January 2017

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Happy new year! There is a lot going on from the start of the year - Just a few of the key dates for upcoming events Jan 12 - 15 A Faerie Tale Jan 20: March and Vigil From Jan 27: new series of workshops for anyone interested in improving knowledge or skills, being a better volunteer, sharing information about nonprofit activities and/or learning more about nonprofits in Japan. Jan ~ Feb: we wrap up 10 years of the Tsuda International Training program. hoping to move the program elsewhere Feb - I will moving to a new office and hope to have our monthly community service meetings there - find out more in the next newsletter. March: many events for IWD - a starting list. - A few notes on changes The TCN will be simplified from this year but you are still welcome to send a jpeg of a flier or logo. The email address for all point people of events are now including in the mailing list. The online version of this will be shortened here:http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.jp/　 Please share this newsletter and information far and wide with any one you know you might be interested! For the Feb listing - please send me info by Jan 26. please keep it short and simple.   Sincerely, Sarajean to find out more about the status of nonprofits in Japan have a look at this in the Japan Times: Charity in Japan begins at home Domestic nonprofit organizations face a number of obstacles in their attempts to make a difference in people's lives. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/12/17/general/charity-japan-begins-home/#.WFZLPKJ94hs If you received this email in error - very sorry. To remove yourself, go to this page: Unsubscribe from this list Go to this page to Update Subscription Preferences To add another email to the mailing list just sign up here http://eepurl.com/bsmQ2r Training programs Winter community service workshop series Workshop series #1 Introduction to nonprofits series - Jan to Feb, 3 sessions. Friday nights, 6:30 ~ 8:30 Jan 27 – Intro to series, intro to Japanese nonprofit sector Feb 3 – Fundraising basics Feb 10 – Intro to Volunteer Management Fee: 5000yen per session or 12,000 yen for all 3 Registration deadline: Jan 14 12noon Confirmation will be sent on Jan 15 to all who have signed up.   Workshop series #2  Nonprofit NGO Skills series – March to April, 5 sessions. Monday and Friday nights, 6:30 ~ 8:30 FR March 10 – Intro to the series, registering an org in Japan MN March 13 – Fundraising part 2 FR March 24 – Grant writing basics MN March 27 - Project Management MN April 3 - Retaining volunteers Fee: 5000yen per session or 20,000 yen for all 5 Registration deadline: March 5 Confirmation will be sent on March 6 to all who have signed up.   Sign up now using this registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/ZhAIkyjxzkbsQ8hH3 Venue: Workshops will take place in a community center in central Tokyo. Details on contents, payment and venue access info will be sent to all interested. Based on the outcomes of the first two series, I will prepare others in summer as well. If you have specific questions please contact me at rose.ito@gmail.com Tsuda International Training Program international development courses. * After 10 years - this will be the final semester of courses. Final Winter/Spring 2016 NGO courses:http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/course/list/ Gender Aspects of International Development (Tuesdays, Jan 31 - March 21) Education for Social Justice workshop (Feb 4) Organization management workshop (March 11) Information sessions http://osc.tsuda.ac.jp/placement/ 1月10日 19:00～20:45, 1月21日 13:00～14:45,1月24日 19:00～20:45 *  We hope to launch a similar program at another Institution in 2017 or 2018. Please let me know if you know an institution that might be interested.. Temple University NGO Management Program. https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/certificate/tokyo/ngo-management.html  Info Sessions  Saturday, Jan 14 and May 13, 10:00-12:00 (English) Venue:TUJ Azabu Hall (Access) For people taking courses at TUJ Continuing Education for the first time, but anyone welcome. Spring 2016 NGO courses: Community organizing  Hitotsubashi ICS Workshop Series DIVERSITY DOJO:MEDIATING THOUGHT DIVERSITY & CONFLICT AT WORK Free training workshop to learn skills to empower diverse teams and mediate cross-cultural conflict.   Each session is a stand-alone workshop focusing on a different tool for promoting and implementing diversity at work and across cultures.  You will leave these workshops with new skills and new friends! TIME:  First MONDAY each Month Spring 2017, 6:30-8:30pm:    2017 DATES: 1/9, 2/6, 3/6, 4/3 VENUE:  Hitotsubashi University ICS Kanda Campus, FLOOR 7 National Center of Sciences, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Floor 7 MAP:  http://www.ics.hit-u.ac.jp/map/ LANGUAGE: English (with Japanese Support) FEE:  Free of Charge! BYOB (Bring Your Own Bento) REGISTER: Email Tish Robinson at probinson@ics.hit-u.ac.jp MARCH 2017: BRAD HECKMAN, NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE 3/3 Eve: Managerial Mediation Free Taster Session:  3/3 (Fri) 6:30-8:30pm 3/4-8: 5-Day Managerial Mediation Course (targeted at ICS MBAs, ​also open to public):  3/4 (Sat) - 3/8 (Wed) to allow people to get at least 2 days training if they cannot take off from work 3/11-15: 5-Day Managerial Mediation Course (repeated for HRDs and public during ICS GNW Week): 3/11 (Sat) -3/15 (Wed) 3/18-22: 5-Day Practicum (5 days of practice in applying the training to live or life-like situations, similar to the NY Court Mediation Certification Program): 3/18 (Sat) - 3/22 (Wed) 3/9, 16, 23 Eves: Discussion Round Tables on How to Start up an NPO:  Thurs Evenings 6:30-8:30pm, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 Dokkyo University workshop and symposium Sat Jan 28 1:00-2:30 Workshop on Empowering Students through Arts 3:00 6:00 Symposium on teaching through Folk and creative arts See the flier and poster for details! Organized by Ellen Motohashi From the Center for Artistic Activism: Artistic Activism Webinars:  one hour webinars on the principles of artistic activism - practical ideas you can use to develop fresh creative tactics for more effective campaigns. What you can do: sign up here  contact@artisticactivism.org if you would like to take part, or if you know a group who could benefit from learning the principles. January calls to action About Jan 20 and 21 Tokyo events related to the upcoming inauguration The Friday night Jan 20 march and vigil will be organized by Democrats Abroad Japan (DAJ). Part of actions happening all over the globe. We will not post much online until the permit and route have been confirmed. Find out more about DAJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/demsabroadjapan/ 5:30-6:00pm pre-march silent vigil at the US embassy 6-6:40pm assemble in Hibiya park 6:40-8:00 silent LED candle march from Hibiya Park to Mikawadai park 8:00 ~ regroup event Details for both will be posted on the women of world march Tokyo FB page => https://www.facebook.com/groups/197623700694595/ ORGANIZATION UPDATES Mirai no Mori Updates from winter camp will soon be posted on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MiraiNoMori Back to nature events: corporations are sponsoring weekend hiking, rafting and camping events with youth and corporate staff.  