Tuesday June 1, Tuesday June 14 10：00～22：00
Exhibit on working children
Venue: CUE Café, Daikanyama
Access: http://cue-cafe.jp/
For details contact admin@gnjp.org
Related event information: http://www.amnesty.or.jp/modules/piCal/?cid=0&smode=List
Wednesday June 2, 7:30-9:30
World AIDS TV and Malaria
Briefing on the world AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria policy
Location: Maruko Bldg, Meeting Room 2F
Address) 1-20-6 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Bldg 2F 丸幸
Directions: JR → turn left towards the front thanks to Kuramae Okachimachi Kasuga Station → Lawson is building → 1F 2F
Map: http://www.ajf.gr.jp/map.html
Registration Form: http://ow.ly/1MVtA
Friday June 5
TOKYO SINFONIA IN JUNE - SAINT-SAENS SERENADE
Champagne concert, at Oji Hall (Ginza)
Tickets: Group tickets￥5,500 each; Single tickets ￥6,000; 4-concert subscriptions ￥20,000
For tickets and Information: tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
URL: www.tokyosinfonia.com
Monday June 7 3:00-5:00
MDGS 2015 campaign opening event (in Japanese)
Location: SohoKaikan, Room 402
Access http://www.sohyokaikan.or.jp/access/
RSVP be fore June 6 mdgs@janic.org
Get details: http://acejapan.org/modules/piCal/?&event_id=1364?mm158
June 9, 7:00-9:00
ACE Action against Child Exploitation volunteer information session (in Japanese)
Location ACE office http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd0/?id=4?mm157
Get more information: http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd5/index.php?id=3
Share this listing with friends by email or spread the word about the listing online:
http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.com/ You can always share your info on FB by joining the PSC - People for Social Change group.
Saturday and Sunday June 12-13
African Fest 2010
Location Yokohama Renka Event Plaza
Access www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/access
→ www.africanfesta2010.com
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour !!
INFO: http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/WDACL/lang--en/
EVENTS IN JAPAN: http://stopchildlabour.jp/2010/english/index.html
Saturday June 12 1:00-6:00
World Day Against Child Labour Symposium & film presentation (in Japanese)
Location: Bunkyo Gakuin, Memorial Hall
Nearest station: Todaimae, http://www.u-bunkyo.ac.jp/campus/campusguide/hongo.html
Get more details: info@cl-net.org or visit http://stopchildlabour.jp/2010/mainevent.html
Saturday June 12 1:00-6:00
World Refugee Day Symposium on Refugees support programs (in Japanese)
Location: Seisen University, Bldg. # 2, Room 231
Access: http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/access.html
Get more details: volunteer-c@seisen-u.ac.jp or visit http://www.japanforunhcr.org/event/event_wrd10.html
Saturday June 12, 2010 6pm – 9pm
LOVING DAY TOKYO: Celebrate diversity in Japan with HAFU PROJECT
http://www.hafufilm.com
Venue: Las Chicas B1F in Aoyama (http://vision.jp/)
Nearest station: Omotesando Exit B2 (5 mins walk)
Donation: With RSVP or before 7pm is 3000 yen (includes 1 drink)
After 7 is 4000yen (includes 1 drink)
Please RSVP:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEJWZFI1c3VZd2xtNzI2MlVlTFNSOEE6MA
Saturday June 20 is World Refugee Day!
INFO: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/refugee/
World Refugee Day 2010 - Organize an Event in Your Area http://www.unrefugees.org/site/c.lfIQKSOwFqG/b.5106437/k.D118/World_Refugee_Day_2010__Organize_an_Event_in_Your_Area.htm
EVENTS IN JAPAN http://www.japanforunhcr.org/event/event_wrd10.html
June 23, 7:00-9:00
ACE Action against Child Exploitation volunteer information session (in Japanese)
Location ACE office http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd0/?id=4?mm157
Get more information: http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd5/index.php?id=3
Thursday June 24 3:00-6:00
Hunger Free World 10 year anniversary symposium
Location: JICA Hiroba in Hiroo, http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html
Free!
