Protest Nike: Second Sin / the social cleansing of the homeless in Shibuya, Tokyo

[abechan87]

You guys in the US don't know anything about Miyashita. This park is filled with bunch of homeless people, and its known as a dangerous spot in Tokyo.

I, as a resident in Shibuya-ku, am glad to hear that Nike is opening the park for everyone.

I understand the feeling of homeless people living there, but I also think the park should be kept clean and safe.

[kaoristu]

public facilities like parks shouldnt be corporatized especially when it's a conglomerate like Nike. Nike has sucha nice image thanx to millions of $ put in to sell its nice images, but behind all the corporation-made-up images is sweat shops, unfair trades with developing countries and tremendous amount of cost to the mother nature.

[kaoristu]

i dont think such corporations like this can maintain the park for the public good, and im sure they are going to use this to further brainwash the people into commercialism. i hate corporations like nike!!

there should be other ways around to bring the safety back to the park, other than just leaving its responsibility to a business with no interest for that. im disappointed with what shibuyaku has done...

[thinker900]

Let's protest here in the US too.

[risafly]

i wish we could know more! let us know what happens!

[risafly]

it would be great if you could put more information. let us know what happens. really wishing you all the best. how has nike responded?

[rjrdmg]

this is really important work! how can we support the effort to provide homes for the homeless in Tokyo and to keep the park public? Miyashita should be public! Keep the faith!!