Monday, December 19, 2011

Recruiting Participants for Minato International Dialogue

Minato City will hold the annual “Minato International Dialogue” on January 28th, 2012. The theme is “Creating A Community Well-Prepared Against Disaster - where NonJapanese people and Japanese support each other.”

Date and time Saturday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Place National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, 7-22-1 Roppongi,

Eligibility People aged 18 or older who live, work, or go to school in Minato City

Application : Please call or fax with the information as below.

- Phone: “Minato Call” at 03-5472-3710 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fax: Global Community Planning Subsection at 03-3438-8252

Deadline Monday, December 26th, 5 p.m. 

DETAILS http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/news/news111205_01/index.html

Saturday, December 03, 2011

December 2011 events


Silver and Gold Celebration / FEW Bonenkai and 30th Anniversary
Thursday, December 08,  7:00pm - 11:00pm
Venue ROTI Roppongi / Piramide Building, 1F / 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku / Tokyo 106-0032
Price 5000 Yen Members, 7000 yen Guests PAIR TICKET PRICE for member plus one guest 11,000 yen
RSVP few@gol.com or FewSpecialEvents@fewjapan.com
This FEW party is open to members, friends, guests and supporters that have known us through the years, as well as new friends who want to get to know who we are! We hope you will come out and enjoy some great music, fantastic food and drinks, Sparkling wine, and a wonderful charity raffle. Proceeds from the raffle will go to Peaceboat one of FEW’s Community Service partners to finance their support and efforts in Tohoko and working with disaster effected citizens and nonprofit workers and volunteers.
RSVP AND PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS FOR FEW 30th ANNIVERSARY AND BONENKAI and get one extra raffle ticket for our amazing prizes on the night!
5000 Yen Members, 7000 yen Guests
PAIR TICKET PRICE for member plus one guest 11,000 yen

TELL Connoisseurs' Event on December 9th 
at the Canadian Embassy.
It is their biggest fundraiser of the year.
Registration is easy online and the deadline is Dec 5th.
There will be 8 wine venders pouring wine all evening, catering by Elios, and a Live and Silent Auction.
http://www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/auction/

December 10-11, 6:30pm-5:00am
BLUE: A Live Music Party & Charity Event for JAR
@ The Pink Cow - Restaurant, Art Bar & Funky Space
Want to have fun for good cause? Be BLUE with us!
Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) presents a night of live music and dancing for a good cause in BLUE. JAR has helped tens of hundreds of refugees who have come to Japan, and in the wake of the 3/11 earthquake been involved in disaster relief activities in Tohoku. Come dressed in blue for a night of great music, great drinks and great... Learn more:  www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=278761205495590

Monday December 12, 6-9PM
Tohoku: Planning for the Future (TPF2)
Venue: Fukutake Hall, The University of Tokyo
Date: Language: English and Japanese (No translation)
Participation Fee: Free. (However, a donation box will be placed in the hall. Collected money will be used for securing meeting venues and proceedings)
Introduction to TPF Square Project" (Christian Dimmer)
AfH Tokyo "Introduction to Architecture for Humanity and Tokyo Chapter" (Tomoro Aida; William Galloway)
Tokyo Planning Forum "Introduction to Tokyo Planning Forum" (Kit Weddle)
Presentation: "Talk about methodology and academic perspective" (David Slater)
Presentation: "A talk about Tohoku from a volunteer on the ground" (Mike Connolly)
Presentation: "The role of international donors" (Sarajean Rossitto)
Presentation: "Radiation victims and the nuclear crisis"
Presentation: "Life in temporary housing"
Presentation: "Reconstruction and Communities" (Liz Maly)
Next steps and forum in January


Wednesday December 14, 19:00 to 21:00
Venue: New AI Japan office (<www.aiten.org> for map)
Participation fee: 500 yen
Amnesty International Tokyo English Network with “Freedom Toast Cafe”
Join our informal English-language human rights discussion group. Learn about human rights issues and meet new people from different countries. You don't need to be a native English speaker – everyday conversation level and up. Join us for information, action, and fun! Human Rights in China Today - Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei? Guest speaker Josephine Ho will introduce the cases of artist AI Wei Wei and Chen Guangchen. We will discuss the state of human rights in China generally, and write letters in support of these and other Amnesty cases. Please join us for an informal, worthwhile gathering of social activists. Use your freedom to help others!