Please contact us if would like more information: info@mirai-no-mori.jp Join us as corporate sponsor:http://mirai-no-mori.jp/donate?lang=en Asian Rural Institute ARI is recruiting Japanese students and volunteers of all nationalities for 2017. If you know now anyone who might be interested? Please share this information with them.  http://www.ari-edu.org/2016/10/20/japaneseapplicant/ AN EXCITING NEW BOOK:  Rural Leaders:  The Work and Community Impact of Graduates of the Asian Rural Institute by Steven Cutting and Beverly Abma http://www.ari-edu.org/en/2016/11/25/en-ruralleaders/ Please visit the ARI  Facebook page for more information about what graduates are doing all over the world:  https://www.facebook.com/Asian-Rural-Institute-167878236600194/ Info in English 日本語 Nonprofit NGO events FEW: For Empowering Women in Japan Monthly meeting Thursday January 12th / 19:00 - 22:00 / Members ¥2000 (Associates ¥1500) / Non-members (Women only) ¥5000 / Students and Interns (Women only) ¥3000 (includes light buffet and beverages) Find out more: http://fewjapan.com/ FEW Women's Start Up Club Get Branded! Join us for the third Women’s Start-Up Club meeting of the year where we’ll discuss how to successfully brand your business and increase your visibility. Wednesday January 25th / 19:00 - 21:30 / Members ¥2000 / Non-members ¥3000 (covers finger food and soft drinks) Refugees International Japan http://refugeesinternationaljapan.org/ Saturday, Feb 4th, 2017 18:00 Black Card Cabaret and Talent Show The Cruise Club Tokyo http://cctokyo.co.jp/   Nerd Nite : Adventures in Space, Mind & Japan When: Jan. 27 (Friday), doors open 19:30, start 20:00 Where: Good Heavens (MAP) How much: 1500 yen on the door, includes 1 drink January topics and speakers Space Warps: Real Science Powered by Citizen Scientists — Astronomer Anupreeta More will bend your mind with gravitational lenses Debugging your Thoughts with Cognitive Behavior Therapy — Break your problems down like a nerd with Sean Aubin Haikyo: Urban Exploration in Japan — Photographer Michael Gakuran will take us on a tour of ruins Next Nerd night: Feb 10 Find out more: https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/ Jambo EVENTS Jan 14th International Friendship Party Jan 15th Environmental Restoration Project Jan 21st Tea Ceremony Event Jan 22nd Mt. Nokogiri & Daffodil Road Jan 28th The Fifth Jambo Cooking Event ! Vietnamese Food Find out more http://jambointernational.org/en/ TELL Events On February 17-19, 2017, TELL will organize its first Mountain Challenge in Shiga Kogen, site of the 1998 Nagano Olympic downhill ski and snowboard events.  Starting in March 2017, TELL will offer an eight- to ten-week grief and loss support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. Find out more: http://telljp.com/more/news/ RUN FOR THE CURE - PINK BALL 2017 Date: Friday, March 3, 2016 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 0:00 a.m. Participation Fee: JPY35,000/seat    JPY350,000/table for 10 Dress Code: Black Tie Registration http://runforthecure.org/en/pink-ball/ The Annual Fundraising Japan conference will be held in March, organized by the Japan Fundraising Association. Get more info here:  http://jfra.jp/frj/ Presentations and lectures Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Workshop: Deep Mapping Shanghai’s Culinary Neighborhoods Anna Greenspan Date: 24 January, 2017 (Tue) 16:30-18:00 Public Lecture: Moveable Feasts: Street Food in the 21st Century City Anna Greenspan Date: 23 January, 2017 (Mon) 18:30-20:00 ICC Lecture: THE INSENTIENT COMPANION: Some Thoughts on Dolls, Robots, and Significant Otherness, Sacred and Profane Fabio Gygi Find out more: http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/ Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies January 25, 2017 19:30 Choked: Inside the World's Most Polluted Cities January 30, 2017 19:30 Japan, China, and the South China Sea Find out more:  http://www.tuj.ac.jp/icas/events/upcoming/ Community Theater & Arts News Director Lucy Craft will join us for a screening of her award-winning film about Japanese War Brides' experiences, *Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight*. 10 Jan 2016.  7PM.   Benney Decker Theater, Yokosuka Navy Base RSVP with your name and nationality to info@ycaps.org. Learn more about the film http://www.fallsevengetupeight.com/   Wide Eyed Theatre Company "A Faerie Tale" is an original play devised by David Mashiko, Makiko Mikami, Rachel Walzer, Eigi Koh, Naveen Blindreams, Niranjan Madhavan, and Sorcha Chisholm. It has everything! It is a tale of magic, deceit, love, and betrayal! Well, it is basically about a hero, a beautiful woman, a little village, something magical, something scary, something mysterious... January 12th-15th, 2017 NakanoF - 1F J's Court, 5-46-10 Nakano, Nakano-ku Access: http://nakanof.jp/access.html https://www.facebook.com/Wide-Eyed-Theatre-Company-1804645466471207 Tokyo International Players Speaking in Tongues, February 23-26, February auditions will be for the  May 18-21, production of the Diary of Anne Frank Find out more http://tokyoplayers.com Tokyo Sinfonia  Mozart Birthday Concerts  ~ Tokyo Masonic Center, Fri., Jan. 27 • Sun., Jan. 29 Scandinavian Serenade dinner-concert ~ FCCJ, Fri., Feb. 17 Tickets/Information - Sinfonia direct tickets@tokyosinfonia.com Peatix online http://peatix.com/event/188800 More Information http://www.tokyosinfonia.com Enrich your Japan experience. Learn more about JAPAN  http://www.deepjapan.org/ Book notes For anyone working in the area of sustainability or community development: You can order Educating for Sustainability in Japan: Fostering resilient communities after the triple disaster (Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development)  on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Educating-Sustainability-Japan-communities-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B01M0OMN7O/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me= Manage your subscription If you received this email in error - I apologize. Go to this page to Unsubscribe from this list Go to this page to Update Subscription Preferences To add another email to the mailing list, sign up here http://eepurl.com/bsmQ2r

