Wednesday, October 30, 2013

November EVENTS


Saturday, November 2, 6:30pm - 9pm
TORIIZAKA ART presents Daniel Kelly and Kit Nagamura Inspired in Japan
Join us to view the art and toast the artists with a glass of bubbly. The exhibition continues through January 8, 2014
Find out more:www.ToriizakaArt.com  

Friday November 8 6:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
RIJ Executive Fight Night III
Venue: the Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Saturday, November 9th 2013

Peace Boat 30th Anniversary

Part One: Peace Boat 30th Anniversary Symposium 13:00 - 17:00
Venue: Yokohama Kannai Hall, 4-42-1, Sumiyoshi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, 231-8455
Tickets: 1500yen
Part Two: 30th Anniversary Party 18:00 -20:30
Venue: Pacifico Yokohama 1-1-1 Minatomirai, Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Japan, 220-0012
Ticket: 9000 yen Food and drinks will be served.
Please purchase tickets in advance from here in Japanese or call the Peace Boat office to make your reservation in English 03-3363-7561

Thursday, November 14th
Animal Walk Tokyo (AWT) PUB QUIZ for the animals!
Venue Hobgoblin Roppongi
Entry fee of 3000yen, includes  2 free drinks and a donation equal to more than 60 bowls of dog food!
Money raised will be used by Dog Shelter and Chiba Wan to continue their efforts to help animals here in the Kanto Area. SIGN UP via email to animalwalktokyo@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/animalwalktokyo

Friday November 15 18:30 -- latecomers are seated as they arrive
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
Table tickets: Group 8,445 each; Single 9,335
Tickets/Information tickets@tokyosinfonia.com

Tuesday November 19, 13:00-17:00
Seminar: "Strengthening International NGO Partnerships on Disaster Responses: Lessons from 3/11" (JCIE, JANIC, & Japan Platform)
For more information, contact JCIE at kkawauchi@jcie.org.

Friday, November 22nd 19:30-22:00
Polaris Project Japan Trivia night
Frijoles Otemachi First Square http://www.frijoles.jp/restaurant.html
Participation 1000 yen (Raffle Tickets are 1000 yen each) * Drinks and food are not included.
Please register at events@PolarisProject.jp with your name and email by November 18th.
Get more information www.PolarisProject.com

November 30th (Sat.) 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Annual Tokyo Run for the Cure®/ Walk for Life 2013
Place: Hibiya Park / around the Imperial Palace
Online Registration deadlines
Individual: Thursday, November 28
Corporate: Thursday, November 21

Friday, November 22nd from 5:30 p.m.
The Connoisseurs' Auction,
The most important annual fundraiser for TELL
Venue: Embassy of the Republic of Angola. 
Read more...http://www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/event/18th_annual_tell_connoisseurs_auction/
If you are interested in contributing to the event, please contact the TELL Events Coordinator at mailto:event@telljp.comevent@telljp.com.


November 30th (Sat.) 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Annual Tokyo Run for the Cure®/ Walk for Life 2013
Place: Hibiya Park / around the Imperial Palace
Online Registration deadlines
Individual: Thursday, November 28
Corporate: Thursday, November 21
Get more information http://www.runforthecure.org/en/runwalk
December EVENTS
RIJ Tree of Hope

Wednesday, Dec. 11-
TCHAIKOVSKY SERENADE champagne concert
Post-performance reception
Tickets/Information tickets@tokyosinfonia.com

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YOUR SUPPORT NEEDED
Opportunities: Jobs, Fellowships, Volunteering and in kind donations needed

JOB OPENINGS
IsraAID, an Israel-based humanitarian aid agency, is looking for a Country Director to coordinate and implement the organization’s projects in Tohoku, Japan.
This position is an exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience in non-profit project management in Asia, and lead innovative grass-roots activities in the field. The ideal candidate will combi...ne experience in humanitarian aid and management/administration, and be willing to relocate to Sendai, Japan.
How to apply:Please submit your resume to: israaid@gmail.comisraaid@gmail.com

Global Charity Jobs has a useful job bulletin. All the vacancies are current jobs being handled by the Global Charity Jobs team and those placed on the website by their affiliated clients. This month there is 1 Tokyo based job:
Greenpeace Japan
Tokyo, Japan





VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
1.Run for the Cure Foundation  - Tokyo RFTC/WFL 2013 Volunteers Wanted!
Ingearing up for our annual Tokyo Run for the Cure®/ Walk for Life 2013 on Saturday, November 30th, and we need you! The success of this event is in large part due to our enthusiastic volunteers who make up a vital part of our team.
Volunteer Orientation is scheduled for Saturday, November 16th, from 10:00 a.m. at J.P. Morgan, Morgan Center.
http://www.runforthecure.org/en/runwalk If you would like to volunteer at a really fun event, please contact office@runforthecure.org!

