Meguro UNESCO Short News 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 No.183

■ Welcome, new members!

Mio Izumida, Asako Himeno, Ayumi Hori, Mari Hironaka, Akiyo Tezuka, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Tomoko Onakata, Yukari Kamiya, Nozomi Imahata

Friendship members 　Simon Christopher Chadwick (U.K.), Julie Chadwick (U.K), To Seri (Taiwan), De Belsunce Sigi (Germany), Chung Kyung Ah (Korea), Dale A Johnson (U.S.A), Ilenia Pajaro (Italy), Michael Abelson (U.S.A), Margaret Grant (U.K.), Moon Kyonhi (Korea), Michel Dinh (U.K.), Kim Hyo Kyon (Korea), Gao Yuhua (China),　Laureint Fondin (France), Masson (France), Margaret Dagyan (the Philippines), Bergamini Sandrine (France), Sujeet Samaddra (India), Philip Scowen (U.K.), Sook Hausberger (Korea), Gaillard Florence (France), Emily Kurokawa (the Philippines)

■ Members' News

Shigehiro Hashinaga got married and moved to his new address.　

Masako Tsuji got married and changed her family name to Kumagai

■　Training Program Committee

　　UNESCO Cultural Lecture ? “Charm of Haiti”

Lecturer: H.E. Mr. Marcel Duret, Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti in Japan

Interpreter: Suzanne Akieda

Date: Feb. 25 (Mon.)　18:30 - 20:30

Place: Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan 4F (7 minutes' walk from Yutenji Station)

Sponsor: Meguro Board of Education

Organizer: Meguro UNESCO Association

Inquiries: Meguro UNESCO Association　　　　(FAX: 3717-3941)

■ UNESCO Japanese Language Classes (Spring Term, 2002)

�@ 10:00　 11:45 Tue. & Thu. (Apr. 9‐Jul. 18)

�A 10:00　 11:45 Sat. (Apr. 13‐Jul. 13)

�B 18:30　 20:15 Tue. (Apr. 9‐ Jul. 16)

(No classes on public holidays)

Grade: Beginner's　 Advanced

　　　 "KANJI" class is also available (Sat.)

Place: Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan (2-20-17 Gohongi)

Eligibility: Foreign residents 16 and over who live, work or go to school in Meguro-ku

Instructors: Members of Meguro UNESCO (Japanese language instructors)

Cost: \1,000 for enrollment in Meguro UNESCO

　　 \1,000 as an annual membership fee

　　 Others: Cost of textbooks

Inquiries:　Mr.Yokoyama　 Tel　3724 - 9208　　 Mrs. Kiriyama　 Tel / Fax 3717- 0339 　　

■ "Urgent collection of Contributions to Support Afghan Refugees"

THANKS to Reiko Kato, Yasuko Mizuta, Yuzuru Abe, Masako Tanaka, Volunteer Group "Ki", Graduate Group of Tokyo Metropolitan University-attached High School, Staff of Meguro UNESCO Japanese Language Classes for their contributions, and to the people who made donations at the venue of the UNESCO art exhibition (Total: \116,789)

(Report) On Oct. 3 we sent \52,321 via Yomiuri to support "Victims of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks in U.S."　To "Urgent Collection of Contributions to Support Afghan Refugees" of NFUAJ we sent \118,922 on Oct. 29, \102,706 on Dec. 14, \44,577 on Dec. 25.　The total amounted to \318,526 as of Dec. 2001.

The Campaign is still going on!　We solicit your cooperation!

Please pay into Meguro UNESCO's account either at a post office or at a bank.

Postal Transfer: 00190-8-187774

Bank Remittance: 20152 (Ordinary account at Yutenji Branch, Fuji Bank)

★ Rakugo (comic storytelling) Theater

Performer: Katsura Kaiji, who kindly participated in UNESCO "Yose" for the 12th International Exchange Forum organized by Meguro UNESCO.

Date:　Feb. 16 (Sat.) 19:00 〜

Place:　Akabane Kaikan (5th Japanese-style room)

Inquiries: F. Harada (Tel: 3718-2994)

★ Kabuki Forum Theater (Why not make friends with Kabuki?)

Part 1:　Kabuki Performance ? An anecdote from “The Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers”

Part 2:　Introduction to Kabuki　 "Stage Setting of Kabuki"

Part 3:　Kabuki Performance　 An anecdote about "Holy Priest Rennyo"

Performers: Nakamura Kamenojo, Nakamura Umezo, and others (Kamenojo and Umezo once cooperated with us by giving a performance for the International Exchange Forum)

Dates: March 1(Fri.)-4 (Mon.) Place: Nihonbashi Gekijo

　　 　　March 12 (Tue.), 13 (Wed.)　 Place: Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan

Tickets: S - \4,000, A - \3,500

Inquiries: 03-5565-1550

★Uzbekistan Buhara Folk Ensemble“Sashimakom”- Eastern Eurasian Music by Uzbek and Uigul Musicians-

Date: March 27 (Wed.)　 19:00 〜

Place: Ohmi Gakudou (in Tokyo Opera City)

Sponsor: Eurasian Club and others

Tickets sold in advance: \3,000

Inquiries: 03-5371-5548.

■Volunteers to Sort Collected Postcards Urgently Needed

The campaign for collecting miswritten or unused postcards to fund the World Terakoya Movement has been carried out, and the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (located in Ebisu) has received an enormous amount of cards from all over the country　 about 700 boxes since the beginning of this year.　Volunteers who could spend three hours (any time between 10:00 and 17:00) sorting collected cards are urgently needed.　\1,000 will be paid for transportation. Your kind cooperation is solicited. Please inform NFUAJ of your participation at least one day in advance.

Inquiries: Kondo (person in charge at NFUAJ)

　　　Tel: 03-5424-1121　 E-mail: kondo@unesco.or.jp

Since 1954, Meguro UNESCO Association, Website:http://www.unesco.or.jp/meguro/ c/o Kato, 2-19-12, Kakinokizaka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0022, tel.:03-3717-3931, fax.:03-3717-3941