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Renewal - Redress Campaign
The 1980s marked a period of renewal for the fight for redress. The JCCP created a redress committee to advocate redress and to educate Japanese Canadians and Canadians on the wartime injustices. In 1982, the group sponsored community forums that attracted the attention of the media. By 1984, the NAJC initiated a process that would see them deal with internal community struggles of leadership, the mobilization of the community around a compensation package and the negotiation process with the government. The most difficult aspect of the campaign in the early stages was to develop a unified national voice for redress. Groups opposing the NAJC position surfaced in Toronto and Vancouver. , who innocently waded into the conflict in Toronto, was a strong voice along with other leaders to bring peace and unity. Toward the end of the campaign, the NAJC would gain the support of many Canadians from all walks of life.
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