RSVP required => E-mail hfwoffice@hungerfree.net
Get details: http://www.hungerfree.net/10thsympo/
Organized by Hunger Free World http://www.hungerfree.net/
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:00 – 9:00
Seminar: Water access and rebuilding after conflict in Sudan => The challenge facing South Sudanese returnees in rebuilding their livelihoods after the 22-year internal conflict (In Japanese)
Speaker: Masaharu Saito, Program Officer Peace Winds Japan, http://www.peace-winds.org/
Location:Tsuda College Sendagaya Campus, Conference Room, Tsuda Hall http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/access.html
Fee: Free!
Registration: By telephone (03-3402-7333) or online (http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp).
About TITP:http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/course/titp.html
Share this listing with friends by email or spread the word about the listing online:
http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.com/ You can always share your info on FB by joining the PSC - People for Social Change group.
Looking ahead=> July & August Events
July 14 and 28, 7:00-9:00
ACE Action against Child Exploitation volunteer information session (in Japanese)
Location ACE office http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd0/?id=4?mm157
Get more information: http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd5/index.php?id=3
Friday August 6, 6:30
FCCJ dinner-concert, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
3-course traditional Japanese dinner
Tickets: Group tickets￥8,500 each; Single tickets ￥9,400; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
For tickets and Information: tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
URL: www.tokyosinfonia.com
Friday September 10, 7:00
STRAUSS SERENADE
Symphonies for Strings champagne concert, Oji Hall (Ginza)
Tickets: Group tickets￥8,500 each; Single tickets ￥9,400; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
For tickets and Information: tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
URL: www.tokyosinfonia.com
Make a difference: Community service and skills building opps!
Job opportunities!
UNDP has several Job opps in the Tokyo office
(1) Public Affairs Assistant
(2) Finance / Administrative Assistant
(3) Admin. Clerk / Driver
Send your UN Personal History Form (P-11) Get more information on the positions: http://www.undp.or.jp
Save the Children Japan is looking for short term admin staff in their Tokyo HQ. Get details: recruit@savechildren.or.jp
Action against Child Exploitation is looking for a part-time staff person for accounting and bookkeeping Japanese fluency required.
Get details: http://acejapan.org/modules/bulletin/article.php?storyid=212?mm158
ARK is a non-profit, non-governmental working actively to rescue animals. The Tokyo office is currently looking for a bilingual executive director. tokyoark@arkbark.net
JAR (Japan association of refugees) has a full time PR position opening: Skills required: computer, planning, events, outreach and PR; Native Japanese with excellent English. Get details and apply: recruit@refugee.or.jp
ICAN has 3 staff openings and is also looking for student interns.
For information on staff openings – Project manager (Mindanao Office), Accounting staff (Manila office) and Tokyo HQ Adminstration – visit http://www.ican.or.jp/recruit.html. Completed applications will be accepted until May 31.
Interns are needed in both the Tokyo & Manila offices. Get details: http://www.ican.or.jp/intern.html
Volunteer Opportunities:
Looking for volunteers for African Festa needed for June 11-13 to set up work booths and clean Access www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/access
http://www.africanfesta2010.com/recruit/volunteer.html
if interested contact tokyo.office@unfpa.or.jp by May 23
RFTC is looking for volunteers to form the organizing committee for its annual Run for the cure/Walk for life event held in October/November this year. For more information please contact us in English or Japanese at 03-5422-8591 or inquiries@runforthecure.org
Living Dreams needs volunteers to help with with programs, and with communicating/coordinating with the children's homes, Find out more livingdreams.jp or contact Amy amy.moyers@gmail.com
JANIC is looking for volunteers to help on the MDG campaign against poverty. advocacy@janic.org
Information and resources;
Theater info mailing list: Stage Boy Jack
For those of you interested in theater in Tokyo, Join Stage Boy Jack’s mailing list!
Subscribe and receive each issue as soon as it's released!
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stageboyjack/ and look for the "Join This Group" button. We also have a group on Facebook.
"Women2Women - America" will take place from August 3 - August 10, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The goal of Women2Women is to provide young women students from around the world with the opportunity to learn, network, and acquire the leadership and professional development skills needed to succeed. Participants will also meet and interact with their counterparts from around the world.
