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      Polaris Post　Volume 35
                                      April 2010
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It is getting warmer and the Golden Week is coming up, at last.
Please watch for Polaris Project's 2010 Monthly Seminar after the Golden Week!

*Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
The first seminar on Saturday, May 15 =======

In 2009-2010, Polaris Project's monthly seminar attracted 650
participants in total.
The 2010-2011 Seminar will feature ten speakers and will start
on Saturday, May 15.

The theme of monthly seminar in 2010 is "You Know Human Trafficking?"

"Human trafficking is an old story and it is all gone, right?"
"Isn't it happening in other countries, but not in Japan?"
"What is the difference between human trafficking and smuggling?"
"How many victims are there?"
"What is the market size of human trafficking?"
...you'll find answers to such questions at the monthly seminar.

The goal of the 10-time seminar is to understand the problem of
human trafficking and to learn what you could do to stop human trafficking.
We will offer a discount membership that allows you to attend the first
five seminars for the fee for four!

Please download a flyer in Japanese for the information of the first five
seminars: https://polarisproject.jp/images/M_images/seminer-flyer-a_v006.pdf

At the first seminar is entitled "Human Trafficking in Japan: Why it is the
Second Largest Criminal Industry in the World."
Shihoko Fujiwara, Coordinator of Polaris Project will discuss the problem
of human trafficking in Japan from the cases reported through the hotline
and the policies taken in Japan and in the United States.

First Seminar:
"Human Trafficking in Japan: Why it is the Second Largest Criminal
Industry in the World."
(The discussion will be in Japanese)

<Date>　Saturday, May 15, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

<Venue>
 JICA Chikyu Hiroba Seminar Room 301 (holds 50 people)
(One-minute walk from Exit 3, Hiroo Station, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
Map：http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html

<Speaker>
Shihoko Fujiwara, Coordinator of Polaris Project 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).

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

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* New official Polaris Blog & Twitter!===================================
Polaris is now blogging and tweeting about the work we do.
Follow Polaris!

Blog：http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/ (in Japanese)
Twitter:  (in Japanese)

*Polaris in Media
"Girls with unhappy parents more likely to do compensated dating:
Aichi police survey"
(Japan Subculture Research Center)
http://bit.ly/bMNZ1R

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* Polaris Digest (April 2010)============================================

April 15  Visited a PR firm, Wieden+Kennedy
        http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100415 (in Japanese)

April 17  Spoke as a panelist at Tokyo Metro Government's Symposium on
       the background of Troubled Youth

April 18  Joined the Body Shop's Parade to Stop Child Trafficking at the
        Earth Day 2010
       http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100419/1271653376
         (in Japanese)

April 20  Charity event for Polaris and to celebrate V-DAY, a global action
        to eradicate violence against women and children, held at
        Ben's Cafe in Takadanobaba
       http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100420 (in Japanese)

April 22  Meeting with anti-trafficking delegates from Macao Government

April 27  Spoke at Chiba Government Human rights promotion section

From 4/1/2010 to 4/25/2010 Polaris received 17 hotline inquiries.
Of 17 contacts, 9 were by phone and 8 were by Internet.


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* Human Trafficking Related News (in Japanese)　http://bit.ly/cqeQHE

* 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 Community on mixi (in Japanese)
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=1374560
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*You can be a Polaris Supporter with continues 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)
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