Time sure flies! It has been a busy and meaningful season for me and I
hope you too are happy the holidays are finally here!!! Winter is now
upon us and 2020 will soon be knocking on our doors! As you may have
surmised by now, I just have not had the time time needed to organize my
monthly newsletter. I hope to have a student intern help in 2020 but
until then my aim is a for a bimonthly mainly and to use the PSC
Facebook page for sharing events. all group members can share their
event info here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18658279740/
The next Newsletter will come out in mid-January - so please send Jan to March info by Jan 10. Let me invite you all to our NPO/ NGO Networking event / Shinenkai -
see below under highlights! For my own workshops and events, this FB
page which will be more heavily populated after the holidays: https://www.facebook.com/SarajeanRossitto/
Best wishes for a joyous winter holiday and a 2020 filled with happiness!!!
Sarajean
MONDAY NIGHTS: short course on the SDGs at TUJ TUJ winter short course on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is now open for registration!
(in English)
First day Jan 20, Registration deadline Jan 12 https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/courses/professional/SDG101.html
TUESDAY NIGHTS - INSPIRE OTHERS Winter 3-part Workshop series on Collaboration 7-9pm Tuesdays:
How can we work better together better across borders, organizations and
sectors? We all want to be more effective and enhance our impact but
what is holding us back? This workshop series will review common issues
and simple skills and action items we can take to be more effect right
away. Each session will focus on a different area - working with
individuals, organizations, and nonprofit-business collaboration. The
case studies shared will serve as a basis for the themes we will cover.
Participants will have ample opportunity to share their own ideas,
experience as well as pose questions to the group. Session 1 TU Jan 28: Partnership 101 - Working better in the
diverse environment. Focus on building better 1-on-1 collaborative
relationships Session 2 TU Feb 4: Organization partnerships - Focus on alliance building for common goals. Session 3 TU Feb 18: For-Profit - Nonprofit partnerships: Going for win-win-win
2500yen per session or 6000yen for the series
(in English)
6 to 12 participants only, register by Jan 22
Registration page: https://forms.gle/X4LqUbYufUXqEf6Y9 Facebook page with more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/981996252163918/
SATURDAYS: intensive workshop on NGO Project Management Winter Semester at Tsuda Open University Jan 25-thru Feb 22, 4 Saturdays 10:30-2:30pm (in English) First day Jan 25, Application deadline Jan 15 https://ssl2.smart-academy.net/tsuda/course/detail/979/
Creative ways to deal with work relationships -
Sunday Feb 2 2-5pm
More info in Jan 2020
For the Jan 18 Women March Global - I am not organziing anything but
please share info with me and on the Women of the World March Tokyo (WoW
Tokyo) https://www.facebook.com/groups/197623700694595
THURSDAYS - DEVELOP YOURSELF TO INSPIRE OTHERS 10-part monthly series starts in Feb aimed at skills development and networking. Launched on Friday, January 17 at the new years party on NPO/ NGO Networking event / Shinenkai more details for 2020! Facebook page with more info:https://www.facebook.com/events/2194240527548545/ Register here: https://forms.gle/BwDkfCx9HmBvZJwW6
Friday Jan 10, doors open 19:30, start 20:00
Every month we gather 3 smart speakers and a curious crowd.
Drinks (both alcoholic and non) and food from Tiny Peace Kitchen will be
available. Eat, drink and be square-y! Kids are also welcome at Nerd
Nite.
Where: Nagatacho GRID B1F (map)
Price: ¥1000 on the door Facebook event page with details https://www.facebook.com/pg/nerdnitetokyo/events/
About Nerd Nite Tokyo https://www.facebook.com/nerdnitetokyo/
MONTHLY EVENTS
Amnesty International monthly Quiz Night for Human Rights
Hobgoblin Pubs Shibuya Ichiban Building, 3F, 1-3-11 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku
Amnesty International Tokyo English Network (AITEN*) invites you to a
fun event with serious aims: answer general knowledge questions to show
what you know for prizes, maybe learn a few things (especially about
human rights and current affairs), meet a multinational crowd of
like-minded people, and support AI's work promoting and protecting
human rights for all.
¥1,000 per person to play. Up to five members on a team. Prizes for the
winning teams! If you don't have a team, we'll help you to find or
make one.
For more about AITEN: or
Perfect Liars Club Tokyo monthly event
Fridays, Venue Good Heavens British Bar Tokyo
Tickets https://perfectliarsclubapril.peatix.com/
*Get there early for your choice of seats.