The core theme of Women2Women - America is "Claim Your Seat at the Table." Sub-themes include cultural leadership, government and public service, and media technology and media literacy.
The purpose of the conference is to empower young women to become future leaders. To be accepted into Women2Women, applicants must demonstrate interest in leadership development, the democratic process and public diplomacy. Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/conference-on-women2women-america.html
EcoHealth Awards
ECOHEALTH AWARDS for presentation at the Third Conference of the International Association for Ecology & Health August 18-20, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
The International Association for Ecology & Health (IAEH) was formed in 2006. The Association's mission is to strive for sustainable health of people, wildlife, and ecosystems by promoting discovery, understanding and transdisciplinarity. The specific objectives of the Association toward this overarching mission are to:
Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/ecohealth-awards.html
Jefferson Fellowships_USA
The Jefferson Fellowships program was launched in 1967 to enhance public understanding through the news media of cultures, issues and trends in the Asia Pacific region, broadly defined as Asia, the Pacific Islands and the United States. The Fellowships provide U.S. and Asia Pacific journalists with an opportunity to broaden their understanding of Asia Pacific issues and build a professional network through one week of dialogue with professional colleagues and experts at the East-West Center, followed by a two-week study tour to cities in Asia or the U.S.
Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2009/05/jefferson-fellowships.html
Free the Slaves-Freedom Awards
Free the Slaves liberates slaves around the world, helps them rebuild their lives and researches real world solutions to eradicate slavery forever. We use world class research and compelling stories from the frontlines of slavery to convince the powerful and the powerless that we can end slavery. The Freedom Awards celebrate heroes of the anti-slavery movement from around the world. These awards are open to organizations and individuals working to eradicate human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The awards will be given out during late 2011. Awardees will be flown to the USA for an inspirational evening that honors the vision and courage of slavery survivors, community-based organizations, individual leaders and extraordinary volunteers—all bringing slaves to freedom.
Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/free-slaves-freedom-awards.html
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June 2010 events
June events
Tuesday June 1, Tuesday June 14 10：00～22：00
Exhibit on working children
Venue: CUE Café, Daikanyama
Access: http://cue-cafe.jp/
For details contact admin@gnjp.org
Related event information: http://www.amnesty.or.jp/modules/piCal/?cid=0&smode=List
Wednesday June 2, 7:30-9:30
World AIDS TV and Malaria
Briefing on the world AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria policy
Location: Maruko Bldg, Meeting Room 2F
Address) 1-20-6 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Bldg 2F 丸幸
Directions: JR → turn left towards the front thanks to Kuramae Okachimachi Kasuga Station → Lawson is building → 1F 2F
Map: http://www.ajf.gr.jp/map.html
Registration Form: http://ow.ly/1MVtA
Friday June 5
TOKYO SINFONIA IN JUNE - SAINT-SAENS SERENADE
Champagne concert, at Oji Hall (Ginza)
Tickets: Group tickets￥5,500 each; Single tickets ￥6,000; 4-concert subscriptions ￥20,000
For tickets and Information: tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
Monday June 7 3:00-5:00
MDGS 2015 campaign opening event (in Japanese)
Location: SohoKaikan, Room 402
Access http://www.sohyokaikan.or.jp/access/
RSVP be fore June 6 mdgs@janic.org
Get details: http://acejapan.org/modules/piCal/?&event_id=1364?mm158
June 9, 7:00-9:00
ACE Action against Child Exploitation volunteer information session (in Japanese)
Location ACE office http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd0/?id=4?mm157
Get more information: http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd5/index.php?id=3
Share this listing with friends by email or spread the word about the listing online:
http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.com/ You can always share your info on FB by joining the PSC - People for Social Change group.
Saturday and Sunday June 12-13
African Fest 2010
Location Yokohama Renka Event Plaza
Access www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/access
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour !!
