October 1- 8, Various times,
4th UNHCR Refugee Film Festival
A wide selection of films with compelling stories of refugees around the world. Films are in various languages, some with Japanese and some with English subtitles
Get more information about films, venues and schedule: http://unhcr.refugeefilm.org/
http://www.unhcr.or.jp/event/2009/rff.htm, http://www.humanrightsfilmnetwork.org
Email for more info. Kirill Konin
Saturday and Sunday, October 3 & 4, 10 am – 5pm
GLOBAL FESTA
Place: Hibya Park, Tokyo
Find out more http://www.gfjapan.com/index_02.html
Thursday October 10
FEW monthly meeting with a light buffet beforehand.
Presentations in English
Get more information: www.fewjapan.com
Saturday October 17 10am-12noon
Run for the Cure® /Walk for Life
Run/walk to raise awareness of breast cancer and raise money for educational and support organizations
Location: Imperial Palace, Central Tokyo
Cost: Adult: ¥5,000 12 years under: ¥2,500, under 5 / Free
Access: http://www.hibiyacity.com/hibiya_new/access.html
For more information visit: www.runforthecure.org
Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18.
Stand Up against poverty events taking place throughout the world
It's a global mobilization to end poverty and inequality and for the MDGs.
All you need to do is gather people and ask everyone to Stand Up together for 1 minute, take a picture and send it to info@standup2015.jp
For more info: http://www.standup2015.jp/link/committee.html (japan site) http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/ (global site)
Friday, October 30, 6.30-11:00pm
Pink Ball 2008
Cost: ¥35,000 /seat, ¥350,000 /table
Location: The Westin Tokyo, Galaxy Ballroom1-4-1 Mita, Meguro-ku
For more info: http://www.runforthecure.org/events/pink_en.html
