June 2017

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Hello ! Hope you all are ready to enjoy the summer ahead. June is always a busy month. Here are a few highlights  - please scroll down for more info on these events and more. PSC will hold an event in mid-Sept on the theme of Why get involved? How can i get involved? Basic information will be out in July and details in August. email me if you are interested in getting involved. Mirai no Mori has a new website and is holding a summer party on July 5 Activist events and tools have been added to the end of the listing. Please share this information far and wide with anyone who might be interested! For the next listing - please send me info by the end of the month - please keep it short and simple. The July ~ August news will come out early in early July. Best regards, Sarajean 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 The online version : http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.jp/ Training programs Temple University, Japan Campus August weekend workshops https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/courses/seminars-tokyo.html   The Center for Artistic Activism:  Contact contact@artisticactivism.org A primer on Artistic Activism https://artisticactivism.org/2017/04/why-artistic-activism/ Japan Fundraising Association Events and training programs  http://jfra.jp/frj/ Nonprofit NGO community events FEW: For Empowering Women in Japan http://fewjapan.com/ Mirai no Mori Join staff and supporters for our first summer Mirai no Mori Tanabata Party: Making children's wishes come true! Wed. July 5, at 18:30-21:00 at BNP Paribas Near Tokyo Station Registration Deadline: June 28 Online registration form: http://bit.ly/MiraiNoMori-Summer-Tanabata-Party Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1962189897347996/   Refugees International Japan http://refugeesinternationaljapan.org/ Sun, Jun 18,12:00 Palace Loop Relay, Palace Outer Moat, Sakurada gate Thur, Nov 9, 18:30 Light up the Life of a Refugee Child St Mary’s International School http://www.smis.ac.jp/   NERD NITE TOKYO  https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/ Nerd Nite #12: Cosmic Quantum Birthday June 16 (Friday), doors open 19:30, start 20:00 Speakers: Amanda Alvarez — Nerd Nite Retrospective: Data & Video of the Year’s Best Moments Nathan Shammah — Quantum Technologies: A Revolution Under Construction Don Warren — Cosmic Rays: Microscopic Particles, Macroscopic Energies Where: Good Heavens bar, Shimokitazawa (map) Price: ¥1500 on the door, includes 1 drink Be there and be square! Jambo Find out more http://jambointernational.org/en Jun 10th (Sat) Edogawa Walk (in English) & International Party (Separate Events) Jun 11th (Sun) Environmental Project at Tama Zoo Jun 18th (Sun) Kamakura Hydrangea Hike and PARTY! Green Peace Japan They have a number of events and timely reports. Find out more here: http://www.greenpeace.org/japan/ja/news/press/2017/pr201706021/ 350.org Japan has a lot going on! Join this grassroots effort to protect our planet. Find out more : http://world.350.org/ja/   Amnesty International Japan AIJ has many events throughout Japan each Month in Japanese and some events in Tokyo and other major cities in English. Upcoming events listing: http://www.amnesty.or.jp/get-involved/event/ Sunday June 11 World refugee day seminar 【東京】世界難民デー・特別トークイベント：僕らの声を聞いて！国を追われた難民の真実を知ろう～日本で暮らすミャンマー・ロヒンギャ難民の話～ Tokyo English Network (AITEN) HP(English):http://www.aiten.info Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17073295569&ref=ts Democrats Abroad Japan Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/demsabroadjapan/ Sunday June 18 Action Group meeting https://www.facebook.com/events/323559664746676/ Thursday June 22 Monthly letter writing https://www.facebook.com/events/323559664746676/ Sunday July 2 Picnics in Tokyo and Saitama https://www.facebook.com/events/1215097238613524/ Thursday July 13 Speakeasy Seminars and public lectures Sophia University, Institute of Comparative Culture http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/ Venue: Sophia University, Bldg. 10, 3F, Rm 301 Language: English / No registration necessary 13 July, 2017 (Thu) 18:30-20:00  The Mud Man and The Butcher Lady: Body and Materiality in Yamashiro Chikako's Video Art 22 June, 2017 (Thu)17:30-19:00 Kannon by the Numbers:Locating Lost Image Alliances in Japan TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS ICAS Find out more: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/icas/ June 27, 2017 19:30 Japan’s Security Renaissance: New Policies and Politics for the Twenty-First Century June 29, 2017 19:30 Music and the New Social Economy: Value and Livelihoods in a Post-Capitalist 21st Century July 4, 2017 19:30 Redefining Japaneseness: Japanese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland July 12, 2017 19:30 Japan's Modern Castles: Reclaiming the Past and Proclaiming the Future Opportunities The Japanese Women Leadership Initiative empowers Japanese women to become leaders and to make positive social change and innovation in Japan.  