소철지옥의 재현과 오키나와 협동조합 및 지역운동의 대응

Abstract

The “Samayoeru ryuukyuujin” and “Memoirs of a Perishing Ryukyu Woman” published during the “Sotetsu Hell” period directly expressed the ravaged Okinawa at that time. These works depict the collapsed community of Okinawa without change. In 1970, before the return of Okinawa, it again drew attention, urging us to look back on the problems between the mainland and Okinawa in the past and reflect on the future after the return. In particular, the work reminds us of the collapse of the community that has been experienced in the past due to the ‘Sotetsu Hell’, thereby driving the formation of cooperatives and revitalization of local movements in preparation for a new ‘Sotetsu Hell’ after the coming return. In a situation where the return of Okinawa, which was conducted as a national event that ignored the base problem and environmental problems, could be seen as a reproduction of a new form of ‘Sotetsu Hell’, citizens who experienced the limits of Japan’s fence through the past ‘Sotetsu Hell’ Based on the grassroots local movement, a living cooperative is launched. Cooperatives have become the basis for establishing a safety net for survival through a voluntary and horizontal “HAN-organization”. And this is evaluated as a high achievement that the Okinawan citizens, who were objected to the existence of relief during the “Sotetsu Hell” period, saved themselves. Cooperatives and regional movement organizations that have responded to various problems surrounding the Okinawa region since the return will be a good example of growth in marginalized regions.