Fundraising Screening of CALF Animation Programme for Play For Japan at the Roxy Bar and Screen in London

Fri Mar 18 12:49:31 EDT 2011

Thank you, Jasper and everyone.

There is an episode by a Red Cross doctor dispatched to the
damaged area recently....tragic situation was far beyond his
expectation. and in the midst of such a devastated situation,
many of the patients and injured he saw thanked him, saying,
"thank you so much for coming a long way for us". He was just
speechless.

I bet they will say the same thing to you too. Your thoughts
and prayers reach them for sure. And I feel so proud of
being in Japan, living in Japan, even with dangers.
As long as we have those nameless but beautiful people,
I believe Japan will be able to overcome this tragedy, with
the help of our friends all over the world.

I just wanted to let all KineJapaners know how much we
are encouraged to feel so many people are thinking about Japan
in their own ways.

Hontoni Arigato!

Mayumi Tachikawa
SHUHARI
Kyoto/Tokyo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jasper Sharp" <jasper_sharp at hotmail.com>
To: "kinejapan" <kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:33 PM
Subject: RE: Fundraising Screening of CALF Animation Programme for Play For 
Japan at the Roxy Bar and Screen in London

>
> Oh that's interesting. I know Damien Penston from my time in Tokyo, 
> although not in any way connected with film-related stuff.
>
> As for the aid getting through, I'm usually pretty cynical about this sort 
> of thing myself, but for this particular screening we were asked directly 
> by the Japan Society UK, who have set up the Play For Japan initiative 
> (which is nothing to do with me), and according to the Japan Society 
> website the money is going directly to the Japan Society Tohoku Earthquake 
> Relief Fund, and "All funds received will be distributed to organizations 
> working to help
> people in the affected areas recover from the devastating effects of the
> earthquake and tsunami." (http://www.japansociety.org.uk/earthquake/)
> My main fear is that with the exchange rate as it is, any money we raise 
> will be a mere drop in the ocean compared with what is needed, but we can 
> at least pray it makes some minute difference.
>
>
>
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> http://jaspersharp.com/
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> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:45:02 -0700
> From: lrnelson at usc.edu
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> CC: intewig at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Fundraising Screening of CALF Animation Programme for Play 
> For Japan at the Roxy Bar and Screen in London
>
> For those interested in making more direct contributions to the Japan 
> relief effort, here are some options:
>
> Rescue Japan--non-profit run by Tokyoites who are collecting essential 
> items and trucking them directly to shelters in the north, no middlemen. 
> All monetary donations pay for gasoline, truck rentals, etc. 
> http://rescuejapan.asia/
>
>
> Damien Penston is putting together a list of names of people who want to 
> volunteer in Japan and help with the relief effort. He is also creating a 
> website for people who want to volunteer to host refugees in their homes. 
> You can email him at damien at japanrefugee.org.
>
>
> Finally, Second Harvest Japan is also collecting food and other 
> essentials--again, all monetary donations go directly to trucks, gasoline, 
> and the purchase of goods. Drop off goods at their office in Asakusabashi 
> or donate on their website at 
> http://www.2hj.org/index.php/news/send_us_food_and_supplies/
>
>
> Like others, I don't mean to imply that Play for Japan and other efforts 
> like it aren't a good idea, I'm just providing info on more ways to 
> donate.
>
> --Lindsay Nelson
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 4:27 AM, Wei Ting Jen <intewig at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Just wanted to raise a question for discussion. There's been lots of 
> fundraising and charity drives going on around the world, and even 
> small-time charities trying to capitalise on the disaster to raise funds 
> on the internet. Even my own company is launching a charity drive for the 
> Red Cross.
>
>
>
> But how much of these funds raised are actually going to go to the 
> earthquake/tsunami victims and refugees? I understand that the Japanese 
> government has not asked for money, only specific items like fuel, gas, 
> boron, medical services, etc. Other unharmed prefectures have been sending 
> relief goods which have been accumulating in relief centres because the 