For more information visit http://jwli.org. The Nippon Foundation and the Fish Family Foundation will host a forum in Tokyo on Monday, June 19 on the theme of Women Leading Social Change in Japan. Atsuko Fish, JWLI Founder, will speak about JWLI and her past 10-year work. JWLI Fellows, Yuka Miyzawa (2011), Yumiko Nagai (2014), and Ibuki Ozawa (2016) will share how they have applied their learning in Boston to their work in Japan. For more details and to register for the event, please visit:  http://canpan20170619.peatix.com (Japanese Only). Community Theater & Arts News   Tokyo International Players Auditions for our October 2017 main stage production, SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, will take place by appointment only at Our Space in Hatagaya during the following days/times: Sunday, June 18, 2017 from 10:00-17:00 Monday, June 19, 2017 from 17:00-22:00 An invitation only callback on Thursday, June 22, from 18:00-22:00 Find out more http://tokyoplayers.com Yokohama Theatre Group http://ytg.jp Support us by becoming a patron! https://patreon.com/ytg New Class: REpresent Sunday, June 11, 13:00 - 19:00 Location: JDS 1F (::Click Here:: for map) Cost: 12,000 Yen (50% off if you sign up for the ::other class HERE:: as well) Space In Between A workshop in visual composition with the performer’s body. Wednesdays, June 14 – July 19, 19:30 – 21:00 Location: JDS 2F (::Click Here:: for map) Cost: 20,000 Yen Tokyo Sinfonia in June Brahms Serenade champagne concert June 14 (Wed.) - Oji Hall (Ginza) Tickets/Information - Sinfonia direct tickets@tokyosinfonia.com Peatix online http://peatix.com/event/188800 More Information http://www.tokyosinfonia.com JUNE ACTIONS AND ACTIVIST RESOURCES After a few months filled with about 10 marches, we cannot lose our energy to bring about progressive social change. We are moving towards other actions and need everyone to join the struggle against injustice.  #gimme20min today and everyday - I truly believe you can change the world with 20 minutes of concrete action each day day. Women of the World March Tokyo – Facebook group with links to resources and weekly action items https://www.facebook.com/groups/197623700694595/   Tokyo Advocacy Exchange - Facebook group sharing information, links and resources. https://www.facebook.com/groups/207362363069859/   RESOURCES - to CALL WRITE AND BE HEARD US citizens - you can contact your rep on the phone, fax and by letter https://www.contactingcongress.org/ https://5calls.org/ The attachment is an outline for a letter to your reps about current environment, climate and related issues. Get information on how climate change is affecting your state here http://climatenexus.org/…/regional-impacts/state-fact-sheet A site for people who want to call their reps on a variety of issues. there are scripts and talking points - 100 calls in 100 days http://www.100calls100days.com/faq.html#subscribecalendar Website with useful resources to get involved - links to groups to join, scripts for calling, links to reps and govs etc. http://www.actionagainsttrump.com/ A great resource for those who want act with their economic power through small or large donations: Movement 2017 - a platform for progressive donors. they feature the vetted voter organizing groups and national resistance networks. https://movementvote.org/   FROM THE WOMEN'S MARCH 100 Actions over 100 Days campaign.   #HearOurVote - register to vote now! . UK citizenshttps://www.gov.uk/voting-when-abroad Canada citizens http://www.elections.ca/ EU Citizens http://europa.eu/…/…/residence/elections-abroad/index_en.htm US citizens https://www.votefromabroad.org/vote/home.htm Action #10: PLEDGE OF LIBERATION - THREE WAYS to PARTICIPATE 1: PLEDGE Sign the Pledge of Liberation. Encourage your friends, family, and community members to do the same. 2: PREPARE Download our Pledge of Liberation toolkit, which provides information on the different types of direct actions you can choose to engage in, and details the dos and don’ts of civil disobedience, what to do in case of an arrest, and FAQs of what to expect as a result.   Find a demonstration near you or register one of your own.Be sure to tune in to Women’s March on Facebook and Twitter for updates, and to register for our May 5, 6pm EST, webinar on the principles of nonviolence and how to effectively and safely take part in direct action and/or civil disobedience. 3: DEMONSTRATE Hold a demonstration either inside or outside of your congressperson’s in-district office. Collectively read the Pledge of Liberation and our unity principles out loud. Picket outside your congressperson’s in-district office. Hold a sit-in inside your congressperson’s in-district office. UPDATES FROM ORGS I REPRESENT Give2Asia Foundation has initiated CSR consulting work to develop more sustainable CSR programs for international companies in Japan. The new program includes staff trainings in strategic community partnership and program development as well as matching community and nonprofit needs.  If your company is interested in finding out more. please contact either Aqeela (info@give2asia.org) or Sarajean (srossitto@give2asia.org) Mirai no Mori Mirai no Mori has a new and improved website:  http://mirai-no-mori.jp July 5 - Summer fundraising party - Wed. July 5, at 18:30-21:00 at BNP Paribas Near Tokyo Station Registration Deadline: June 28 Online registration form: http://bit.ly/MiraiNoMori-Summer-Tanabata-Party Please contact by email for more information: info@mirai-no-mori.jp Updates from events and Back to Nature weekends are posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MiraiNoMori Asian Rural Institute The Spring 2017 issue of Take My Hand, the ARI newsletter is out and it is filled with wonderful stories of Graduates from Bhutan to Central African Republic to Japanese High School kids, all of whom have been changed filled with a commitment for service. Take My Hand Spring 2017 AN EXCITING NEW report on Rural Leaders: by Steven Cutting and Beverly Abma http://www.ari-edu.org/en/2016/11/25/en-ruralleaders/ Info in English 日本語 Other items of interest For anyone interested in SE Asia after WWI, US policy in the region or Philippine history, I suggest you read this book => Knowledge and pacification by Prof. Reynaldo Ileto.    The JI Core 50 : A diverse group of highly skilled professionals from a wide range of industries who have all called Japan home for anywhere from a few years to a few decades.  Learn more  http://www.jarman-international.com/about-us/ji-professional-monitors/#.WJlnKSN97Zs   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. 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