---------------------------------------------------------------------
Polaris Post Volume 36
May 2010
---------------------------------------------------------------------
It's been a bit chilly May and now the rainy season is approaching.
We need something that cheers us up!
* Polaris on Facebook ////////////////////////////////////////////////
We have just started a Facebook fan page!
Please join us at http://bit.ly/polarisjp
You will see many pics from the May. 27 Event night with Jake Adelstein.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
* Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
The second seminar held at Body Shop Shinjuku on Saturday, June 5====
The Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 has started in May.
The seminar will bring discussions about human trafficking from
multiple aspects.
The first seminar introduced recent human trafficking cases in Japan.
The second seminar in June will welcome
Ms。 Eiko Sudo of IOM, an international
organization that combats human trafficking. Ms Sudo will discuss victim
support in Japan.
Join us at the Body Shop Shinjuku!
TheSecond Seminar:
"IOM (International Organization for Migration)'s Human Trafficking Victim Support"
(The lecturewill be in Japanese)
<Date> Saturday, June 5, 2010, 4pm - 6pm
<Venue> The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor, The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats)
JR Shinjuku East Exit (3-minute walk),
Tokyo Metro Shinjuku San-chome A5 Exit (1-minute walk)
http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?uc=4&pg=1&ino=BA799518&grp=bodyshop
<Speaker> Ms. Eiko Sudo, Coordinator on Combating Human Trafficking
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Japan Office
<Admission Fee>
1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID
at the door)
* Tickets for the first five seminars are available for purchase at
4,000 yen for non-students and 2,000 yen for students.
<Registration>
Please fill in the form online (in Japanese) at:
http://my.formman.com/form/pc/jtlfbc6KYEZPZFJm/
* Your registration will be complete when you submit the form
online (Polaris Project will not reply to confirm your registration).
The seats are limited to 30 and we recommend you tomake registration
to reserve your seat.
<Next Seminar>
The third Seminar: "Labor Exploitation--Labor at 300 yen per hour: Trainee System"
Speaker: Ms. Sonoko Kawakami, Campaign Coordinator,
Amnesty International Japan
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 4pm - 6pm
Venue: The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor
The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats)
https://polarisproject.jp/images/M_images/seminer-flyer-a_v006.pdf
(in Japanese)
For more information, contact:
Polaris Project Japan Office
TEL：
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
* Polaris to Speak at Minato-ku Gender Equality Week Forum 2010 //////
Discussion "Commercialization of Sexuality and Pornography: Why it is not
Declining in Japan?"
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Minato-ku Gender Equality Center "Libra," Assembly Room 2/3
Two-minute walk from Shibaura Exit (East Exit) of JR Tamachi Station
Four-minute walk from Exit A4 of Mita Station (Toei-Asakusa Line/Mita Line)
Map: http://www.minatolibra.jp/category/1327005.html (in Japanese)
Organizer: Human Services Center
Speakers:
Shihoko Fujiwara, Coordinator of Polaris Project Japan Office
Hiroshi Nakasatomi, Associate Professor, Fukushima University;
Anti Pornography and Prostitution Research Group
http://www.minatolibra.jp/image/2010A5D5A5A9A1BCA5E9A5E0A5D1A5F3A5D5.pdf
(in Japanese)
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
* Movie and Books on Human Trafficking///////////////////////////////
Movie "Yamino Kodomotachi" (Children of Darkness)
Have you seen the movie on human trafficking, "Yamino Kodomotachi"
(Children of Darkness)?
Polaris staff met the director of the movie, the author of the original
book, and the producer of the movie in Thailand.
Please continue to read at http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100514 (in Japanese)
If you haven't already, please watch the movie.
* Book "Single Mothers of Deai-kei: Between Desire and Poverty" by Daisuke Suzuki
Mr. Suzuki Daisuke, an investigative reporter who spoke at the Polaris Monthly
Seminar in February 2010, has released the new book.
The book covers single mothers who have no choice but to prostitute to feed their
children.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100512 (in Japanese)
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
* Polaris Digest (April-May 2010) ////////////////////////////////////
April 28-29 Attended Expert Panel on Child Protection "A Model Law on
the Protection of Children from Exploitation” in Singapore
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100507 (in Japanese)
May 15 Polaris Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
The First Seminar
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100517 (in Japanese)
May 27 Hosted an Evening with Jake Adelstein, Board member of Polaris
Project and Journalist
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100528 (in Japanese)
May 30 Spoke at Symposium for Revising Anti Child Pornography Law
https://polarisproject.jp/news/42-news/746-csec2010- (in Japanese)
From April 25 to May 30, 2010, Polaris received xx hotline inquiries.
Among the 18 contacts, 6 were by phone and 12 were by Internet.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
* Human Trafficking Related News (in Japanese) http://bit.ly/cqeQHE
* Blog Polaris Diary: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/ (in Japanese)
* Booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now" On Sale (in Japanese)
http://bit.ly/bBod3r
* Polaris: SOS website for girls http://www.pol214.com/ (in Japanese)
* Polaris Project's Drop-in Center for Women (in Japanese) http://bit.ly/abOHFJ
* Polaris is tweeting: (in Japanese)
* Polaris Community on mixi (in Japanese) http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=1374560
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
*********************************************************************
*You can be a Polaris Supporter with continuous monthly donation
starting from 1,000 yen per month.
http://bit.ly/8ZWT13 (in Japanese)
If you join now, the booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now"
will be given as a welcome gift!
*Turn your online shopping into actions to support Polaris through
E-Kokoro http://www.ekokoro.jp/ngo/polaris/index.html
(Donation website in Japanese)
*********************************************************************
If you wish to unsubscribe from the Polaris Post, please email us at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
, with "Unsubscribe Polaris Post" in the
subject line.
*********************************************************************
Issued by Polaris Project Japan https://polarisproject.jp
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
*********************************************************************
|
