group 1 - how to avoid minamata-like severe disaster

8/13/2019 Group 1 - How to Avoid Minamata-like Severe Disaster

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HOW TO AVOID

MINAMATA-LIKE SEVEREDISASTER

IN TERMS OF

DISCRIMINATIONGroup A1: Rieko Kuji (Leader) (KEIO

Viet Quoc Ta (HUST VieMariana Marselina (ITB Chuah How Siang (USM


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WHY Discriminati n

Minamata disaster is not only about health and environment

Discriminatinissues play a big part Technological aspect is mostly analyzed

Preventing ALL health issues is impossible

New substances/diseases are found everyday

We can get sick in ways unimaginable

Fat character is dis


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Outline

1. Definition

2. Approach

3. Conclusion

4. What we want to know more


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Definition (1)What is discrimination?

The unfair prejudicial distinguishing treatment of individual based otheir groupings and categorization

Restricts members of one group from the opportunities or privilegesthat are available to another group

Leading to the exclusion of those particular entities in decisionmaking.


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Definition (2)Types

Target: human

Individual

Social

Target: property

Place

Articles


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Definition (3)Impacts

Mental

Economical

could result in

Disunity

War

Discrimination can lead to bigger problems than expected

Especially between races, even war may break out


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Approach (1)Law and Policy

Making a law could be the first step to change

Central and local government, and citizens change

Official Anti-discrimination convention: punishment for discrimination

Information disclosure

Publicizing the precise data on time

Fine if information is disclosed later than expected

Sealforinvestigating, event confiscating if not cooperated Not taboo(ignore) the topic

we need to talk about it education, place in society


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Approach (2)Communicating

Moyai-kan like

A place to talk things over

For activities/festivals

Besides making a channel:

Website for getting information

Forum for communicating

People will get into the habit of talking if there isa community center-like place


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Approach (3)Place in society

Bring the community to the patients

Not leaving them out from the community

Give an ideal acceptance for the patients

Oral History

Where patients can find a place in society

Help the community to know more deeply aboutpatients condition


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Approach (4)Education

Place to start

Good values should be taught since we are children.

Education method

Learning by personal experience: Brown eyes, blue eyes experiment

Teaching via School of Internet

Things to be taught

People will need to know the reality to not discriminate

Discrimination can be born from misunderstandings


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Conclusion (1)How we can relate (1)

Law and Policy

Place in society

Education

Communication

We need to learn these aspects and relate them back in othercountries


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Conclusion (1)How we can relate (2)

If there is a conflict.

Its unfair to discriminate the minority

Its always better to keep the peace between the people

Anger always make the problem become more chaotic

Thats what we learned from the Minamata conflicts and must makeuse of the history.


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Conclusion (2)How to spread the knowledge

Memorial day annually: opportunity for related activities for remind

Hold international meetings

Facilities for lodging and studying

Actual studies and fieldwork can be held

Online conferences

Use the Media Documentary video on the Internet

Publish an article (Internet, newspaper)

Make media products (movies, music)


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What we want to know more

About Chisso

What the insides of the factory is like

How the ducts are connected; before and after

Nuclear Bomb in Nagasaki

Does it have any connection with Minamata (1945~)

Recently related problem: the Fukushima Power Plant accident

Did the government trade-off the citizens with the economy?

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