Have a Drink and Help a Wrongfully Imprisoned Man
Do you find yourself reading the news, reading blogs, listening to podcasts, watching TV, and wishing someone would do something to right all the wrongs?
Do you want to help out, get involved?
Are you a generally socially concerned, helpful person?
Do you want to meet some activists and commentators?
Do you like an occasional tipple?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re in luck. (If you answered “no” to all of them, turn off your computer now, go outside, and talk to the first person you meet. Regain your humanity.)
This coming Saturday evening (October 20th), TPR’s Ken Worsley and Garrett DeOrio will be joining Debito Arudou, Chris Pitts of Amnesty International, and a host of other activists, bloggers, concerned folks, and lovers of a good time to head to Big Ys Cafe in Yokohama, where they shall eat, drink, be merry, and help out a very worthy cause.
Why?
The proprietor of Big Ys Cafe is Osayuwamen Idubor, who was arrested in January and, despite not having been convicted due to his not having had a trial, there being no physical evidence of his crime nor any credible circumstancial evidence, and his suffering from declining health, continues to languish in jail. (If you are not familiar with Mr. Idubor’s case, click the link now.)
Whatever your opinion of Mr. Idubor’s case may be, we trust you will agree that violations of the law are wrong, that violations of human rights are wrong, and that holding a man for nine months without a trial, despite an exculpatory investigation, and withholding proper medical care in the process, is a violation of both. It is wrong.
As Mr. Idubor is kept from his business and has his finances drained by that and by legal expenses, Big Ys Cafe is being run by his wife, who needs your help.
The details are as follows:
Big Ys Cafe
横浜市 中区 山下町106-3 ラポール元町104
Yokohama-shi Naka-ku
Yamashita-cho 106-3
Laport Motomachi 104
Tel. 045-662-2261
It’s open from 18:00 till morning. Map downloadable in Excel and htm
format:
http://www.debito.org/bigycafemap.xls
http://www.debito.org/bigycafemap.htm
Please come out and help by having a few drinks. How easy is that? You can also meet some people. We’re all nice guys, we’re looking forward to meeting each and every one of you.
If you need more info, just get in touch with us or Debito.
See you then. Thanks.
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