> local government has not been able to distribute them fast enough (for 
> what reason I don't know).
>
>
>
> I am not questioning people's intentions here, and I fully support events 
> such as Jasper Sharp's Play for Japan (great pun by the way). I don't mean 
> to be controversial, but I just don't think donating money through the 
> internet or to the local Red Cross is the most direct or effective way of 
> helping victims of this disaster. If there was a specific cause, say 
> someone with a direct link to a particular village trying to rebuild 
> homes, yes, that should be fully supported. But donating directly to 
> relief organisations and expecting Mr Hiratsuka to benefit directly....
>
>
>
> Again, I stress that I think Play for Japan is a great event and it's 
> wonderful that people are opening their hearts and wallets to help the 
> disaster victims. I just wonder if there are more effective ways out there 
> to make a contribution?
>
>
>
> Appreciate hearing your thoughts.
>
> Wei Ting
>
>
>
> 2011/3/18 Jasper Sharp <jasper_sharp at hotmail.com>
>
>
>
>
>
> I've already posted this information on my own website , but figured there 
> would be UK based Kinejapanners who might be interested.
>
> The original posts are here:
>
> http://jaspersharp.com/blog/news/2011/03/play_for_japan/
> http://jaspersharp.com/blog/news/2011/03/earthquake/
>
>
> There's also a series of daily video diaries Tokyo-based filmmaker Ian 
> Thomas Ash has been posting on youtube, which I've also been linking to, 
> which might give those outside of Japan a better perspective as to how 
> people are faring in the capital at the moment.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> The Play For Japan website [http://www.playforjapan.com/] has been set up 
> to give details of all fundraising events in the UK for the Tohoku 
> Earthquale. The coming weeks should see a number of arts and music related 
> events taking place in London, such as a handful of gigs by the 
> London-based Aussie electro-techno twosome Loops of Fury 
> [http://www.myspace.com/theloopsoffury] and a 1950??s themed Whiskey 
> Tasting and music Extravaganza with Cask Strength and Gary Driscoll! No 
> doubt there??ll be plenty more soon announced too, but if you??ve got any 
> ideas of ways you can raise money, then get in touch with Play for Japan 
> at events at playforjapan.com.
>
>
>
>
> Oh yes, and there??s also a Play for Japan Facebook group 
> [http://www.facebook.com/PlayPrayPay.A.Little.Something4JapanAid]
>
>
>
>
> Dates and venues for the above events have yet to be confirmed, which goes 
> someway to show the difficulties in getting hold of a venue at short 
> notice, which is why we are particularly grateful to the Roxy Bar and 
> Screen [http://www.roxybarandscreen.com/] on Borough High Street (midway 
> between London Bridge and Borough tube stations) for stepping in at such 
> short notice and providing both a bar and a screen for a Special screening 
> of Beyond Anime: CALF Animation for Play for Japan, on Sunday 3 April from 
> 6-9pm.
>
>
>
>
> And likewise, a huge thanks to Nobuaki Doi and the animators at CALF, 
> Atsushi Wada, Kei Oyama, Mirai Mizue and the TOCHKA collective for giving 
> their thumbs up to show this film.
>
>
> There??s no fixed ticket price. Just donate what you want at the door, and 
> we??ll no doubt find some other way of prising more money from your hands 
> on the night, all of which will go directly to the
>
>
> Japan Society Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund 
> [http://www.japansociety.org.uk/earthquake/]/
>
>
> For more details, take a look at the entry on the Play for Japan website 
> [http://www.playforjapan.com/2011/03/17/special-screening-of-beyond-anime-calf-animation-for-play-for-japan/], 
> its Facebook event page 
> [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184988074878632] or the Zipangu 
> Fest website 
> [http://zipangufest.com/events/2011/special-screening-of-beyond-anime-calf-animation-for-play-for-japan], 
> with the full programme listed here 
> [http://zipangufest.com/films/2010/beyond-anime-calf-animation].
>
>
>
>
> So Just to reiterate, that??s
>
>
> Special screening of Beyond Anime: CALF Animation for Play for Japan
> Where: The Roxy Bar and Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London SE1 
> 1LB (London Bridge and Borough tube stations)
> When: Sunday 03 April 2010, 18:00 ?V 21:00.
>
>
>
> Jasper Sharp: Writer & Film Curator Homepage
> http://jaspersharp.com/
>
> Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema
>
>
> http://www.midnighteye.com
>
> Zipangu Fest: Japanarchy in the UK
> http://zipangufest.com/
>
>
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