{"id":2548,"date":"2009-02-28T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2009-02-28T07:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2009-03-03T20:59:57","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T11:59:57","slug":"nugw-labor-union-march-in-march-sunday-march-8-330-shibuya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=2548","title":{"rendered":"NUGW labor union &#8220;March in March&#8221; Sunday March 8, 3:30 Shibuya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/welcomestickers.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1704\" title=\"welcomesticker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/welcomesticker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francajapan.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1705\" title=\"franca-color\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/franca-color-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens Association forming NGO\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#english\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1699\" title=\"japaneseonlyecover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/japaneseonlyecover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JAPANESE ONLY:  The Otaru Hot Springs Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Forwarding: \u00a0Debito<\/em><\/p>\n<div><strong>NUGW &#8220;MARCH IN MARCH&#8221; SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2009, TOKYO SHIBUYA, ALL WELCOME. \u00a0ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TOMORROW, SUNDAY MARCH 1, 2PM.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>POSTERS OF THE EVENT IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE IN PDF FORMAT HERE. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/marchinmarch2009e.pdf\">ENGLISH<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/marchinmarch2009j.pdf\">JAPANESE<\/a>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">Sisters and Brothers, \u00a0Please forward this email to all your friends and family.\u00a0 So that I can track the progress of this email, please put me on the list when you forward it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you are\u00a0reading this email\u00a0it means you are welcome to join us at the Fifth Annual Tokyo\u00a0March in March for job security and equality.\u00a0 Come to Miyashita Park in Shibuya, an 8-minute walk from Hachiko behind the tracks on the way to Harajuku at 3:30pm on Sunday, March 8, 2009.\u00a0 March departs at 5pm.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">\u00a0\u00a0 Each year we hold the March in March to appeal to the thousands of people in Shibuya on a Sunday afternoon with a message of strength and solidarity.\u00a0 We demand that employers and the government cooperate to ensure\u00a0job security and an equal society for all workers\u00a0in\u00a0a Japan that is increasingly multiethnic.\u00a0\u00a0 Dance, music, performances from areas around the world, colors, costumes, and huge placards make March in March a protest parade you will\u00a0never forget.\u00a0 This year we are going national, with March in Marches slated to take place in other cities around Japan as well.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bring your friends, family, coworkers.\u00a0 March in March would make a memorable first date.\u00a0 Or a second one.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Make a difference and have fun at the same time.\u00a0\u00a0 That is the March in March.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">For questions, please contact me at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:nugw.carlet@ezweb.ne.jp\"><span style=\"font-family: System;\">nugw.carlet@ezweb.ne.jp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: System;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See you there!<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">In Solidarity,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">Louis Carlet<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: System;\">NUGW Tokyo Nambu<\/span><\/div>\n<p>=========================<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We need help preparing for the March in March! Come to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nugw.org\">Shimbashi office<\/a> this Sunday March 1, starting at 2pm, to lend a\u00a0hand.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, we need people to<br \/>\n1) make posters (make your own picket sign!)<br \/>\n2) help build the huge mushirobata signs that we carry\u00a0each year<br \/>\n3) pick up flyers and take them to various spots in Tokyo<br \/>\n(e.g. your favourite English bookstore, or neighbourhood<br \/>\npub.)<\/p>\n<p>If you cannot come in, but would like us to send some<br \/>\nflyers for you to distribute, please send us  your land<br \/>\naddress.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, come to the March in March, Sunday, March\u00a08, 2009.<br \/>\nWhere: Miyashita Park in Shibuya, an 8-minute walk from<br \/>\nHachiko beside the JR tracks on the way to Harajuku.<br \/>\nWhen: From 3:30 on.  