Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Feb / March 2018 news

Thank you all who joined the One Year After the Women's March event. Here are many events coming up in Feb and March and below are  a few I would like to highlight -  scroll down for details.
Please share this events listing with anyone who might be interested! Also please share your event info by March 5 to be included in the next TCN!

See you at one of these events below.
Best regards,
Sarajean
Facebook group with links to resources and weekly action items
Women of the World March Tokyo https://www.facebook.com/groups/197623700694595/
The online version : http://tokyo-community-news.blogspot.jp/

International Women's Day 2018 

IWD 2018 Tokyo Women's March - PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
Time: 19:00, March 8 (Thu) 2018
Route - details to be confirmed, in the Shibuya / Harajuku areas
NEEDED
* co-sponsors (min. 3000 yen contribution per org)
* pr and organization support volunteers
To join our group, under the Theme: March to the Ballot contact me by email at womansmarchjapan@gmail.com.
日時　2018年3月8日（木）　19：00　
マーチ出発予定　※コースは東京都内(渋谷周辺）
ウィメンズ・マーチ東京では団体賛同を募集しています！　団体賛同には一口3,000円以上の賛同金をお願いしています。
ボランティア・スタッフ募集
お問い合わせ
「ウィメンズ・マーチ東京2018」実行委員会(NPO法人アジア女性資料センター内)
To contact the HQ in Japanese Email：womensmarchtokyo@gmail.com
Tel：03-3780-5245
Fax：03-3463-9752
〒150-0031 東京都渋谷区桜丘町14-10-211

Intl Women's Day Workshop: Challenge Stereotypes and Bias
March 10 2-4pm
Join us for a workshop where we will discuss
* gender bias in our daily lives
* gender bias in our own words and actions
* changes we can make right here and now
* how to influence gender in national policies.
Participation fee 500 yen (to cover space and materials.)
Details will be posted on the Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/349602878856085/

Happy Woman Festival in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya https://happywoman.online/useful/iwd/
Training Programs
Tsuda Open University, Global education program
Find out more: http://tou.tsuda.ac.jp/guide/titp/

Japan Fundraising Association
Fundraising Japan 2018  Annual Fundraising conference March 17 and 18
Events and training programs  http://jfra.jp/frj/
Registration open ! Now featuring more bilingual and English sessions! Join me on Sunday March 18 for a session in both E and J on small organization capacity development.

Temple University, Japan Campus
Upcoming Open house/Information Sessions

Nonprofit NGO community events and programs

 
TELL
http://telljp.com/
Lifeline Support Worker Training
Spring 2018 Training Dates
Tokyo: Feb. 24th – May 19th
Outside Kanto Feb. 24th – May 19th

Details and how to apply here => http://telljp.com/lifeline/pctraining/application/

TELL Public Events
2/6 Child Protection for Educators/Wesley Center

2/7 Pub Quiz for TELL/Shibuya

2/20 Talking with Young People about Sexual Violence/Wesley Center

2/21 Depression support group starting 

3/17 LGBTQ Youth - A Village of Support 2 p.m. at Wesley Center











 

NERD NITE TOKYO 
February 9 (Friday), doors open 19:30, start 20:00
Where: Nagatacho GRID B1F (map)
Price: ¥1000 on the door
https://tokyo.nerdnite.com/


Refugees International Japan 
http://refugeesinternationaljapan.org/
  • Friday, Feb 17, 19:00, RIJ Great Wine Bluff
  • May 31, 18:00 Temma Violin Concert Suntory Hall
  • April 22, 10:00 RIJ Loop Relay
  • Find out more about these events: https://rij-npo.org/en/fundraising/


FEW: For Empowering Women in Japan http://fewjapan.com/
  •  Thursday Feb  8th / 19:00 - 22:00 / Survivor: How to Overcome Adversity
    Join us to learn how to overcome adversity by prioritizing your mind and body, getting support, and seeing adversity as an opportunity from Maxine Van-Cliffe Arakawa, who overcame her own personal struggles with anxiety depressive disorder.
    . Members ¥2000 (Associates ¥1500) / Guests (Women only) ¥5000 /(includes salad/finger food buffet and soft drinks/wine) 
Jambo