INFO: http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/WDACL/lang--en/
EVENTS IN JAPAN: http://stopchildlabour.jp/2010/english/index.html
Saturday June 12 1:00-6:00
World Day Against Child Labour Symposium & film presentation (in Japanese)
Location: Bunkyo Gakuin, Memorial Hall
Nearest station: Todaimae, http://www.u-bunkyo.ac.jp/campus/campusguide/hongo.html
Get more details: info@cl-net.org or visit http://stopchildlabour.jp/2010/mainevent.html
Saturday June 12 1:00-6:00
World Refugee Day Symposium on Refugees support programs (in Japanese)
Location: Seisen University, Bldg. # 2, Room 231
Access: http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/access.html
Get more details: volunteer-c@seisen-u.ac.jp or visit http://www.japanforunhcr.org/event/event_wrd10.html
Saturday June 12, 2010 6pm – 9pm
LOVING DAY TOKYO: Celebrate diversity in Japan with HAFU PROJECT
Venue: Las Chicas B1F in Aoyama (http://vision.jp/)
Nearest station: Omotesando Exit B2 (5 mins walk)
Donation: With RSVP or before 7pm is 3000 yen (includes 1 drink)
After 7 is 4000yen (includes 1 drink)
Please RSVP:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEJWZFI1c3VZd2xtNzI2MlVlTFNSOEE6MA
Saturday June 20 is World Refugee Day!
INFO: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/refugee/
World Refugee Day 2010 - Organize an Event in Your Area http://www.unrefugees.org/site/c.lfIQKSOwFqG/b.5106437/k.D118/World_Refugee_Day_2010__Organize_an_Event_in_Your_Area.htm
EVENTS IN JAPAN http://www.japanforunhcr.org/event/event_wrd10.html
June 23, 7:00-9:00
ACE Action against Child Exploitation volunteer information session (in Japanese)
Location ACE office http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd0/?id=4?mm157
Get more information: http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd5/index.php?id=3
Thursday June 24 3:00-6:00
Hunger Free World 10 year anniversary symposium
Location: JICA Hiroba in Hiroo, http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html
Free!
RSVP required => E-mail hfwoffice@hungerfree.net
Get details: http://www.hungerfree.net/10thsympo/
Organized by Hunger Free World http://www.hungerfree.net/
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:00 – 9:00
Seminar: Water access and rebuilding after conflict in Sudan => The challenge facing South Sudanese returnees in rebuilding their livelihoods after the 22-year internal conflict (In Japanese)
Speaker: Masaharu Saito, Program Officer Peace Winds Japan, http://www.peace-winds.org/
Location:Tsuda College Sendagaya Campus, Conference Room, Tsuda Hall http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/access.html
Fee: Free!
Registration: By telephone (03-3402-7333) or online (http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp).
About TITP:http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/course/titp.html
Share this listing with friends by email or spread the word about the listing online:
http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.com/ You can always share your info on FB by joining the PSC - People for Social Change group.
Looking ahead=> July & August Events
July 14 and 28, 7:00-9:00
ACE Action against Child Exploitation volunteer information session (in Japanese)
Location ACE office http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd0/?id=4?mm157
Get more information: http://acejapan.org/modules/tinyd5/index.php?id=3
Friday August 6, 6:30
FCCJ dinner-concert, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
3-course traditional Japanese dinner
Tickets: Group tickets￥8,500 each; Single tickets ￥9,400; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
For tickets and Information: tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
Friday September 10, 7:00
STRAUSS SERENADE
Symphonies for Strings champagne concert, Oji Hall (Ginza)
Tickets: Group tickets￥8,500 each; Single tickets ￥9,400; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
For tickets and Information: tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
Make a difference: Community service and skills building opps!
Job opportunities!
UNDP has several Job opps in the Tokyo office
(1) Public Affairs Assistant
(2) Finance / Administrative Assistant
(3) Admin. Clerk / Driver
Send your UN Personal History Form (P-11) Get more information on the positions: http://www.undp.or.jp
Save the Children Japan is looking for short term admin staff in their Tokyo HQ. Get details: recruit@savechildren.or.jp
Action against Child Exploitation is looking for a part-time staff person for accounting and bookkeeping Japanese fluency required.
Get details: http://acejapan.org/modules/bulletin/article.php?storyid=212?mm158
ARK is a non-profit, non-governmental working actively to rescue animals. The Tokyo office is currently looking for a bilingual executive director. tokyoark@arkbark.net
JAR (Japan association of refugees) has a full time PR position opening: Skills required: computer, planning, events, outreach and PR; Native Japanese with excellent English. Get details and apply: recruit@refugee.or.jp
ICAN has 3 staff openings and is also looking for student interns.
