Fwd: Updates on the Petition for the Rights of the Indigenous Ainu People and Request for Your Assistance

[Rolland Nadjiwon]

Petition site for Ainu...if you care to...or maybe someone can give them 
information on their query regarding the UN....

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/15/restore-the-rights-of-the-indigenous-ainu-people

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wahjeh
rolland nadjiwon
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Subject: 	Updates on the Petition for the Rights of the Indigenous Ainu 
People and Request for Your Assistance
Date: 	Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:39:41 +0900
From: 	Ramat Global <ramatglobal at gmail.com>
To: 	Ramat Global <ramatglobal at gmail.com>



Dear all,

Thank you so much for adding your name to the petition "Restoring the 
Rights of the Indigenous Ainu people." Thanks to your support, the 
petition has collected over 15000 signatures.

Along with Ainu representatives from Asahikawa in Ainu Mosir (Hokkaido) 
we are planning to submit the petition on June 7th to the Japanese 
government.

For this, we are particularly interested in getting more international 
support for this petition. It is vital to show the Japanese government 
that the international community has raised its voices to support this 
petition, as the government often takes petitions more seriously if they 
are also supported by people outside of Japan. If you know of any 
friends, organizations, or mailing lists that may be interested in 
participating in this petition, we sincerely hope you can circulate this 
petition and help us get more international support.

Similarly, we are hoping to make this an international action with 
indigenous peoples' communities around the world. Would you be able to 
give us any suggestions about how to submit this petition to United 
Nations or UNPFII or any other international body?

Prior to the submission to Japanese government on June 7th, we will have 
a traditional prayer, ceremony and dance event in Tokyo on June 6th. The 
theme is "kewtum pirka utar an teke amparo (let's hold hands together 
with a beautiful mind)" Together with Asahikawa Ainu representatives, 
Ainu guests from the Tokyo area will join us and participate in panel 
discussions as well. This event is the PART 2 of the event we held last 
year with 1700 people's participation called "the message from 
indigenous Ainu --linking Ainumosir with the Tokyo area. "

The attached document is the flyer for the June 6th event. There is a 
summary in English below. If you are around the Tokyo area, please come 
and enjoy the event.

Kamuynomi (Traditional Prayer)
Time: 4-6pm
Place: Adachi-ku Shogaigakushu Center, Nijinohiroba(Lifelong Learning 
Center, Rainbow Park)

Panel Discussion & Traditional Dance
Time: 7-9:10pm
Place: Adachi-ku Shogaigakushu Center, Kodo (Lifelong Learning Center, 
Lecture Hall)

Address: 5-13-5, Senju, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120-0034, JAPAN
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110339993195072481928.000484fb01ee8d65d223a&ll=35.757065,139.802356&spn=0.004223,0.009645&z=17&iwloc=000484fb0ec5413c3749f 
<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110339993195072481928.000484fb01ee8d65d223a&ll=35.757065,139.802356&spn=0.004223,0.009645&z=17&iwloc=000484fb0ec5413c3749f>>

Thank you for your consideration. We really appreciate your support!

Ramat Global

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