Happy IWD 2017!!!
Spring is busier than ever!!!
Here are just a few dates for upcoming events:
March 9 FEW IWD 2017 event: The Many Shades of Harassment
March 11 NGO Mgt skills workshop @TITP
March 12 Migrants march, DAJ action team meeting, RIJ pub Quiz
March 13 Muslim Surveillance in the Name of National Security
March 14 Volunteer meeting
March 23-26 BST presents Dealer choice
March 28 Volunteer info session
Japan
NPO Center is looking for an English speaking staff member and the
Japanese Women Leadership Initiative is accepting applications.
- see details and links below
Please share information far and wide with anyone who might be interested!
For the next listing - please send me info by the end of the month -
please keep it short and simple. The April news will going out around April 3rd
Hope to see you at one of these events.
Sarajean
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MARCH international women's day events
There are many events this week to commemorate IWD 2017.
With March honoring International Women’s Day, our March meeting will focus on recognizing signs of harassment and abuse.
Guest Speaker: Sachi Nakajima, founder of Resilience!
We're excited to announce that FEW members Sarajean Rossitto and
Jennifer Shinkai as well as FEW Strategic Partner Sarah Furuya will also
join Sachi in sharing their experiences with Resilience and why they
support the NPO and its mission. Info: http://fewjapan.com/?p=2660 #BeBoldforChange
 Blossom Blast - get more details here: http://gallery.ultrasupernew.com/portfolio/blossom-blast-what-it-means-to-be-a-woman-iwd2017/
Panel Discussion: Women and the Japanese Workforce
Wednesday, March 15, 7:15 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Sogo Fukushi Kaikan Hall, Research Room 2 (5th Floor)
〒238-0041 2-1, Honcho, Yokosuka-shi 神奈川横須賀市本町２−１
Panelists:
Teruko Wada - Senior Manager, International Affairs Bureau, Keidanren
Noelle Takahashi - Women's Leadership Advocate
Mayu Tomozoe - Student, Meiji University School of Business Administration
Annette Bradford, Asst Professor, Meiji University
Free. Open to public
RSVP: info@ycaps.org
* If you RSVP you are automatically registered. If possible, we ask you
to RSVP but we always welcome participants even you do not RSVP.
Visit www.ycaps.org for more information.
MARCH ACTION ITEMS
Also located on my blog: https://sjworkshopblog.wordpress.com/
Share widely with your networks - these events are not limited to
persons who have taken part in other events or to US citizens. The
attached poster has basic information on the march and the links below
have complete event details.
HEADS UP! APRIL ACTIONS
Sat April 15 Tokyo Rally Demanding Release of President Trump's Tax Returns https://www.facebook.com/events/279687809130062/
Sun April 16 DAJ teach-in more info next month
Sat April 22 March for Science Tsukuba https://www.facebook.com/tsukubasciencecity/
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Temple University, Japan Campus, Conted NGO Management Program.
https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/certificate/tokyo/ngo-management.html
April 15 Community Organizing workshop
https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/courses/seminars/COS101-SP.html
Info Session Saturday, May 13, 10:00-12:00 (English)
Venue:TUJ Azabu Hall (Access)
For people taking courses at TUJ Continuing Education for the first time, but anyone welcome.
Summer NGO Course - NEW COURSE! - Learning about Social Issues through Drama: Using SEVEN to understand global concerns
May through July. Details forthcoming
March 11 - Org management skills 12:50- 17:00
(You can sign up until March 10th)
http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/course/detail/888/
Hitotsubashi ICS Workshop Series
VENUE: Hitotsubashi University ICS Kanda Campus, FLOOR 7
MAP: http://www.ics.hit-u.ac.jp/map/
MARCH 2017: BRAD HECKMAN, NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE
- 3/11-15: 5-Day Managerial Mediation Course (repeated for HRDs and public during ICS GNW Week):
- 3/18-22:
5-Day Mediation Practicum (5 days of practice in applying the training
to live or life-like situations, similar to the NY Court Mediation
Certification Program):
DIVERSITY DOJO:MEDIATING THOUGHT DIVERSITY & CONFLICT AT WORK
The Center for Artistic Activism:
Artistic Activism Webinars: one hour webinars on the principles of
artistic activism - practical ideas you can use to develop fresh
creative tactics for more effective campaigns.
Contact contact@artisticactivism.org
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Nonprofit NGO community events
Nerd Nite : Adventures in Space, Mind & Japan
Science X Theatre
When science meets theatre, expect big ideas, big bangs, and maybe even some laughs.