Saturday, December 17
Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2011 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
Shihoko Fujiwara, Director of Polaris Project Japan speaks on human trafficking today, taking examples from the international symposium on November 18.
Venue: The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor, The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats) JR Shinjuku East Exit (3-minute walk), Tokyo Metro Shinjuku San-chome A5 Exit (1-minute walk) http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?uc=4&pg=1&ino=BA799518&grp=bodyshop
Admission Fee: 1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID at the door)
Registration: http://my.formman.com/form/pc/wAlNkkChuezca8DX/
Your registration will be complete when you submit the form online (Polaris Project will not reply to confirm your registration).
For more information, contact: Polaris Project Japan Office E-mail: info@polarisproject.jp

Thursday, Dec 22, 7 pm
Symphonies for Strings champagne concert, Oji Hall (Ginza)
Tickets: Group 5,500 each; Single 6,000
4-concert subscription ¥20,000 includes VIP seating & special benefits
Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, Op. 31
Fantasy on Russian Themes, Op. 33 - Tomoko Joho, Violin solo
Symphony for Strings: Antar, from Op. 9 - first performance
Post-concert artists & audience champagne reception


January events
January 21, 2012, 4 pm-6 pm
The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor, The Body Shop Room
Speaker
Ms. Miho Watanabe, National Women's Education Center
Topic: Demand of Human Trafficking
Venue: The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor, The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats) JR Shinjuku East Exit (3-minute walk), Tokyo Metro Shinjuku San-chome A5 Exit (1-minute walk) http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?uc=4&pg=1&ino=BA799518&grp=bodyshop
Admission Fee: 1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID at the door)
Your registration will be complete when you submit the form online (Polaris Project will not reply to confirm your registration).
For more information, contact: Polaris Project Japan Office E-mail: info@polarisproject.jp
  
Sat. January 28, 19:00
Symphonies for Strings champagne concert, Tokyo Masonic Center (Shibakoen)
Tickets: Group 5,000 each; Single 5,500
Proceeds to benefit Masonic charities
Overture to the Magic Flute, K. 620
Concerto for 2 Violins & Orchestra in C Major, K. 190
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Post-concert artists & audience champagne reception

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

東京の災害に対する脆弱性とその防災意識調査

Please share this link for the J survey on hazard preparedness:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdZM29ONllzNVdsLWg5cHNRcU1jR2c6MA

東京の災害に対する脆弱性とその防災意識調査

この調査は、国連大学の災害と人道援助のコースの履修生によって行われています。東京都民の災害に対する防災意識についての情報を収集しております。洪水、熱帯性暴風雨、台風、水不足、火災、猛暑、厳しい寒さといった天候に起因する災害に焦点を絞ってご質問させていただきます。 お近くにお住まいの地域の方々にもこのアンケートに答えてくださるようお誘いいただければ幸いです。東京の住民のウェブサイトにもお載せいたします。

12月16日までにこのアンケートにお答えください。お時間を取らせていただいて恐縮ですが、よろしくお願いいたします。

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Nonprofit Bonenkais coming up!

 Amnesty International Tokyo English Network End of the year party
Date: Sunday, 27th November, 2011
Time: Doors open at 6 pm, music from 7.30pm to 10.30 pm or later
Where: “WHAT THE DICKENS”, Roob Building, 4th Fl.
Ebisu-Nishi 1-13-3,Shibuya-ku, Tel: 03-3780-2099
Admission: 1,000 yen

Have a Great Night Out and Support a Good Cause!

Amnesty International Tokyo English Network* this year celebrates 25 years of activity defending human rights. Join us and activists and supporters of the Asia-Pacific Youth Network for our combined birthday party and bonenkai, at our favorite pub in Ebisu! There will be good food in hearty portions, a fully stocked bar, and a friendly international crowd. Live music throughout the evening provided by We’ll Be Fine, an excellent band who played for us in the past under a different name.
Invite your friends and join us for a great evening to round off the weekend. In fact, the best value bonenkai you’ll attend this year!