For information on staff openings – Project manager (Mindanao Office), Accounting staff (Manila office) and Tokyo HQ Adminstration – visit http://www.ican.or.jp/recruit.html. Completed applications will be accepted until May 31.
Interns are needed in both the Tokyo & Manila offices. Get details: http://www.ican.or.jp/intern.html
Volunteer Opportunities:
Looking for volunteers for African Festa needed for June 11-13 to set up work booths and clean Access www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/access
http://www.africanfesta2010.com/recruit/volunteer.html
if interested contact tokyo.office@unfpa.or.jp by May 23
RFTC is looking for volunteers to form the organizing committee for its annual Run for the cure/Walk for life event held in October/November this year. For more information please contact us in English or Japanese at 03-5422-8591 or inquiries@runforthecure.org
Living Dreams needs volunteers to help with with programs, and with communicating/coordinating with the children's homes, Find out more livingdreams.jp or contact Amy amy.moyers@gmail.com
JANIC is looking for volunteers to help on the MDG campaign against poverty. advocacy@janic.org
Information and resources;
Theater info mailing list: Stage Boy Jack
For those of you interested in theater in Tokyo, Join Stage Boy Jack’s mailing list!
Subscribe and receive each issue as soon as it's released!
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stageboyjack/ and look for the "Join This Group" button. We also have a group on Facebook.
"Women2Women - America" will take place from August 3 - August 10, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The goal of Women2Women is to provide young women students from around the world with the opportunity to learn, network, and acquire the leadership and professional development skills needed to succeed. Participants will also meet and interact with their counterparts from around the world.
The core theme of Women2Women - America is "Claim Your Seat at the Table." Sub-themes include cultural leadership, government and public service, and media technology and media literacy.
The purpose of the conference is to empower young women to become future leaders. To be accepted into Women2Women, applicants must demonstrate interest in leadership development, the democratic process and public diplomacy. Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/conference-on-women2women-america.html
EcoHealth Awards
ECOHEALTH AWARDS for presentation at the Third Conference of the International Association for Ecology & Health August 18-20, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
The International Association for Ecology & Health (IAEH) was formed in 2006. The Association's mission is to strive for sustainable health of people, wildlife, and ecosystems by promoting discovery, understanding and transdisciplinarity. The specific objectives of the Association toward this overarching mission are to:
Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/ecohealth-awards.html
Jefferson Fellowships_USA
The Jefferson Fellowships program was launched in 1967 to enhance public understanding through the news media of cultures, issues and trends in the Asia Pacific region, broadly defined as Asia, the Pacific Islands and the United States. The Fellowships provide U.S. and Asia Pacific journalists with an opportunity to broaden their understanding of Asia Pacific issues and build a professional network through one week of dialogue with professional colleagues and experts at the East-West Center, followed by a two-week study tour to cities in Asia or the U.S.
Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2009/05/jefferson-fellowships.html
Free the Slaves-Freedom Awards
Free the Slaves liberates slaves around the world, helps them rebuild their lives and researches real world solutions to eradicate slavery forever. We use world class research and compelling stories from the frontlines of slavery to convince the powerful and the powerless that we can end slavery. The Freedom Awards celebrate heroes of the anti-slavery movement from around the world. These awards are open to organizations and individuals working to eradicate human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The awards will be given out during late 2011. Awardees will be flown to the USA for an inspirational evening that honors the vision and courage of slavery survivors, community-based organizations, individual leaders and extraordinary volunteers—all bringing slaves to freedom.
Readmore:
http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/free-slaves-freedom-awards.html
Help wanted!
Does your org need volunteers or interns? If so please send us the info and we will send it out in our next listing!
Upcoming events
We want to list your group's events but I need to ask you to submit information earlier. Start with the please submit information before the 10th of the month. Please use the outline below.
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Tokyo Community News is a monthly free English nonprofit, NGO and educational program listing. 1-2 times per month we send out a general events listing.
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