Friends of the Earth hike to Takakawa-yama
Location: Meet at the front end of Platform 12 for the Chuo Line at JR Shinjuku Station at 7:45 a.m.
Cost: Free
For more information: http://www.foejapan.org/en
Organized by: Friends of the Earth
Monday, July 1, 17:00 ~ 24:00
Party for Peace 9
Location: EBISU What The Dickens LOOP Bldg 4F, 1-13-3 Ebisu Nishi Shibuya-ku
Access: http://www.whatthedickens.jp
Cost: 1000 yen (Children under 12 free)
For more information: http://peace9.org/
Organized by: Greenpeace Japan
Monday, July 1, 1:00 ~ 7:00
"Blooming Iraq" Event (In Japanese)
Location: Space Rakuta
Access: 6-8-7 Rakuta Bldg. 2F, Minami Karasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Cost: No charge (Donations appreciated)
For more information: http://www.iraq-hope.net/ (Japanese) http://www.iraq-hope.net
Organized by: Iraq Hope Network
Monday, July 1, 1:00 ~
Palestine Documentary Screening Tour
Location: Minato-ku Men and Women's Equality Center 4F Gathering Room
Access: 2 minute walk from JR Tamachi Station (Yamate Line), 4 minute walk from Metro Mita Station (Mita or Asakusa Line)
Cost: 1000 yen
Organized By: IMADR-JC
Sunday, July 1, 3:30 ~ 5:00
"Education for a Multi-Ethnic Japan" Forum 2007 Tokyo (In Japanese)
Location: Korean YMCA 3rd Floor
Access: Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku, Saragakucho 2-5-5
Cost: 500yen
For more information: 03-3233-0611
Organized by: Multicultural Co-existence Forum
Tuesday, July 3, 7:00pm
EA monthly seminar series speaker Nicolai Bergmann (In English)
Location: The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Access: http://www.fccj.or.jp/aboutus
Cost: Free
For more information: http://www.ea-tokyo.com
Organized by: EA
Wednesday, July 4, 1:30 ~ 4:00
"CSR supply and SA8000 seminar" (In Japanese)
Location: Tamachi Innovation Center, Conference Room, Tokyo Minato-ku 5-29-12, Mita Central Building 4F
Cost: 2000yen
For more information: http://acejapan.org/modules
Organized by: ACE Japan
Wednesday, July 4, 7:00 ~ 9:00
"Globalization and gender" (In Japanese)
Location: Asian Women's Resource Center
Cost: 1000yen (700 yen for Members)
For more information: http://www.ajwrc.org/modules
Organized by: AJWRC
Friday July 6, 1:00 ~ 2:00
Nonprofit NGO luncheon
Have someone from your nonprofit NGO join us for the next gathering:
at Fujimama's in Harajuku
http://www.fujimamas.com
Cost: pay as you go
For more information: http://psc-network.blogspot
* This event is limited to PSC supporters and networking partners.
RSVP by June 4 - To join us, please contact skillsbuild@gmail.com.
Organized by: PSC
July 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 9:30 ~ 6:30
RBR 5-day Right Brain Drawing Workshops
Location: RBR Creative Arts Center
Access: 8 minutes walk from Roppongi or Azabu Juban Station
For more information: info@rbr-art.com or (03) 5770-7401, http://www.rbr-art.com/Moving
Organized by: RBR
Saturday, July 7, 6:00-8:30
PSC Skills Build July workshop series (In English)
Theme: An intro to the Japanese nonprofit NGO sector - what's going on and how to get involved
Location: Onden Kumin Kaikan
Fee: 3000yen for one or 10,000yen for the series (4-16 people)
Advanced registration requested.
For more information: skillsbuild@gmail.com, http://people-for-social
Organizer: PSC
Saturday, July 7, 10:00 ~ 21:00
Fourth Annual Tokyo Peace Film Festival (In Japanese)
Location: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
Access: Chiyoda metro: get off at Yoyogi-Koen Station (Exit No.4 )
For more information: http://www.peacefilm.net/
Organized by: Tokyo Peace Association
Sunday, July 8, 10:40am~
Friends of the Earth hike to the Mt. Takao beer garden
Location: Meet at the ticket
gate of Takao-san-guchi Station (Keio Line) at 10:40 a.m. From Keio Shinjuku
Station, use the Keio Line train departing at 9:50 a.m.
Cost: Free
For more information: http://www.foejapan.org/en
Organized by: Friends of the Earth
Wed July 11, 7:00 ~ 9:00pm
PSC Skills Build July workshop series (In English)
Skill Area: Grant proposals－ research and writing to get project support
Location: Onden Kumin Kaikan
Fee: 3000yen for one or 10,000yen for the series (4-16 people)
Advanced registration requested.
For more information: skillsbuild@gmail.com, http://people-for-social
Organizer: PSC
Sat July 14, 6:00 ~ 8:30pm
PSC Skills build July workshop series (In English)
Theme: Ecological footprinting: Environmental education in your class
Location: Onden Kumin Kaikan
Fee: 3000yen for one or 10,000yen for the series (4-30 people)
Advanced registration requested.