Mirai no Mori helps marginalised youth in the outdoors - find out more  http://mirai-no-mori.jp
The Friends of Mirai no Mori initiative is for businesses that believe in Mirai no Mori’s mission and want to support us through their business and network. We are proud to announce that Heavenly Vines and MOJO Coffee are now Friends of Mirai no Mori. When purchasing online, please mention Mirai no Mori in the notes to donate 5% of your purchase to us. All revenue from the sales of the Mirai no Mori cookie will be donated directly to Mirai no Mori! Find out more here: https://mirai-no-mori.jp/cookies-wine-wonderful-way-spend-holidays/
I f your company might be interested in a weekend volunteer program for your staff then the Back to Nature weekend program might be rights for you.  We are looking for companies to work with us in June, Sept or October - Contact info@mirai-no-mori.jp Updates from Back to Nature weekend programs can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MiraiNoMori

Asian Rural Institute
In March 2018 ARI welcomes new participants from 15 countries more information forthcoming  http://www.ari-edu.org/en/

 
Second Harvest Japan

Get more info and find out how to get involved: http://2hj.org/english/
 
Green Peace Japan
They have a number of events and timely reports about food safety, seafood sustainability, the opening of nuclear power plants in Japan. Find out more here: http://www.greenpeace.org/japan/ja/news/
about Green Peace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/

350.org Japan has a lot going on! Join this grassroots effort to protect our planet.
Lets divert campaign: https://letsdivest.jp/
Find out more : http://world.350.org/ja/

Amnesty International Japan
This summer, AIJ has weekly events in Osaka, Tokyo and other locations in Japanese and some events in Tokyo and other major cities in English. Upcoming events listing: http://www.amnesty.or.jp/get-involved/event/
Tokyo English Network (AITEN) Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17073295569&ref=ts
HP(Japanese):http://www.amnesty.or.jp/

Tokyo Run for the Cure https://runforthecure.org/

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)
Seminars and public lectures
Sophia University, Institute of Comparative Culture events  http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/ TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS ICAS
Opportunities
Peace Boat is always looking for on board volunteers. If you speak Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese or Korean, then this opportunity may be for you! Peace Boat's Global Voyages are made possible by the assistance of a dedicated team of volunteer interpreters, and we are always open to applications from talented individuals. This page provides all the information you will need to apply. http://peaceboat.org/english/?menu=113

Asian Rural Institute - ARI welcomes volunteers! You are invited to help change the world by being part of a community doing sustainable organic farming and leadership training. There are short term and long term volunteer positions available. At ARI, participants from Japan,  Southeast Asia, Africa, & South America will be working alongside you. It is often hard to determine who benefits most from being at ARI, so come experience ARI for yourself! http://www.ari-edu.org/en/volunteer/

Community Theater & Arts News

Tokyo International Players
March 1-4, 2018
Find out more http://tokyoplayers.com

Yokohama Theatre Group http://ytg.jp
To become a member-level patron and see the shows at a reduced rate along with other perks ::CLICK HERE:: https://patreon.com/ytg
Support us by becoming a patron!

Tokyo Sinfonia
French Serenade dinner-concert Feb. 16 (Fri.) 6:30pm - Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
Mendelssohn Serenade champagne concert ~ Hakuju Hall, Mar. 14
Daichi Nakamura (violin) champagne concert  ~ Hakuju Hall, Apr. 18
Mozart Birthday Concerts
tickets@tokyosinfonia.comTickets/Information - Sinfonia direct
Advocacy corner:
upcoming events and resources for people wanting to get more involved
#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/

Thanks to all who have been involved in various marches and rallies this year - the Tokyo Women's March, Alliance for an Inclusive America, Tax Day March, Enough is Enough Rally etc.
There are many things you can do and The Action Network has free online tools you can use: https://actionnetwork.org/

READY TO DIG IN? Last year, we had hopeful election results from Virginia to New Jersey to Alabama, and, already, people across the country are putting in the work to bring us more good news in 2018. Join them by using Indivisible’s voter-registration tool to begin registering voters in your community.
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/

Democrats Abroad Japan
DAJ holds a monthly letter writing/SpeakEasy - next dates
Feb 8 and March 8, 8-10pm
Venue: Aldgate Pub  in Shibuya
Other events will be held throughout the country in 2018.
DA Japan http://www.democratsabroad.org/
For more information on future events please be sure to check out updates posted online:
The DAJ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/demsabroadjapan/
The DAJ Meetup page https://www.meetup.com/ja-JP/DemocratsAbroadJapan/
The DAJ events page http://www.democratsabroad.org/jp_events

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.
 
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
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