March 11 and March 12
Details and Tix: https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/
FEW: For Empowering Women in Japan
Monthly meeting info listed above.
Refugees International Japan 
Amnesty International Tokyo English Network (AITEN)
Sun March 19 Showing of the recent bio-pic "Trumbo" starring Brian Cranston, in Shimokitazawa
Tues., March 21 7-9pm: monthly AITEN meeting (for event planning, and letter-writing) at the AIJ office
Sun. April 2, Letter writing at WTD, advertise the Earth Day event.
HP(English):http://www.aiten.info
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17073295569&ref=ts
Japan NPO Center
Wednesday March 22 14:00-17:00
Symposium The future of Tohoku recovery: How NPOs and residents support recovery
Details and registration form can be found here: http://www.jnpoc.ne.jp/?p=12633
Japan Fundraising Association
The Annual Fundraising Japan conference will be held March17-20, organized by the Japan Fundraising Association.
Get more info here: http://jfra.jp/frj/
TELL
Starting
in March 2017, TELL will offer an eight- to ten-week grief and loss
support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one.
This
year’s TELL Runathon has been reinvented as the Sound Mind, Sound Body
Run & Walk, a celebration of mental and physical good health. The
run is organized in partnership with Second Harvest Japan.
Location: near the Tama River (Tamagawa) running course
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, May 27, 10am
All proceeds from the event will support TELL and Second Harvest Japan, accredited not-for-profit organizations.
Find out more: http://telljp.com/
Jambo 
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Seminars and public lectures
Sophia University, Institute of Comparative Culture
Hate Speech and the Gendered Burden of Care: Anti-Discrimination Politics in Japan
March 21 18:30-20:00
Speaker: Vivian Shaw, PhD Candidate
Venue: Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus
Reflecting on the past, Building a sustainable future
April 20 19:00-20:30
Speakers: Steven Cutting, Bev Abama, Tomoko Arakawa
Moderator: Sarajean Rossitto
More info next month
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS ICAS
Recent
political protests worldwide highlight the seemingly endless struggle
between government interests in preventing crime, maintaining public
order and protecting national security balanced against negatively
impacting individual civil liberties and minority communities. This
series of symposia will address the current state of race relations and
policing within the broader context of the criminal justice system. The
goal is to foster an open dialogue on how law enforcement serves and
protects communities, the tension between minority communities and local
police, and the public's response to social injustices particularly
against minorities through political protest movements.
Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, Student Parliament Lounge (Access) Max 120 persons, open to the public
Symposia 2: Monday March 13 19:00-21:00
Muslim Surveillance in the Name of National Security
Speakers:
Lawrence Repeta, Professor of Law, Meiji University
Sebastian Maslow, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University, Japan
Junko Hayashi, Attorney, Partners Law Firm, Tokyo
Moderator: Masaki Kakizaki, Assistant Professor, Temple University, Japan Campus
Symposia 3: Wednesday, April 5 19:00-21:00
#vivalarevolucíon: New Millennium Political Protests
Speakers:
David H. Slater, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Japanese Studies
and Director of the Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University
John Russell, Professor of Anthropology, Gifu University,
William Andrews
Noriko Manabe, Associate Professor of Music Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia
Sarajean Rossitto, Nonprofit NGO Consultant
Moderator: Tina Saunders, Director and Associate Professor of Instruction in Law, Temple University School of Law, Japan Campus
Polarization, Politics, and Religion in Trump’s America
Date: Wednesday, March 15, 19:30 (Doors open at 19:00)
Speaker: David Hempton (Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, Harvard University)
Venue: Azabu Hall, Temple University, Japan Campus Parliament lounge 1F
Moderator: Robert Dujarric (ICAS Director)
Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan
Date: Friday, March 31, 19:00 (Doors open at 18:30)
Panelists:
Michael Thomas Cucek (ICAS Adjunct Fellow, Adjunct