For more information: skillsbuild@gmail.com, http://people-for-social
Organizer: PSC
July 17-21, July 23-27, July 30, 8:30 ~ 3:00
[ART SmARTs] for TODDLERS
Location: RBR Creative Arts Center
Access: 8 minutes walk from Roppongi or Azabu Juban Station
Registration Fee: ¥10,500
Material Fee: ¥3,500
For more information: http://www.rbr-art.com/files
Organized by: RBR
Wed July 18, 7:00 ~ 9:00pm
PSC Skills Build July workshop series (In English)
Skill Area: Basic project mgt.ー tools for effective social change
Location: Jingumae Kumin Kaikan
Fee: 3000yen for one or 10,000yen for the series (4-16 people)
Advanced registration requested.
For more information: skillsbuild@gmail.com, http://people-for-social
Organizer: PSC
July 18-26
2nd International UNHCR Refugee Film Festival 2007
Locations: L´Institut Franco-Japonais de Tokyo: (Iidabashi Station)
Goethe-Institut Japan: (Aoyama Itchome Station)
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo: (Kudanshita Station)
Embassy of Sweden: (Kamiyacho Station)
Cost: Free
For more information: http://www.refugeefilm.org
Organized by: UNHCR Representation in Japan and Japan for UNHCR
Saturday, July 28, 10:30 ~ 12:00
PSC Action Team Volunteer meeting
Location: Tully's Coffee Shop at Yoyogi Station (JR), North Exit
http://www.tullys.co.jp/store
Main agenda items - PR and outreach for summer events, planning team for
fall 2007 events, new events
Contact skillsbuild@gmail.com for details on how you can get involved in
upcoming PSC projects!
Saturday, July 21, 12:30 ~ 4:30 pm
Summer Charity Networking Event
Location: Aux Bacchanales Ark Hills Building, 2nd Floor1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: http://www.auxbacchanales.com
Cost: 4,000 Yen in advance, 5,000 Yen at the door
Attendance is limited to 400 people
Organized by: NetTokyo
Sunday, July 24~
CREATIVE MUSIC for kids
Location: RBR Creative Center
Access: 8 minutes walk from Roppongi or Azabu Juban Station
For more information: info@rbr-art.com or (03) 5770-7401, http://www.rbr-art.com/Moving
Organized by: The New Center for Creative Art
Wed July 25, 7:00 ~ 9:00pm
PSC Skills Build July workshop series (In English)
Skill Area: Presentation skills for nonprofit NGOs－ making appeals to new supporters
Location: Jingumae Kumin Kaikan
Fee: 3000yen for one or 10,000yen for the series (4-16 people)
Advanced registration requested.
For more information: skillsbuild@gmail.com , http://people-for-social
Organizer: PSC
Saturday, July 30, 2:00 ~ 3:00
"Indonesian diplomacy and Islamic", 66th JANNI Continuing Lecture (In Japanese)
Location: Shinsei Kaikan, No. 7 Meeting Room (4F)
Access: One minute walk from JR Sobu Line Shinano Cho Station
Cost: 1000yen (500yen for members)
For more information: janni@jca.apc.org
Organized by: JANNI
Opportunities
18th International Fundraising Workshop ( 18 SAFRW)
22 to 25 August, Agra, "Building Relationships for Sustainability"
proposes to be one of the finest fundraising workshops in the whole of South Asia, Asia Pacific and Africa. The programme has been very well fine tuned with value for everyone from Board Members, Trustees, Chief Executives, Fundraising Directors, Fundraisers, and representatives of Universities, Independent Schools, Corporate Foundations and Charitable hospitals.
For more details visit www.safrg.org
or email ceo@safrg.org.
Volunteer Opportunity in Niigata with JEN
Niigata farming assistance volunteers can travel to
help towns hurt by the earthquake 2 years ago.
Volunteering trip time periods:
Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 16
Friday, August 10 – Sunday, August 12
Friday, August 24 – Sunday, August 26
Friday, September 21 – Monday, September 24
Friday, September 28 – Sunday, September 30
Friday, October 26 – Sunday, October 28
Up to 15 people per trip.
Cost: 6000 yen per person for 2 nights, 8000 yen for 3 nights.
For more information: info@jen-npo.org or 03-5225-9352
Yayori Award Nominations
The Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights focuses on the global promotion of women's human rights and peace affecting the past, present, and future. The Yayori Award focuses on women activists, journalists, and artists (individuals or groups) who work at the grassroots level with socially marginalized peoples in order to create a 21st century free from war and discrimination against women. They select an individual or a group from the Asian region and offer 500,000 yen.
For more information: http://www.wfphr.org/yayori
Sponsoring Organization: Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights
Global Lives Film Project Japan Edition
Global Lives is looking for people interested in participating in the Tokyo
edition of the project, to be shot during the coming month of July.
At this point we are specifically looking for at least 1 or 2 other
production coordinator(s)/fixer(s) (preferably Japanese with some English or
Portuguese or Spanish ability), willing to work together with us in choosing
the Japanese character for the shoot, scouting locations, and putting
together a crew of creative and socially-minded people to work together (for
free) on this project.
For more information: www.globallives.org
Contact: Irene: 090-6169-2894 / (home/fax) 03 - 3956-7078
Andreina: 080 - 5077 - 1604 / (home/fax) 03 - 5966 – 4118
Organized by: Global Lives
