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some resources ... links and articles PTSD Japan Earthquake http://tokyocounselingservices.blogspot.com/2011/09/ptsd-japan-earthquake.html The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters Red Cross Work http://www.linkedin.com/share?viewLink=&sid=s583383518&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftokyocounseling.com%2Fenglish%2Fmedia%2Fredcross.html&urlhash=nH0n&pk=member-home&pp=1&poster=7882396&uid=5519494278356672512&trk=NUS_UNIU_SHARE-title Volunteer Dos and Don’ts (Japanese and English) http://www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/news_article/volunteer_dos_and_donts/

NPO法人ETIC.開催『「右腕」マッチングフェア』にRCFも参加します（10月1日） 10月1日（土）にNPO法人ETIC.が開催する 「右腕」マッチングフェア in Autumn ～『共に歩み、共に創る』、復興に挑むリーダーの「右腕」を募集～ にRCFも参加します。 復興支援を行うプロジェクトリーダーの右腕となる人材募集を目的としたイベントです。 彼らのプロジェクトにかける想いや、具体的な事業内容を直接聞ける絶好の機会となります。 年内では最後の開催となるため、より深く復興支援に関わりたい方はぜひご参加ください。 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 「右腕」マッチングフェア in Autumn ～『共に歩み、共に創る』、復興に挑むリーダーの「右腕」を募集～ 産業復興・医療再生・教育改革・・・etc 復興に向けて力強く動き出した10名のリーダーが右腕を募集中！ get more information about the event, the projects and the types of opportunities available to those of you who want to bring business back to Tohoku while also supporting the local people. http://www.etic.or.jp/recoveryleaders/matchingevent4th/ ——————————————————————– 2011年10月1日（土）10：00-17：00 ＠ 日本財団ビル NPO法人ETIC. 震災復興リーダー支援プロジェクト ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Helping victims of natural disasters DATE: 2011.09.30 - 2011.10.01 Location: Tokyo ORGANIZER: Tokiwa University, UNU-ISP and JEMRI The Tokiwa International Victimology Institute (TIVI; Tokiwa University, Mito, Japan) will hold a two-day symposium under the theme "Helping Victims of Natural Disasters: From Grassroots to Governance” in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) and the Japan-US Evidence-based Mental Health Response Initiative (JEMRI; Charleston, South Carolina, USA). Professionals working for disaster victims in management, medical services, social welfare, and education, and anyone interested in helping disaster victims, as well as victims and surviving families of natural disasters, are welcome to attend. The registration deadline is 28 September. For more information, or to regis...

Peace Winds America and U.S. Embassy The U.S .-Japan Civil-Military Initiative “Disaster Preparedness Workshop” September 27-29, 2011 U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan http://peacewindsamerica.org/readiness/civil-military-initiative/ Asia Pacific Relief Summit Thursday Sept 29 09:30 - 17:00 @ The United Nations University U Thant International conference Hall （ Dinner party: UN 　 Cafe ） , Omotesando station Organizer: Civic Force 　 (Support organization ： Sasakawa foundation http://www.civic-force.org/english/conference/ Japan Civil Net, All org meeting Friday Sept 30, 4:00-8:30, @ Asian YMCA Center Tokyo http://www.jpn-civil.net/news/jcn/2011/09/jcn_3.html Sustainability of project assistance in the affected areas: The way of international cooperation NGO cooperation Friday Sept 30, 7:00-9:00, @Sendai Shimin support center Organizer: Janic Sendai, Support from JOCS, RSY, Plan Intl JEN http://www.janic.org/earthquake/news/post_307.php

JCN will have a meeting of all groups and supporter for Tohoku Relief and Recovery Friday Sept 30 4:00-8:30 information session and a networking event. You can apply on line: http://kouikinet.jp/ej_meeting/

JCN now has a listing with contact info for Administrative office and   support system for rented housing - available in both PDF and word formats  http://www.jpn-civil.net/news/jcn/2011/09/post_36.html

I am now editing a revised list of orgs involved in long-term recovery work in NE/Tohoku Japan.   When the list is done i will share it with you all.  - please add others by using the comment function if you can this weekend! please send the names of the orgs in English and Japanese and the links. ADRA Japan NPO 法人　アドラ・ジャパン（ ADRA Japan ） http://www.adrajpn.org NPO Aichi-net 愛知ネット Association for Aid and Relief, Japan 難民を助ける会 URL: http://www.aarjapan.gr.jp/ AMDA - formerly Association of Medical Doctors of Asia 特定非営利活動法人　 AMDA ( 元アジア医師連絡協議会 ) URL: http://www.amdainternational.com/ Care International Japan 公益財団法人　ケア・インターナショナル　ジャパン http://www.careintjp.org CRASH volunteers   http://www.crashjapan.com/ FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS JAPAN Good Neighbors Japan グッドネーバーズジャパン URL:  http://www.gnjp.org/campaign/emgcy_2011tohoku.html Hope International Development Agency Hope World Wide The Japan Asian Association and Asian Friendship Society アジア協会アジア友の会 http://www.j...

equest of a Country Visit to Japan by UN Special Rapporteurs Since crisis situations have been still ongoing in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the Fukushima First Nuclear Plants accidents, HRN has decided, through consultations with OHCHR human rights officers and other NGOs below, to make an urgent request to the UN Special Rapporteurs for a country visit to Japan in order to conduct fact-finding missions on such situations.  ********************************************************************************* Dear  Ms. Raquel Rolnik Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Dear Mr. Anand Grover Special Rapporteur on the right to health Dear Mr. Calin Georgescu Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights Cc Mr. Ajith Sunghay (Human Rights Officer, OHCHR...