*Show is in English. Come if you are fluent or practicing. Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/perfectliarstokyo/
Start up lady night Monthly event
Startup Lady events are safe spaces for our members, presenters, and
attendees. Entrance is PAY-AS-YOU-WISH. Proceeds will go towards
supporting the female entrepreneurship community and other social impact
projects!
VENUE La Billage Shibuya 3-7 Udagawacho, Shibuya, Tokyo Hulic Shibuya Kouen-dori Building 5F
Join THE Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602231423453629/
Jambo provides fun activities for people while
providing support for the less fortunate. For more information and
upcoming events, please visit www.jambointernational.org/en.
MORE ORG INFO AND LINKS Peace Boat: Peace Boat is a NGO/NPO that works
to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable development and
respect for the environment. Peace Boat seeks to create awareness and
action based on effecting positive social and political change in the
world. For more information, please contact www.peaceboat.org.
I Am Jane: No other crime is handled so badly
by the criminal justice system as rape and no other serious crime is
more under-reported. I Am Jane is a group that provides solutions to the
growing rape pandemic. Anyone who has questions, wishes to inform us of
any incidents or wants to advise us on useful information is welcome to
join. Details of incidents and confidential information will not be
published. For more information, please visit www.iamjane.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Alcoholic Anonymous
meetings are available in Tokyo for anyone with a desire to stop
drinking. Meetings are free of charge. Dates and times vary so please
visit www.aatokyo.org/, email jordan28jordan1@gmail.com or call 080-4355-2285 for details.
For Empowering Women: we welcome you to join
our network For Empowering Women (FEW), and to begin building your
professional and social network. We offer monthly events incorporating
many different topics from lectures to social outings and volunteering.
For more information, please visit www.fewjapan.com.
For Empowering Women Kansai: FEW is an organization for
foreign women in Japan. Dinner meetings feature a variety of guest
speakers, usually held at the Hilton Hotel Osaka in Umeda on the last
Thursday of each month. The organization also organizes monthly events
that provide professional and personal support. For more information,
please email few@fewkansai.com or visit www.fewkansai.com.
A Dream a Day in Tokyo: We provide weeklong,
expenses-paid vacations to kids with life-threatening illnesses and
their families. We welcome volunteers and supporters. For more
information, please mail contact@guesthouse.or.jp or visit guesthouse.or.jp/?lang=en.
Living Dreams: We are a nonprofit organization striving to rebuild,
enrich and empower orphans both in Tokyo and Tohoku. Fore more
information, please visit www.livingdreams.jp.
Tokyo Comedy Store’s Stand-up Comedy Workshop: Want to
learn about humor? Want to be funnier in life, with your friends, or
just in general? Maybe you even want to try getting on stage? Come to
the Tokyo Comedy Store’s Stand-up Comedy Workshop! For more information,
please visit www.tokyocomedy.com/standup_workshops.
Tokyo Vegan MeetUp: Held once a month (time and place varies). Please check the Tokyo For more details, please visit www.meetup.com/vegan-389.
College Women’s Association of Japan: CWAJ is an
organization for women committed to education, cross-cultural exchange
and friendship. CWAJ holds monthly luncheons with interesting speakers
and has several special interests groups such as hiking, Japanese
conversation, trips and tours, music and ceramics. It’s a great way to
meet new people and become involved! See www.cwaj.org.
Dance with the Disabled: Body & Mind is aiming to
open our body and mind through dance. Under the guidance of Natsu
Nakajima, a professional Butoh dancer, anyone can participate. There are
three locations in Tokyo and classes are held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Each
class consists of movement for relaxation, group-work and improvisation
dance. Yotsuya class: second and fourth Saturdays, Yotsuya Hiroba
Gallery Lamp. Suginami class: first and third Saturdays, Koenji
Shogaisha Koryu Kan. Machida class: first and third Wednesday, Tamagawa
Bunka Center. Fee: ¥1,500 per class. For more information, please visit
www.geocities.jp/mutekisha/index1-e.html, email nnakajima7@ams.odn.ne.jp or call 042-391-4087.
Kyoto Journal: KJ showcases poetry that is Asia-related
and “out of the ordinary.” Submission guidelines are available here:
www.kyotojournal.org/submit-to-kj. For more information, please visit
www.kyotojournal.org/fiction-poetry.
Mirai no Mori helps marginalised youth in the outdoors - find out more http://mirai-no-mori.jp
Contact us by email: info@mirai-no-mori.jp
Find out more about Mirai no Mori : https://mirai-no-mori.jp/
Tsuda Open University, Global education for sustainable development (GESD) program
Sustainable Development Goals (Saturday mornings)
Writing on International Development Issues (Thursday nights)
Find out more: https://tou.tsuda.ac.jp/placement/