March departs at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 5th annual March in March, a parade for job<br \/>\nsecurity and equality for all. Featuring performances of<br \/>\nPeruvian music, capoeira, and huge multi-lingual banners,<br \/>\nthe march winds through the crowded streets of Shibuya,<br \/>\npassing in front of the station, and is watched by<br \/>\nthousands of passers-by. Be a part of it! Photos from last<br \/>\nyear can be seen on the following websites:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.mkimpo.com\/diary\/2008\/march_in_march_08-03-09.html<\/p>\n<blockquote data-secret=\"j12bAtB74z\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/jp.bantus.org\/2009\/02\/24\/march-in-march-2009\/\">March in March 2009<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/jp.bantus.org\/2009\/02\/24\/march-in-march-2009\/embed\/#?secret=j12bAtB74z\" data-secret=\"j12bAtB74z\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;March in March 2009&#8221; &#8212; Grupo Bantus Capoeira Japan \u5409\u7965\u5bfa\u30fb\u4e09\u9df9\u306e\u30ab\u30dd\u30a8\u30a4\u30e9\u6388\u696d\u3000(Classes in Kichijoji, &amp; Mitaka Tokyo since 2004)\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For questions, please contact Louis Carlet at<br \/>\nnugw.carlet@ezweb.ne.jp     See you there!<\/p>\n<p>In Solidarity,<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Campbell<br \/>\nNUGW Tokyo Nambu<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p>==================================<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE TWO<\/p>\n<p>Only four poster-painting days left til the March in March! <\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 8, 4:00 pm in Miyashita Koen, near Shibuya Station. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re expecting capoeira performers, Peruvian musicians,<br \/>\nthe NOVA bunny, maybe some samba dancers, along with<br \/>\nhundreds of workers from around the world and Japan:<br \/>\neikaiwa teachers, factory workers, salarymen, temp staff,<br \/>\nfreeters, university professors, parents, children, and<br \/>\nlabour organizers, united behind the banner &#8220;Job Security<br \/>\nand Equality for All.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Come by the Nambu office in Shimbashi on Saturday evening<br \/>\nto make a poster about your workplace, or just to lend a<br \/>\nhand with the preparations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, and photos from last year, see the<br \/>\nfollowing sites:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-secret=\"2MK6yV5UsJ\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/jp.bantus.org\/\">Grupo Bantus Capoeira Jap\u00e3o<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/jp.bantus.org\/embed\/#?secret=2MK6yV5UsJ\" data-secret=\"2MK6yV5UsJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Grupo Bantus Capoeira Jap\u00e3o&#8221; &#8212; Grupo Bantus Capoeira Japan \u5409\u7965\u5bfa\u30fb\u4e09\u9df9\u306e\u30ab\u30dd\u30a8\u30a4\u30e9\u6388\u696d\u3000(Classes in Kichijoji, &amp; Mitaka Tokyo since 2004)\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/nambufwc.org\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.mkimpo.com\/diary\/2008\/march_in_march_08-03-09.html<\/p>\n<p>MINISTRY NEGOTIATIONS<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Monday, March 9, Nambu and other unions<br \/>\nwill be negotiating with the ministries of education,<br \/>\nlabour, and  justice, on issues related to foreign<br \/>\nworkers&#8217; rights. <\/p>\n<p>Time: 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<br \/>\nPlace:  Sangiin Daigiin Kaikan (House of Representatives<br \/>\nHall)<br \/>\n(Kokkaigijidomae Station, Exit 1, turn right, cross the<br \/>\nstreet, and walk past the Shugiinkaikan 1 and 2)<\/p>\n<p>10:00\u301c11:30\tGeneral policy<br \/>\n11:30\u301c13:00\tLunch break<br \/>\n13:00\u301c15:00  Language schools, dispatch, subcontracting<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000<br \/>\n15:00\u301c17:00\tIntern system<\/p>\n<p>See you all there,<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Campbell<br \/>\nNUGW Tokyo Nambu<br \/>\nENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NUGW:  Join us at the Fifth Annual Tokyo March in March for job security and equality.  Come to Miyashita Park in Shibuya, an 8-minute walk from Hachiko behind the tracks on the way to Harajuku at 3:30pm on Sunday, March 8, 2009.  March departs at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to lend a hand preparing, come to the NUGW Shimbashi office this Sunday March 1, starting at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>Each year we hold the March in March to appeal to the thousands of people in Shibuya on a Sunday afternoon with a message of strength and solidarity.  We demand that employers and the government cooperate to ensure job security and an equal society for all workers in a Japan that is increasingly multiethnic.   Dance, music, performances from areas around the world, colors, costumes, and huge placards make March in March a protest parade you will never forget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,5,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-human-rights","category-labor-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}