Dear All,
The following is the revised translation (at this time) of the Aoi Shiba
Statement, which was included in "Ayumi", no. 11. p. 1. (25 October 1970).
Please note that the fifth point was added at a later date. I would like to
particularly thank Ron Amundson, Katharina Heyer, Joseph Ross, Larry Arnold,
and Sandra Dowe, for their kind advice and help. I am most grateful.
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* We identify ourselves as people with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
We recognize our position as "an existence which should not exist" in modern
society. We believe that this recognition should be the starting
point of our whole movement, and we act on this belief.
* We assert ourselves aggressively.
When we identify ourselves as people with CP, we have
a will to protect ourselves. We believe that a strong self-assertion is the
only way to achieve self-protection, and we act on this belief.
* We deny love and justice.
We condemn the egoism of love and justice. We believe that mutual
understanding, accompanying the human observation that arises from the
denial of love and justice, means true well-being, and we act on this
belief.
* We do not choose the way of problem solving.
We have learnt from our personal experiences that easy solutions to problems
lead to dangerous compromises. We believe that an endless confrontation is
the only course of action possible for us, and we act on this belief.
*We deny able-bodied civilization.
We recognize that modern civilization has managed to sustain itself only by
excluding us, people with CP. We believe that creation of our own culture
through our movement and daily life leads to the condemnation of modern
civilization, and we act on this belief.
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If you are more interested in the background of this document,
please refer to the first chapter of my paper, at
http://ehrlich.shinshu-u.ac.jp/tateiwa/0w/no01/1995.htm
This revision will be included in this paper.
If you are interested in the five points in the original Japanese, please
refer to
Kuramoto $B!G (B paper, which cites them.
http://ehrlich.shinshu-u.ac.jp/tateiwa/1990/971200kt.htm
NAGASE Osamu
Yokohama, Japan
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