Amnesty International Tokyo English Network (AITEN) www.aiten.org
Asia Pacific Youth Network (APYN) www.apyouth.net
What the Dickens map: http://www.towncryer.jp/WTD.html

Silver and Gold Celebration / FEW Bonenkai and 30th Anniversary
Date Thursday, December 08, 2011
Time 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Venue ROTI Roppongi / Piramide Building, 1F / 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku / Tokyo 106-0032
Price 5000 Yen Members, 7000 yen Guests PAIR TICKET PRICE for member plus one guest 11,000 yen
RSVP few@gol.com or FewSpecialEvents@fewjapan.com

This FEW party is open to members, friends, guests and supporters that have known us through the years, as well as new friends who want to get to know who we are! We hope you will come out and enjoy some great music, fantastic food and drinks, Sparkling wine, and a wonderful charity raffle. Proceeds from the raffle will go to Peaceboat one of FEW’s Community Service partners to finance their support and efforts in Tohoko and working with disaster effected citizens and nonprofit workers and volunteers.

RSVP AND PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS FOR FEW 30th ANNIVERSARY AND BONENKAI and get one extra raffle ticket for our amazing prizes on the night!

5000 Yen Members, 7000 yen Guests
PAIR TICKET PRICE for member plus one guest 11,000 yen

PREPAY NOW
Account Name: Foreign Executive Women
Bank: Yucho Ginkou (postal account)
Branch #: Zero Zero Hachi      Branch #: 008
Type of account: Futsuu   Account #: 0186981

If you prepay please send a message to few@gol.com to confirm.
FOR more about FEW
http://www.fewjapan.com

TELL Connoisseurs' Event on December 9th 
at the Canadian Embassy.
It is their biggest fundraiser of the year.
Registration is easy online and the deadline is Dec 5th.
There will be 8 wine venders pouring wine all evening, catering by Elios, and a
Live and Silent Auction.
http://www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/auction/

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Survey on hazard vulnerability and preparation in 4 wards in Tokyo

This survey has been prepared by the participants of the Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance course at UN University. Participants are gathering information related to disaster preparedness from residents in 4 Tokyo Wards (Edogawa, Koto, Meguro and Minato)

This survey focuses on the following hazards Floods, Tropical storms and Typhoons, Water scarcity, Fire, Extreme heat, Extreme cold. Please ask people you know to also fill in this survey. Please complete this survey by Dec 15!

You can fill in the form here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGVBWVFMNkUxZFdFeVRDdnlRb1VpV3c6MA
or below ... Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey!

Results will be used for a presentation in December and essays to be completed by the New Year. Basic data will be posted in mid December (http://activist-resources.blogspot.com/ and http://sarajeans-notes.blogspot.com/)

Friday, November 11, 2011

November 2011

Wednesday-Thursday November 2-3, 
FOREST vol4 in Minakami, Gunma
Join us for a night of music and relaxation in the beautiful Alpine Lodge in Minakami - Hot springs, BBQ (veggie available), hiking and music on the deck overlooking the river at the lodge. Full package includes roundtrip bus departing from Shinjuku on NOV 2 and returning on NOV 3 evening, BBQ, Hotel, Music and more... www.parties4peace.com



Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 (Public Holiday), 1300 ~ 1630
Film and talk on human rights in Burma
Yokohama Gino Bunka Kaikan
(3 min. walk from JR Kannai Station, south side (not the baseball stadium side), facing Odori Koen)
Admission: ¥800
Part I: Movie by Rex Bloomstein, in English with Japanese subtitles,
"This Prison Where I Live."
Documentary on the life and imprisonment of Burmese comedian/activist Zarganar, arrested for demonstrating against the Burmese government in 2007, (and recently released in a government amnesty).
Part II: Talk by Burmese refugee Thwin Linn Aung, of the Forum for Democracy in Burma, and ABFSU-FAC, in English with Japanese translation.
Enquiries in English: Heather Willson, hjwillson@yahoo.co.jp
Enquiries in Japanese: Furukawa-san harumaki@sf6.so-net.ne.jp



Friday, November 4, 2011, 7:30 – 4:00
A Day at Atsugi - Golf Tournament co-organized by the Mustangs and Santa fe Relocation services on behalf of Run for the Cure® Foundation.
Place: Atsugi Golf Club. Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Cost: ¥25,000 per person covers green fees and golf cart, and comes with omiyage bag and golf T-shirt, along with breakfast and lunch.
To sign-up, please visit http://www.runforthecure.org/events/atsugi_en.html to download the Registration Form (pdf), fill it in and fax it to 03-5447-8832, or send to the Foundation as an attachment by email at davide@runforthecure.org

