| Date | Activities |
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| Sept. 14 (Mon.) | Orientation Welcoming Reception |
| Sept. 15 (Tue.) | Introduction Session |
| Sept. 16 (Wed.) | Workshop I: Country Reports by Fellows (1) Kuroda Kaori “Current Issues Facing Japanese NPOs/NGOs” Tanvir Mokammel “Bangladesh” |
| Sept. 17 (Thu.) | Workshop II: Country Reports by Fellows (2) Jennifer Santiago Oreta “Domestic Realities and Global Engagements: Dynamic Tensions Confronting the Philippines” Andrew K. L. Soh “A Wanderer’s Thoughts on Malaysia” Ma Jifang “Hukou System in China and Its Impacts on Rural Migrants” |
| Sept. 18 (Fri.) | Workshop III: Country Reports by Fellows (3) Iqbal Haider Butt “Pakistan: A Country Profile” Marco Kusumawijaya “Indonesia” |
| Sept. 19 (Sat.) | Weekend Retreat in Shonan Village (Day 1) |
| Sept. 20 (Sun.) | Weekend Retreat in Shonan Village (Day 2) |
| Sept. 21 (Mon.) | Weekend Retreat in Shonan Village (Day 3) |
| Sept. 24 (Thu.) | Resource Seminar I Lecture on Kabuki by Nakamura Kyozo (Kabuki Actor) |
| Sept. 25 (Fri.) | Workshop IV Discussion on the Public Symposium (1) |
| Sept. 28 (Mon.) | Resource Seminar II “Sun-based Economy Changes the World” by Yamazaki Yasuyo (President, Sun-Based Economy Association) |
| Sept. 29 (Tue.) | Resource Seminar III Japan@IHJ: “Article 9, Japanese Pacifism, and American Militarism” by John Junkerman (Filmmaker) |
| Sept. 30 (Wed.) | Workshop V “Cultural Activism in the Democratization of Society” by Tanvir Mokammel |
| Oct. 1 (Thu.) | Workshop VI DVD Screenings by Tanvir Mokammel, Marco Kusumawijaya and Iqbal Haider Butt |
| Resource Seminar IV “The Reality of the Poverty Problem in Japan” by Yuasa Makoto (Secretary General, NPO Moyai) |
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| Oct. 2 (Fri.) | Workshop VII DVD Screening of “Rokkasho Rhapsody” |
| Oct. 5 (Mon.) | Workshop VIII “The Role of Education in Forming a Humane Society” by Andrew K.L. Soh |
| Oct. 6 (Tue.) | Workshop IX “Urban Sustainability: Governmental and Artistic Perspectives” by Horiuchi Masahiro (Professor, Tama Art University), Marco Kusumawijaya |
| Oct. 7 (Wed.) | Workshop X “Dialogues for Peace and Youth Cooperation” by Iqbal Haider Butt |
| Resource Seminar V “Third Wave in Japan” by Fujiwara Kiichi (Professor, University of Tokyo) |
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| Oct. 8 (Thu.) | Workshop XI “Social Responsibility in (Realizing) a Humane Society” by Allen Choate (Vice President, Asia Foundation), Kuroda Kaori and Ma Jifang |
| Oct. 9 (Fri.) | Workshop XII “Security Perceptions: Obscuring Visions for Dialogue” by Jennifer Santiago Oreta |
| Oct. 10-17 (Sat.- Sat.) |
Field Trip (Yamagata/Aomori/Yamanashi) Issue of Organic Farming in Takahata Town, Yamagata – Helping with the harvesting at organic farms – Talk by Hoshi Kanji (Poet/Farmer) and Watanabe Tsutomu (Farmer/Takahata Organic Farming Alliance Center) on the history of organic farming in Takahata Town and Japan Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival – Briefing by Fujioka Asako (Director of the Tokyo Office, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival) on the history of the Festival and the changes in Asian and Japanese documentaries in the past decade) Study about Religion in Japan – Visit to Haguro Mountain/Shrine Issue of Nuclear Fuel in Rokkasho Village, Aomori – Visit to the nuclear energy recycling facilities of Japan Nuclear Fuel – Dialogue with Kikukawa Keiko (Owner of “Flower and Herb Garden”/activist) and Yamauchi Masakazu (activist) on anti-nuclear activism Visit to “Dance Hakushu 2009” in Yamanashi – Dialogue with Tanaka Min (Butoh Dancer) |
| Oct. 18-Nov. 1
(Sun.-Sun.) |
Individual Activities Period |
| Oct. 30 (Fri.) | Resource Seminar VI “Introduction to CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation” by Imata Katsuji (Deputy Secretary-General, CIVICUS) |
| Nov. 2 (Mon.) | Workshop XIII Reports on Individual Activities Period |
| Nov. 4 (Wed.) | Workshop XIV Discussion on the Public Symposium (2) |
| Nov. 6 (Fri.) | Public Symposium “Action in Dialogue: Towards a Responsible Society” For further details please click here. |
| Nov. 9 (Mon.) | Workshop XV Screening of a film directed by Petula Sik-ying Ho (ALFP 2007 Fellow) |
| Nov. 13 (Fri.) | Evaluation Session Farewell Dinner |