PSC general meeting followed by Planning Meeting:
Location: Koots Green Tea, Harajuku/Omotesando area, off Meiji-dori
Map: http://www.koots.co.jp/store
All interested in joining are requested to contact rose.ito@gmail.com
Main topics: NGO matsuri and Sept forum
Friday September 8, 2006, 12:30 – 13:30,
Social Inequity: What Young People Can Do About It?
Guest speaker:Dr. Sudha Nair
Director of Eco-technology at MS Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, India
Location: Temple University Japan, Room 317
Map: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/maps/indexj.html
Friday Sept 8, 7:00 – 11:00
DEAR GEORGE, DEAR KOIZUMI!
A night of comedy and politics sponsored by the Tokyo Comedy Store & Democrats Abroad Japan
Special GOTV (get out the vote) benefit event
Location: Crocodile Live House, B1 Sekiguchi Bld., 6-18-8 Meiji-jingumae, Shibuya
Participation fee: ¥2000 (funds go towards for promoting DAJ online US voter reg site www.votefromabroad.org )
For event details: http://www.demsjapan.jp/node
Friday Sept 8, 6:30 – 8:30
IMADR series on globalization and the trafficking of persons:
"What can be done end trafficking?"(in Japanese only)
Participation fee: 800 yen
Location Azabu Seminar House, Azabu dai 1-11-5
For more details visit http://www.imadr.org/japan
To sign up imadrjc@imadr.org
Coordinating organization: IMADR-JC http://www.imadr.org
Saturday, Sept 9, 10:00 - 12:00
Temple University Japan Continuing Education Dept. Open House
Location and Venue access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite
For more information contact: Tel: 03-5441-9864, E-mail: conted@tuj.ac.jp
http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite
Saturday, September 9, from 1:30 pm
World Peace Now!
Anti-war march
Speakers and set up from 1:30, march from 2:30 pm
Start near Sendagaya station then Around Meiji Park
For more information please visit: http://www.worldpeacenow.jp/
Saturday, September 9, 2 to 5p.m.
Guest Presentation: Patrick Kane, MoveOnNational meeting of Democrats Abroad Japan officers and activists
Location: RBR New Center for the Creative Arts, 1-5-15 Moto Azabu, Minato-ku 106-0004, Tel: 03-5457-6171.
A map can be found at http://www.rbr-art.com/map/.
For details visit the DAJ website http://demsjapan.jp/.
Sunday, Sept 10, 10am-6pm
Ueno NGO Matsuri
Maruko Bldg, Ueno-Okachimachi area
1-20-6 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8605
A map can be found at http://www.jca.apc.org/repp
For event details check out: http://ngomatsuri2006.blog72
Wednesday 13th September 2006
Amnesty G78 Monthly meeting
At the Amnesty International Japan Office.
Rab Peterson from Sophia University will speak on alternative and independent media
for more info, visit: http://www.aig78.org/
Thursday Sept. 14, 7:30 - 9:30
PSC Planning Meeting: for new projects and Skills Build Forum 7
Location: Koots Green Tea, Harajuku/Omotesando area, off Meiji-dori
Map: http://www.koots.co.jp/store
All interested in joining are requested to contact rose.ito@gmail.com
Main topics: Sept 23 Forum
Friday, Starting dates for each series Sept 15 and Sept 29
Citizens academia lecture series (in Japanese)
Sept 15 Security and migrant workers insecurity
Sept 29 philosophy of illness - focus on AIDS
For details please visit: http://www.keiho- u.ac.jp/academia06
Friday, Sept 22, 2006 14:30 am to 16:00pm
Visit to the Diet on the destruction of the constitution.
Topics for discussion : Revision of the Constitution, Fundamental Law of Education change for the worse, conspiracy bill, Self-Defense Act, overseas deployment of army "permanent law", Antiterrorism Law extension
Meeting place: House of Representatives Members' Office Building #2
meeting room #1
in front of Nagatacho subway Station
Organized by several groups opposing Constitutional change
Contact 3221-4668 for details.
Saturday, Sept 23, 2006 10:30 am to 6:30pm, party to followFriday, Sept 22, 2006 14:30 am to 16:00pm
Visit to the Diet on the destruction of the constitution.
Topics for discussion : Revision of the Constitution, Fundamental Law of Education change for the worse, conspiracy bill, Self-Defense Act, overseas deployment of army "permanent law", Antiterrorism Law extension
Meeting place: House of Representatives Members' Office Building #2
meeting room #1
in front of Nagatacho subway Station
Organized by several groups opposing Constitutional change
Contact 3221-4668 for details.
Skills Building for Social Change 2006 - Forum 7
Panel discussion theme: NGOs working in Africa
Workshops: Volunteer Mgt, Fundraising, PR and marketing
An event to inform, train and empower participants into active community involvement.
For more information visit http://people-for-social
Tuesday, Sept 26, 12:30 - 14:00
"Cross-border organized crime treaty does not = conspiracy"
- Examination of report by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
location: House of Councillors Bldg, meeting rooms 3 & 4
Organized by Amnesty International Japan, Japan Consumer Federation
and IMADR-JC
For more information contact: imadrjc@imadr.org
Saturday Sept 30
Series on Indigenous Peoples and the Commons
Lecture #6 theme: the place of Indigenous Peoples in the MDGs
For details visit http://www.imadr.org/japan/event/2006/indigenous_commons
Saturday, Sept 30, all day
Global Festa Japan 2006
Location: Hibiya Park
For details, please visit: http://www.gfj2006.jp