Saturday, November 5, 20:00 - late
Patagonica DJ Contest
Fee:3000 yen or 2500 w/flyer
Join us for this year`s DJ contest to choose one lucky artist to travel to Chile, South America and help support the Campaign to protect the nature in Patagonia through music and art. 
For more information visit www.parties4peace.com



Sunday, Nov 6, 2011, 1400 ~ 1730
Film and talk on human rights in Burma
Nihon Daigaku Hogakubu, Misakimachi Campus, Bldg. #3, Rm 350.
Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Misakimamachi 2-3-1
(5 mins from JR Suidobashi Station East Exit; 6 mins from Jimbocho subway station Exit A2)
Admission: ¥800
Part I: Movie by Rex Bloomstein, in English with Japanese subtitles,
"This Prison Where I Live."
Documentary on the life and imprisonment of Burmese comedian/activist Zarganar, arrested for demonstrating against the Burmese government in 2007, (and recently released in a government amnesty).
Part II: Talk by Burmese refugee Thwin Linn Aung, of the Forum for Democracy in Burma, and ABFSU-FAC, in English with Japanese translation.
Enquiries in English: Heather Willson, hjwillson@yahoo.co.jp
Enquiries in Japanese: Furukawa-san harumaki@sf6.so-net.ne.jp

Tuesday, November 8
Polaris Project will host our first-ever international symposium on human trafficking. The symposium will provide a forum in which experts and officials from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States can intensively dicuss their experiences with existing anti-human trafficking measures and programs. We hope to reinvigorate the discussions on combating human trafficking in Japan, and to empower government officials, NGOs, and citizens to re-think our approaches to this issue.
The symposium will feature keynote speeches followed by a panel discussion, which will be open to the public. In the late afternoon, there will be a closed session to allow Japanese officials and experts to be able to discuss issues in more depth.
For more information, contact: Polaris Project Japan Office by E-mail: info@polarisproject.jp

Saturday November 12, 7:00pm~10:00pm
Venue: Be Yoga Japan, Nishi-Azabu
Cost: 2,000 yen entrance
Kim Forsythe (kim@tylershineon.org)

Saturday to Sunday, Nov 12-13 National Volunteer Festival in Tokyo
Sponsored by TVAC

Wednesday, November 16, 7:00-8:45
International development seminar
Panel discussion on rebuilding Tohoku
Theme: 
Income generation and industry promotion
Speakers 
Koji Yamauchi, ETIC Managing Director
Yoko Matsuda, Rescue Stockyard, Executive Director
Reiko Inoue, PARCIC
Find out more at http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/course/titp.html or contact info@osc.tsuda.ac.jp


Saturday-Sunday, November 19-20, 10:30~19:00
FY2011 Global Environment Fund Course "Environmental Strategy" field to prevent global warming Practical course for the current generation of leaders,  Advocacy activities towards the advancement of information
Location: Hello ハロー貸会議室 水道橋1
Near Suidobashi, Map http://www.hello-mr.net/chiyoda-city/suidoubashi01/index.html
Fee: 1000yen
Organized by  Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES)
Tel: +81-3-3556-7323 Fax: +81-3-3556-7328
Email: jacses@jacses.org  URL: http://www.jacses.org/

Saturday, November 19: Yamathon
The Tokyo Yamathon is a fundraising challenge where teams of three or four people compete to walk or run through Tokyo visiting all 29 stations of the famous JR Yamanote train line in under 12 hours. The Yamanote line is Japan's busiest and most important commuter rail lines which circles the capital, travelling through Tokyo's major districts as it goes.
Funds will be raised for the Horn of Africa famine crisis.
http://www.tokyo-yamathon.com/

Saturday, November 19: 2nd Annual Beaujolais for Books
The 2nd annual Beaujolais for Books event is on the evening of November 19th. It's a fundraising fete held at Soleil Provence in association with Shonan chapter of Room to Read  an NGO specializing in literacy and girl's education. Please do join us if you can for French workshops, bubbles and Beaujolais by the beach.
And as always, please share the contents of this entire message with your friends and colleagues.

