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
Venue: ANA Intercontinental Hotel
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
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
Get more information http://www.runforthecure.org/en/runwalk
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
Details forthcoming! http://refugeesinternationaljapan.org/tree_of_hope
Wednesday, Dec. 11-
TCHAIKOVSKY
SERENADE champagne concert
Post-performance
reception
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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
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Tokyo, Japan
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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
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
- 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
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
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
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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