R: [governance] 8.9 earthquake in Japan

[nhklein]

On 03/16/2011 09:05 AM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> Thanks all who are supporting us.
>
> There have been some media coverage how people outside
> Japan are concerned, supporting, and encouraging us.
>
> There are healthy criticisms also inside and outside Japan about
> the way the government, ruling party, power company and others
> in charge are handling the situation. I think most of them are valid.
>
> My gut feel however, at least inside Japan, is that we better do something
> we can do before making noise about others. I have a lot to say about
> "them", yes, but that is of second priority for me.
>
> There are people, especially those who are hit directly by the earthquake,
> Tsunami, and also nuclear station failure, who are seriously affected.
> There are people like us, had minor trouble, being exposed to unknown
> social instability, power shortage, food and gas supply problems, etc.
> There are a lot of people now working to provide relief and reconstruction
> works. And also people trying to contribute to help and relief works.
>
> I am trying to figure out how best I can do. So far, I am trying to organize
> a small group of people, to make some informal coordination around
> ICT related areas. I am also starting to think, given much support from
> friends here and elsewhere from outside Japan, to share the relevant
> information to the international community, so that we all can sync,
> informal, but effective ways.
>
> Any advice and suggestions are much appreciated.
>
> izumi

Dear Izumi,

we are all so much surprised by the power of nature - but I want to add: 
surprised also by the calm and orderly responses of people (as far as we 
can know through personal reports and the media) in spite of the total 
disruption of infrastructure in the affected areas.

As for your question on suggestions - after the end of Second World War 
and being a refugee in Germany, expelled from Yugoslavia - for several 
years our family (mother and children) were separated from my father, 
until a Red Cross database (on paper - no ICT yet) was able to establish 
contact again.

I am sure there are tremendous immediate needs to be met first - but it 
will be an evenly tremendous task to locate people (alive, and perished 
in the earthquake and tsunami). Maybe that is not only a task "for the 
authorities" but also something where Internet activists can create 
networked networks? Was it not also done after the Kobe earthquake?


Norbert

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