This lecture (in English) will be held Wednesday, June 26 at 7:00 at Lakeland University in Shinjuku.




"What Can We Do For Refugees?" presented by Bjoern Schimkat, Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International Japan




In recent years, record numbers of people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes because of war, persecution, or justifiable fear. However, the world's wealthiest nations, instead of showing true leadership and protecting these refugees, are slamming their doors shut. They are leaving a handful of poorer countries to cope alone with 25.4 million people who desperately need help. Japan, for example, in 2018 received 10,493 applications for refugee status. It accepted just 42 individuals. This lecture will discuss today's biggest human rights challenge: refugees and how we can build support to help them!


Bjoern Schimkat is a campaign coordinator at Amnesty International in Tokyo. His work focuses on refugees, human rights and prisoners of conscience.



For a map and directions to Lakeland's Shinjuku Campus, see our website:

http://luj.lakeland.edu/Campus-Life/lakeland-lectures



Lakeland Lectures are a forum for researchers, students and members of the public to discuss contemporary issues affecting Japan. Lakeland University has offered a U.S.-accredited liberal arts program in Tokyo since 1991. Lakeland's main campus is in Wisconsin, USA and was founded in 1862.