Serve your community better! Winter PSC nonprofit volunteer workshop series

 Happy New Year!

I will be initiating a series of nonprofit workshops this winter. Workshops will take place  in English and include 4 to 10 participants. These workshops will be for anyone interested in improving knowledge or skills, being a better volunteer, sharing information about nonprofit activities and/or learning more about nonprofits in Japan.

Workshop series #1 Introduction to nonprofits series - Jan to Feb, 3 sessions.

Friday nights, 6:30 ~ 8:30

Jan 27 – Intro to series, intro to Japanese nonprofit sector

Feb 3 – Fundraising basics

Feb 10 – Intro to Volunteer Management

Fee: 5000yen per session or 12,000 yen for all 3

Registration deadline: Jan 14

Confirmation will be sent on Jan 15 to all who have signed up.

Workshop series #2  Nonprofit NGO Skills series – March to April, 5 sessions. Monday and Friday nights, 6:30 ~ 8:30

FR March 10 – Intro to the series, registering an org in Japan

MN March 13  – Fundraising part 2

 FR March 24 – Grant writing basics

MN March 27 - Project Management

MN April 3 - Retaining volunteers

Fee: 5000yen per session or 20,000 yen for all 5

Registration deadline: March 5

Confirmation will be sent on March 6 to all who have signed up.

Sign up now using this registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/ZhAIkyjxzkbsQ8hH3

Venue: Workshops will take place in a community center in central Tokyo. Details on contents, payment and venue access info will be sent to all interested.

Please share this information far and wide with any one you know you might be interested! 

Based on the outcomes of the first two series, I will prepare others in summer as well.

If you have specific questions please contact me at rose.ito@gmail.com

 

Sincerely,

Sarajean