U.S. House Resolution 121

A friend in SF has been busy for the past few weeks mobilizing people to show support for U.S. House Resolution 121.  Being far away, I cannot be of much help but for posting her call-for-participation on my blog.  Solidarity!!

WWII RAPE CAMP SURVIVOR TO MEET WITH MAYOR NEWSOM IN SUPPORT OF "COMFORT WOMEN" U.S. HOUSE RESOLUTION 121 San Franciscans to encourage Pelosi's continued support of resolution

San Francisco, CA:  A survivor of a military rape camp organized by the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII, Ms. Young Soo Lee, 78, arrived today in San Francisco in support of House Resolution 121, known as the "Comfort Women" resolution.  Ms. Lee will participate in speaking engagements and receptions including a private afternoon tea on Saturday hosted by Jen Siebel (actress/producer/humanitarian). Participants will include Mayor Gavin Newsom and Bay Area human rights and women's rights activists.  Other events will include petition drives and a public reception on Monday, July 23rd, to be held at Four Seas Restaurant in Chinatown. Monday's event will also feature Bay Area high school and college students reading testimonies from other WWII rape camp survivors. WHAT: 121 Coalition Reception and Fundraiser in honor of Young Soo Lee WHEN: Monday, July 23rd, 5:30pm - 7:30pm WHERE: Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94108 WHO: Young Soo Lee will speak in Korean with English translation Bay Area high school and college students Coordinators of 121 Coalition www.support121.org COST: Free to the public (donations requested) With 164 Congressional co-sponsors (including three added today), H.Res 121 demands an unequivocal apology from the Japanese government for its role in sexually enslaving 200,000 girls and women during WWII.  It has been championed by three of the Bay Area's most prominent members of Congress.  Introduced by Rep. Mike Honda, it was shepherded by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos where it passed with an overwhelming 39-2 margin.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement in favor of that resolution, and 121 advocates are hoping she will continue her support by scheduling a vote before the August recess. The Japanese government threatened to withdraw support for the US occupation of Iraq, and warned Speaker Pelosi that passage of the resolution "will almost certainly have lasting and harmful effects on the deep friendship, close trust and wide-ranging cooperation our two nations now enjoy." Japan Warns U.S. House Against Resolution on WWII Sex Slaves http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071701802.html 121 Co-sponsors List: http://support121.org/?page_id=58 CALIFORNIA DELEGATION: 35 Co-sponsors (out of 53 CA Reps) Rep Honda, Mike [CA-15] Sponsor Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] - 1/31/2007 Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 1/31/2007 Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 2/14/2007 Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/14/2007 Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] - 2/28/2007 Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 2/28/2007 Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 2/28/2007 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/28/2007 Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 3/5/2007 Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 3/5/2007 Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 3/5/2007 Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 3/9/2007 Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 3/9/2007 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 3/20/2007 Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 3/22/2007 Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 3/29/2007 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 3/29/2007 Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] - 3/29/2007 Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 4/23/2007 Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 4/24/2007 Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 4/24/2007 Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 4/26/2007 Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/2/2007 Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 5/7/2007 Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] - 5/7/2007 Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] - 5/10/2007 Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] - 5/14/2007 Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] - 5/16/2007 Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-11] - 5/16/2007 Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] - 5/16/2007 Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] - 6/12/2007 Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 6/21/2007 Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] - 6/27/2007 Rep Miller, Gary [CA-42] 7/19/07 TODAY!!!