"Connecting is Power: A Peaceful Society of Togetherness"
Thank you to everyone who came to the festival site.
According to the announcement by the secretariat, the number of visitors exceeded 3,000!
We were a bit nervous about the rain that kept falling the day before, but the weather cleared up and it was not too hot, making it a very nice festival.
We hope to see you again next year!
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The 45th Saitama Festival for Persons with Disabilities will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2024.
Please add it to your schedule so that you don't forget!
Let's meet at the venue again this year!
October 6, 2024 Updated
It has become even more important to connect, speak up, and make each person's wishes come true.
Welcome
Overcoming many difficulties, people with disabilities, their families, and related people have joined hands to aim for a life worth living.
What kind of life are people with disabilities leading in the midst of this endless battle? The earthquake that occurred on New Year's Day, are they staying in their cars or at home, or are they safely living in welfare shelters? The shortage of human resources is even more serious. Will helpers be available tomorrow? The summer is hot due to climate change, and people living alone are worried about heat stroke. The price of commodities has skyrocketed, and the shortage of labor is making the operation of the facility a concern. The days continue to be very unsettling.
Whether it is long-term care insurance or welfare for the disabled, the issue of 65-year-olds who want to live the same life as before, the issue of the Eugenic Protection Law that deprives people of the right to have children, the issue of unmanned train stations that do not guarantee freedom of movement, the issue of the expansion of postal voting that prevents people from voting, and people with disabilities are standing up in court to protect their human rights. As we raise our voices, our circle of support is expanding.
JR and major private railway companies have decided to implement fare discounts for the mentally disabled, which we have been voicing and trying to realize for 30 years.
People with disabilities, their families, and related parties, the more difficult it has been, the more we have joined hands and raised our voices. And still now.
Let's make the 45th Saitama Festival for Persons with Disabilities together so that everyone can live in peace, so that the day will be a joyful day, and so that there will be hope for tomorrow.
Event Schedule
Date: October 6, 2024 (Sun.) 9:30-15:00
Location: Saitama Interchange Center for Persons with Disabilities
- Admission is free -
Caution:
Please take your temperature and disinfect your skin before entering the venue.
Please do not enter the venue if you are not in good health.
The event may be unavoidably cancelled due to the temporary closure of the event site or a direct hit by a typhoon.
（The decision to cancel the event will be made at noon on October 4 (Fri.). We will also announce the cancellation on this website.)
Michinoku Pro Wrestling (regular event)
Contact
E-Mail) syousairenssc@hop.ocn.ne.jp
Person in charge) Wakayama, Kunimatsu
Hours of operation by phone: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (weekdays)
(Inquiries outside the above hours (Kunimatsu: 080-4778-4580))
Please consider participating and supporting us in any way you can!
We are planning this year's festival as best we can, but we are aiming for a "festival" with a sense of unity.
Please spread the word about this web site!