Saturday November 26th, 9:00-11:00
Run for Cure / Walk for life
Location: Hibiya Park Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Hibiya Park Service cntre: 03-3501-6428
 Meeting Place: Hibiya Park Fountain Area Course:
Around Imperial Palace
Registration Fee: Adult / ¥5,000 12 years under / ¥2,500 under 5 / Free
Get details here: http://www.runforthecure.org/events/index_en.html

JOB OPPS!
Lots of Jobs, internship and volunteer opportunities are found on the JANIC site

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
The Tokyo Sinfonia welcomes those who would like to support the Sinfonia with a bit of their spare time as volunteers. For example, we would dearly love to have a computer-savvy person, male or female, take our website in hand and help keep it up to date. Simply posting our bi-weekly newsletters and chirashi on the website would be an enormous help to the Sinfonia. There is always need for help too around performance time for pre-concert preparation, and for post-concert reparation. Interested? You may email us at mari@tokyosinfonia.com, or, perhaps better, phone us at (03) 3588 0738 and speak with Mari Baba directly.

Volunteer bus info: busses leave from various spots all over Japan on a regular basis for short volunteer trips to Tohoku. For people in the Kantoh region there are many types of volunteer opportunities as well as pick spots. http://www.jpn-civil.net/volunteer_bus/

Tokyo Community Theater news
==== WANTED: Actors 50s/60s TIP's The Crucible
Tokyo International Players "The Crucible" has just begun rehearsals and it looks like a fantastic cast with many new faces. However, there are still two openings:
Male actor 50s or 50ish
Male actor 60s or 60ish
Anyone interested should contact the director, Ed Gilmartin, at egilmartin@tokyoplayers.org

==== AUDITION: Pirates of Tokyo Bay 11/20
The Pirates of Tokyo Bay bilingual improv comedy team is looking for members in the Kanto area. Japanese native, English speaker, new to improv or experienced, come out and give it a shot. They'll talk you through some of the games and see how you click with the team and perform as an individual.
Auditions will be in Shinjuku, November 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
See their event page on Facebook for details:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233700903353914&fb_source=message

==== PERFORMANCE: David Copperfield (on going)
The International Theatre Company of London, currently in their 37th season, is returning to Tokyo to perform David Copperfield. Through November, there are several university performances open to the public and subtitled in Japanese. See their website for details: www.stageplay.jp
Friend of Stage Boy Jack, Rohini is also organizing some groups to go to some of the private performance which include all kinds of perks. Ask her for details about dates, special prices, and what's included: joie-de-vivre@oasis.email.ne.jp or call 03-3447-7733

==== PERFORMANCE: A Celebration of Henry Purcell & his Age 11/26
November 26th, Ueno Gakuen University will be celebrating the age of Britain's greatest composer, Henry Purcell in song, poetry and instrumental music. The program, devised by friend of Stage Boy Jack, Timothy Harris, will include Purcell's best-known songs, as well as the nine-minute `opera' /In Guilty Night/. Many poets will be represented and performers include three of the very best singers of British songs in Japan.
For further information contact Tim Harris at tjgharris@gmail.com or visit the hall's website:
http://www.ishibashimemorial.com/calendar/concert/201111/000440.html

==== PERFORMANCE: TIP A Kabuki Christmas 12/1-4
Director Jon Reimer and writer Gary Perlman have combined their love of Japanese theater and the Christmas classic by Charles Dickens to transport you to New Year's Eve in Meiji Era Japan. The miserly scrooge and the infamous ghosts are all there, but bedecked in lavish kimono and performed in traditional kabuki style. An excellent introduction to the art for for foreigners, and accessible to Japanese also. Plan to bring your friends, but reserve your tickets now for this world premiere at Echo Theater in Ebisu. Shows are selling out quickly!
http://www.tokyoplayers.org/

==== WORKSHOP: Corporeal Mime 12/4, 11
Corporeal Mime is a physical, stylized, theatrical art-form. This 2-day introductory workshop with Tania Coke, held Sundays, Dec. 4th and 11th in Higashi Kitazawa, will include study of technical exercises and figures, and the chance to put the technique into practice through improvisation and group composition. Known as 'the art of the thinking body', corporeal mime opens up new possibilities of physical precision and expressiveness.
For more information please contact Tania Coke: t.coke@btinternet.com or 080 2090 2145.

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