022)
Expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples: Call for submissions / Report on "The militarization of indigenous land: a human rights focus."
◆ ACSILs Statement @ the Unied Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - 17th session
19 Apr 2018 - Implementation of the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Item 4
・Movie @ the UN
・ACSILs / Fujika Ariarakawa 11:30 - 14:30
・Japan 20:56 - 23:0718 Apr 2018 - Indigenous Human Rights Defenders and Land Rights in Asia - Indigenous Media Zone
・Movie @ the UN
・Jill Carino, Philippines
・Shinako Oyakawa, Lew Chew (Ryukyu)
・Galus Ahtoi, Malaysia
・Moderated by Gam A. Shimray, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
Universal Periodic Review (UPR), 28th Session (6-17 November 2017), Stakeholders’ Submission on: Human Rights Situation in Japan
Related Sites @ the UN
*UN OHCHR / Universal Periodic Review - Japan
*UN OHCHR / Universal Periodic Review Third Cycle - Japan - Reference Documents / Contributions for the Summary of Stakeholder's information
The Association of Comprehensive Studies for Independence of the Lew Chewans (ACSILs)
The Association of Comprehensive Studies for Independence of the Lew Chewans (ACSILs)