Polaris Post Volume 29
October 2009
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*Saturday November 14, 2009 7pm at Tokyo Volunteer Center
The seventh in Polaris' on-going seminar series, "How do we stop
commercial sexual exploitation of children?"
The film "Children of the Dark," (闇の子供たち/Yami no kodomotachi) inspired
Thai NGO network against human trafficking.
Did you know that Polaris was the first to start working to establish
an NGO network
against human trafficking in Japan?
Japan is a destination for large numbers of trafficked people. Many of these
are women and children from Asia and South America who are trafficked for sex.
November's lecture on Polaris' on-going seminar series, "How do we
stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children?" will feature
the Japan Network AgainstTrafficking in Persons (JNATIP) co-chair,
Yoko Yoshida. Ms. Yoshida, a lawyer, will will speak about the following
topics from a legal perspective: international trends in trafficking and
Japan's place in these trends, child victims of trafficking and
Japan's trafficking
policy. Please join us!
*Please note that the time and venue are different from previous seminars.
**Please not that a previous Polaris Post listed a different time; the
seminar will
start at 7pm
＜Date and Time＞Saturday November 14 7-8:30pm
＜Venue＞Tokyo Volunteer Center Meeting Room B located next to JR Sobu Line
Iidabashi Station in the Central Plaza Building 10F
map：
http://www.tvac.or.jp/page/tvac_access.html ＜Speaker＞
Yoko Yoshida, Lawyer and Professor at Ritsumeikan University
Ms. Yoshida contributed several chapters to the edited volume, "Abolishing Human
Trafficking: Japan as a Major Destination Country" (in Japanese). The book was
published by Akashi Shoten Press.
＜Admission Fee＞
1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID at the door)
<Registration>
Please register by filling in the form online (in Japanese) at:
http://my.formman.com/form/pc/jtlfbc6KYEZPZFJm/ *Your registration will be complete when you submit the form online.
Polaris Project will not reply to you registration.
*Same-day registration at the door will be accepted only when there are
seats available.
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*Funding received to support our seminar series!
Polaris received funds from Co-op Palsystem Tokyo's
"Citizens Action Fund" to support our on-going seminar series,
"How do we stop commercial sexual exploitation of children?"
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*Wednesday November 25 Lecture at Chiba Prefecture's Trafficking Seminar
Theme: "What we can do to understand human trafficking"
Speakers: International Organization for Migration Japan Office
Program Manager, Naoko Hashimoto
Polaris Project Coordinator, Shihoko Fujiwara
Date: November 25, 2009 1:30-4:30
Venue: Hotel Plaza Na no Hana 3F (ホテルプラザ菜の花）
(Chiba Prefecture Chiba City Chuo-ku Naga 1-8-1)
Free to the public; registration required by November 17, 2009
Register at:
http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/syozoku/b_dankyou/main/trafficking/kouenkai21.html (in Japanese)
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*Human Trafficking Related News (in Japanese)
http://www.polarisproject.jp/cases There are teen-age girls who are searching for men who
will give them food and a place to stay on internet dating sites.
In exchange for a place to stay, the men demand sex.
Read more at:
http://www.polarisproject.jp/cases/jp-children/88-japan-children/630 (in Japanese)
Demanding for sexual favors in exchange for a place to stay or money for food
is forced prostitution; in the case of children, might they also be
forced to appear
in pornography? According to the UN Optional Protocol, youth under the
age of 18 who are prostituted or exploited in pornography are victims
of trafficking.
There's an increase in child victims who are forced into prostitution or
pornography by adults they meet on the internet. What should we as
adults tell teens to make them aware of this issue?
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*Polaris Project's Drop-in Center for Women*
http://www.polarisproject.jp/news/42-news/589-2009-09-14-08-08-54 (in Japanese)
Polaris established a drop-in center in September 2009 as a place for
women and teen-age girls to consult on issues of concern to them and
as a place for them to relax. The drop-in hours are two times each
month on Saturday evening--the dates are not fixed. See the website
for more information.
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*Polaris: SOS website for girls
http://www.pol214.com/ (in Japanese)
*Booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now" On Sale
http://www.polarisproject.jp/news/42-news/279-book (in Japanese)
*Polaris Community (in Japanese)
mixi
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=1374560 The Body Shop to launch "Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and
Young People" Campaign
Their flyer will feature Polaris Project's outreach website and hotline.
Please visit their store around Japan and pick the yellow flyers!
http://www.the-body-shop.co.jp/values/stop_traffic/stop_trafficking_01.html (in Japanese)
Article in Yomiuri Shimbun:
http://www.polarisproject.jp/images/stories/media/20090918yomiurisinbun.jpg (in Japanese)
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will be given as a welcome gift!
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E-Kokoro
http://www.ekokoro.jp/ngo/polaris/index.html (Donation website in Japanese)
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