This Sunday, March 5th, Kashiwagi Koen, Shinjuku. The festivities start at 1:30 pm.

This is the BIG ONE, Brothers and Sisters - our biggest, loudest, most entertaining, most high profile, and downright ballsiest event of the year. It doesn’t get more fun than this. If you aren’t excited about it you’d better get someone to check your pulse.

Don’t forget we’ve moved the March In March to SHINJUKU this year.

For details: http://nambufwc.org/march-in-march/

We need more volunteers to help with leafleting and preparation this week - still lots of placards and mushirobata to make Please call to find out when and how you can help! Friday and Saturday, and Sunday morning would be especially useful.

(There are rumours of a big post-march party too - watch this space for details.)

March 6th - Unions and Government Face-Off — “Talk Truth to Power”

This is the annual meeting between unions representing foreign workers and government officials. Officials from the following ministries will be present:

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Justice (including immigration authorities)

For those who can attend meet at 8:30 am at the Shugiin Dai Ichi Giinkaikan (behind the Diet building). Take exit A1 at Kokkai Gijidomae Station on the Marunouchi Line.

We’ve had some good results from these meetings in the past, so please come if you can.