- JCN site has redone their site - easier to use much more now oriented... have a look: http://www.jpn-civil.net/map/

i am almost done with the guide to volunteering in Japan but you want to include your group go to this suvery and input as much as possible before Sept 1 https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/give2asia.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFFIa2xBeUVES1M3TzEwREE2YXBQSkE6MA&ifq

from the Japan Times ... Tuesday, April 26, 2011 HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO Create 'GI Bill' to empower quake, tsunami victims Dear Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshiaki Takaki,

from the NY Times/IHT By MARTIN FACKLER Published: August 21, 2011 Broad areas around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could soon be declared uninhabitable, perhaps for decades, after a government survey found radioactive contamination that far exceeded safe levels, several major media outlets said Monday.... read on http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/world/asia/22japan.html?_r=2&ref=asia Do the government a favor - act surprised?

New files uploaded by the disaster volunteer centers http://www.saigaivc.com/vc%E8%A8%AD%E7%BD%AE%E7%8A%B6%E6%B3%81-pdf%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB/ 災害VC（新潟・福島豪雨水害を含む）の募集状況（PDFファイル） 平成23年8月21日現在 ダウンロード 市町村災害VC・復興支援C設置状況一覧（PDFファイル） 平成23年8月22日現在 ダウンロード 災害VC・復興支援C設置状況地図（PDFファイル） 東北3県（岩手県・宮城県・福島県 平成23年8月22日現在） ダウンロード

I am150% behind evacuation within 80km from the Fukushima powerplants. the online petition is WORTHWHILE but if you want to have an impact with a petition it needs to be in the right person's face. 1.SIGN http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/evacuate_fukushima/ 2. PRINT 3. SEND to the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8914, Japan. 〒100-8914　東京都千代田区永田町1-6-1　  Fax：+81-3-3581-4772 Make a call to (81) 3-5253-2111 * make your letters faxes and calls to Minister of State for Disaster Management Tatsuo HIRANO ... You can also bug TEPCO by putting it on their inquiries page https://www4.tepco.co.jp/en/other/contact/general-e.html

011 Sept. 7-9 : Enhancing Safety and Security: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience to Natural Hazards “As we have learned again and again, no country or city -- rich or poor -- is immune. But alongside the dangers from disaster rests the dangerous myth that acts of nature are just that -- unavoidable or inevitable. By our actions, we can either compound disasters or diminish them. Workshop Dates September 7(Wed) – September 9(Fri) 2011 Workshop Location Seogwipo City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea Learning Objectives:  - To increase awareness on human security and environmental security in the region  - To identify key challenges in disaster mitigation and to recognize good practices to reduce vulnerability and build resilience to natural hazards at the local level  - To develop action plans for local implementation and follow-up of lessons learned (via city-to-city cooperation, awareness raising activities, int...

US-Japan Cooperation on the Japan Disaster: Funding Conference on US-Japan Cooperation on Supporting the Japan Disaster Response http://www.jcie.or.jp/civilnet/tohoku/110721_fundingmeeting.html Co-organizers The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, New York Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) Institute of International Education (IIE) Cooperating Organizations  Asia Society, GlobalGiving Foundation, Give2Asia, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New York, The Nippon Club, Japan Society, US-Japan Council Supporting Consulate General of Japan in New York  

'Tohoku Tomodachi Market Networking Party and concert' on Green Mondays! Check out "Tohoku Tomodachi Market Networking Party and concert" on Green Monday Time: September 2, 2011 from 5:30pm to 9pm Location: Aka Renga Hall Organized By: 5ive-Planets Event Description: Networking party and "United We Stay" special advance concert to welcome business representatives from Tohoku. 3,000 yen per person to cover food See more details and RSVP on Green Mondays: http://greenmondays.ning.com/ events/event/show?id=2139625% 3AEvent%3A32300&xgi= 5Ghd6vcf8gXjlM&xg_source=msg_ invite_event 'Tohoku Tomodachi Market' on Green Mondays! Time: September 3, 2011 at 10am to September 4, 2011 at 6pm Location: Queen Square Yokohama Organize...

UPDATE: Introduction to advocacy workshop   誰でもできるアドボカシー@ TITP Sunday, August 20 and 27 A two-day intensive introducing advocacy campaign skills. it will be very intense and include people from a wide array of NGOS. THE WORKSHOP IS RUNNING FOR SURE  and YOU CAN APPLY UNTIL AUGUST 19. CALL Tel:03-3402-7333 TO REGISTER TODAY. Advocacy Campaign Workshop 10:00-14:30 (3omin break for lunch) @ TITP Saturday(s), August 20 and 27 OUTLINE FOR SESSION 1 - AUGUST 20 - Introductions - Quick review of what you have experienced, learned or know. - What is campaigning? What is advocacy? Why advocacy? And why has advocacy become commonplace? - Is this advocacy? When is an advocacy solution needed? - Elements of a successful advocacy campaign - Case review – finding commonalities - Issue development and advocacy solutions to problems Cutting and identifying issues, problem cause effect ...

 I have done some small updates but need more information - especially on organizations and events Updates will be posted here many times each day, but I took all the info from this blog  organized it into an easier to read format on 9 pages that will be revised once per month https://japanvolunteers.wordpress.com/ . Keep sending me info for the August 2011 update!

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