The demonstration will start tomorrow at 10am at Shimokubonai, in front of the bus stop. It is organized by Ainu Moshiri Renraku-Kai. According to Ainu activists "The Ainu are the most oppressed indigenous community in Japan today. The Japanese government acknowledged the Ainu for the first time just one month ago, obviously to avoid criticism during the summit – since the Ainu are the 'traditional land owners' of Hokkaido for thousands of years. The way the Japanese government treats them is a symbol of the way the G8 treats the world".

For the first time since the beginning of the G8 summit, Japanese and international activists from all three camps will join one single march. This action will be the concluding event of the ten days of world wide actions against the G8. "We will carry signs advocating the shutting of the G8 summit, calling for the release of our three friends who were arrested on the 5th of July, and opposing Japanese oppression of political activities".

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