Professor of politics at Temple University Japan Campus and Adjunct
Professor of social science at Waseda University)
David McNeill (foreign correspondent for The Irish Times, The Independent, The Economist and The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Lawrence Repeta (Professor of Law, Meiji University)
Tina Burrett (ICAS adjunct fellow and Associate Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University)
Jeff Kingston (editor of Press Freedom in Contemporary
Japan (Routledge 2017) and Director of Asian Studies at Temple
University Japan Campus)
Venue: Azabu Hall, Temple University, Japan Campus Parliament lounge 1F
Mobilization of the Very Poor in Japan
Date: Monday, April 3, 19:30 (Doors open at 19
Speaker: David Antoine Malinas (Associate Professor at Paris-Diderot University)
Venue: Azabu Hall, Temple University, Japan Campus
Moderator: Robert Dujarric (ICAS Director)
Opportunities
 The Japanese Women Leadership Initiative empowers Japanese women to become leaders and to make positive social change and innovation in Japan. JWLI is accepting applications for the 2017 program through May 8
Program Dates Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - Friday, November 3, 2017
Ideal Candidates Emerging women leaders of the Japanese
social sector –nonprofit staff, a social entrepreneur, CSR staff of a
for-profit company, or a municipal government employee
Key Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience
- Clear vision for social change in Japan
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Passionate, action-oriented mindset
- Interest to learn about leadership and management of the U.S. social sector
Japan NPO Center is looking for a Part-time English speaking staff member
 Below is the basic info - write to JNPOC for the the complete job description:
日本NPOセンターでは、以下の要領で週３日程度のコミットをしてくださる人材を募集しています。
＜事業の期間＞2017年4月-2018年5月（2018年6月以降も延長の可能性あり）
＜こんな人を探しています＞
・プログラムコーディネーションの経験がある人。
・メール、電話／スカイプ等でのコミュニケーション含め、英語環境での仕事経験者。
・パソコンによる事務作業（インターネット、ワード、エクセル、パワーポイント等の基本操作）に習熟していること。
・（国際）企業との協働事業、評価事業、プロジェクトマネジメント等の経験有はプラス。
・14カ月働くコミットができる人（より短期なら可能という方もお問い合わせください。）
・１週間程度の米国出張ができる人（4月16日からを予定）＝応相談
・ロジ面のアレンジ含め、各種業務に柔軟に対応できること。
＜応募方法＞以下をＥメールにてお送りください。
・履歴書
・職務経歴書（これまでの業務内容・スキル・資格）
・志望動機（800～1000字程度）
応募書類を拝見し、随時、面接をお願いします（応募書類は返却いたしませんので、あらかじめご了承ください）。
締切 ： 適任者が見つかり次第募集を終了します。
＜お問合せ先・応募先＞
特定非営利活動法人日本NPOセンター（担当: 土屋）
TEL 03-3510-0855 FAX 03-3510-0856
E-Mail recruit # jnpoc.ne.jp （#を@に変えてください）
Website http://www.jnpoc.ne.jp
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Community Theater and Arts News
Tokyo International Players
Tickets for the May production of The Diary of Anne Frank will be available shortly.
Find out more http://tokyoplayers.com
Black
Stripe Theater presents Dealer’s Choice by Patrick Marber
March 23-26
Performance Dates/Times:
Th. 23rd
7pm, Fr. 24th 7pm,
Sa. 25th 1pm and 7pm, Su. 26th 1pm and 7pm.
Venue: Trance Mission Theater in Sangubashi.
Tickets (adult) 3500yen
(student) 3000yen
For details and tickets: www.blackstripetheater.com
Yokohama Theatre Group http://ytg.jp
science x theatre (Nerd Nite Special Edition)
Dates/Days/Times
March 11 Saturday @ 14:00 & 19:00
March 12 Sunday @15:00
More info, reserve your tickets here: http://ytg.jp/en/
Support us by becoming a patron! https://patreon.com/ytg
Tokyo Sinfonia
Haydn Serenade champagne concert
~ Oji Hall, Wed., Mar. 15
Alexis Vallejos (guitar) champagne concert
~ Oji Hall, Wed., Apr. 12
Tickets/Information - Sinfonia direct tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
Peatix online http://peatix.com/event/188800
More Information http://www.tokyosinfonia.com
ORGANIZATION UPDATES
Mirai no Mori
needs Volunteers! Join our team and
help us reach out to as many youth as possible. If you are
Interested, please join our info session to find out more! Info session Tuesday, March
28, 19:00-20:30
Access
information: Right outside of Shirokane-Takanawa station Exit #1 on Nanboku and
Mita line
Quiz Night date 30th March, 7pm Venue: Hobgoblin Roppongi. Cost 3000
yen Pay cash on the door
Asian Rural Institute
ARI
is recruiting Japanese students and volunteers of all nationalities for
2017. If you know now anyone who might be interested? Please share this
information with them. http://www.ari-edu.org/2016/10/20/japaneseapplicant/
AN EXCITING NEW report on Rural Leaders: by Steven Cutting and Beverly Abma http://www.ari-edu.org/en/2016/11/25/en-ruralleaders/ Info in English 日本語
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