2. TELL counselor training and JOB OPENINGS!
Fall training will begin in September 2013 and be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:30-9:30pm), with an introductory and final session held on Saturdays. http://www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/counselor_training_program/
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE JOBS OPEN AT TELL http://www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/jobs/

3. Peace Boat – volunteers on board http://www.peaceboat.org/english/?menu=110
Disaster volunteer training program http://kentei.pbv.or.jp/

4. Habitat for Humanity - Volunteer in Asia and Tohoku
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY JAPAN
Volunteer opportunities in Tohoku
- Miyagi: 16-17 Nov
- Iwate: (1) 26-27 Oct, (2) 2-4 Nov, (3) 8-10 Nov, (4) 29 Nov-1 Dec
http://www.habitatjp.org/enblog/2013/10/jpn_relief_volunteers_wanted.html
2014 Spring Global Village Volunteers wanted!
We started to recruit Global Village teams for the 2014 spring season.
Here are some reports from ex-Global Village teams:
http://www.habitatjp.org/gv_report/4-language/4002english/
If you are interested in getting more information about the Global Village program, please check the following page as well.
http://www.habitatjp.org/contents_e/learn/gv.html


Volunteering opportunities: TVAC http://www.tvac.or.jp/

ETIC Opportunities: Jobs, fellowships and internships in tohoku: http://michinokushigoto.jp/

 

ACTIONS YOU DO FROM HOME
From EQAULITY NOW!
Please click on the following link for further information:
http://www.equalitynow.org/take_action/fgm_action383

 

RESOURCES

The 2013 Global Gender Gap Report, published annually for the past eight years, was released a few days ago and states that there have been “definite if not universal improvements” by countries worldwide in closing the gender gap across four key areas ... Read more

Other groups and events

Tokyo Spring is a leftwing political gathering. Tokyo Spring blogspot: tokyospring.blogspot.com. Twitter: @sulejmansulejma.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-Spring/241175539265215

Fukushima Future is a young NPO based in France also with a network in Japan. We are working for a better future in Fukushima Prefecture and the rest of Japan. Please help by joining us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Fukushima.Future. Phone: +33 (0) 6-4980-5731. Email: fukushimafuture@hotmail.com. Twitter: twitter.com/FukushimaFuture

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Basic news only for October!

Sorry but i have not had time to do reg organized postings so i will just post some general NGO info this month:

Global Charity Jobs job bulletin. All the vacancies attached are current jobs being handled by the Global Charity Jobs team and those placed on our website by our affiliated clients.

Action Against Hunger Director of External Relations United States
Bioversity Director of Strategic Partnerships and External Engagement Rome, Italy
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Gift in Wills Manager London, UK
Democracy Reporting International gGmbH (DRI) Interim Head of Finance and Administration Berlin, Germany
Greenpeace Japan Head of Fundraising (HoFR) Tokyo, Japan
International Union for Conservation of Nature Director, Global Strategic Partnerships Gland, Switzerland
Progressio Direct Marketing Manager London, UK
Stephen Thomas Ltd Digital Producer Toronto, Canada
UNHCR Chief, Fundraising Development P5 London, United Kingdom
UNHCR Regional PSFR Officer (Latin America) P3 Mexico City, Mexico
UNHCR Senior Global PSFR Officer (Asia/Pacific) P4 Bangkok, Thailand
UNHCR Senior Fundraising Officer (Corporate Relations) London, United Kingdom
USA for UNHCR Senior Director, Individual Giving Washington, DC, USA
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Campaign Director (Europe) The job may be based in any of WSPA's European offices
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Campaign Manager (Europe) The Hague, Netherlands
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Rapid Response Campaigns Manager - Europe The Hague, Netherlands

Remember to keep checking the jobs board as it is constantly updated as new jobs come in.

The 2011 FEW Community Service Directory is available on Slide Share
http://www.slideshare.net/fewjapan/cs-directory-20111001-11329825
Professor  Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe:
How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—And Japan to the West

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Time: Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at 7:30pm
Venue:
Temple University Japan Campus, Mita Hall 5F
Speaker:
Frederik L. Schodt, writer, translator, and conference interpreter
Moderator:
Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director
Admission: Free. Open to public
Language: English
RSVP: * If you RSVP you are automatically registered.  If possible, we ask you   to RSVP but we always welcome participants even you do not RSVP.
 Richard Smethurst: Takahashi Korekiyo - Precursor of Abenomics?
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Time: Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at 7:30pm
Venue:
Temple University Japan Campus, Mita Hall 5F
Speaker:
Richard J. Smethurst, Professor Emeritus of History and UCIS Research Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator:
Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director
Admission: Free. Open to public
Language: English
RSVP: * If you RSVP you are automatically registered.  If possible, we ask you   to RSVP but we always welcome participants even you do not RSVP.

Nancy Snow: Japan - The Super Nation Brand
Date: Monday, November 11, 2013
Time: Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at 7:30pm
Venue:
Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 2F
Speaker:
Nancy Snow, a global expert on nation branding and the Abe Fellow at Keio MediaCom
Moderator:
Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director
Admission: Free. Open to public
Language: English
RSVP: * If you RSVP you are automatically registered.  If possible, we ask you   to RSVP but we always welcome participants even you do not RSVP.

TELL and the Embassy of Angola request the pleasure of your company at our most important fundraising event of the year: 

The 18th Annual TELL Connoisseurs’ Auction
Friday, November 22, 2013 from 17:30
generously hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola, Tokyo

This yearly event continues to be a night of fine wines and sophistication. Enjoy an evening of live and silent bidding on fine wines and luxury goods, wine tasting from top distributors around the world, an Italian cocktail buffet catered by Elio Locanda Italiana, world class entertainment and fabulous raffle prizes.

Tickets can be easily purchased using one of the easy payment options listed on the website:

Proceeds from your participation in the auction support TELL’s tireless efforts in aiding the Japanese and foreign communities’ mental health needs.

For further information on the Auction and TELL’s various projects, visit us online at www.telljp.com
Thank you for supporting TELL, and we look forward to having you join us once again this year.