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
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