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(1) AINU REBELS perform at Tokyo Keizai University before SHAKE FORWARD 2008
Mawkopirka! -Achieving Happiness- Thinking about Cultural Understanding & Environmental Protection Date & Time: April 7, 2008; 15:00 - 18:00 Place: Tokyo Keizai University Kokubunji Campus, Bldg #6, B1 Studio Content: Perfomance by the AINU REBELS, dance workshop, as well as presentation and discussion on upcoming Indigenous Peoples Summit. Organizer: Tokyo Keizai University Student Organization ACT Free Admission, Re-entry permitted. (Reception following, 500 yen)
Contact: actgakusei<@>gmail<.>com (2) AINU REBELS will be joining the Indigenous Peoples Summit in Ainu Mosir 2008! Please join us in our support of the Indigenous Peoples Summit! http://www.ainumosir2008.com |
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(1) AINU REBELS will perform in SHAKE FORWARD 2008!
Performing artists: AINU REBELS, Blendz, Los Kalibres, KP, TENSAIS MC'S Performing artists come from a variety of backgrounds that make up many of the major minority groups in Japanese society - Ainu, African, Brazil, Peru, Korea - a group made up of diverse of roots! These artists, who represent a "microcosm of the world" in Japan, will reach beyond borders to send their message of "struggle" and "hope" through music and dance. 2008.04.12 (SAT.) in
OSAKA
SUNHALL <Shinsaibashi> http://www.sunhall.com TEL: 06-6213-2954 OPEN 18:00-
Day of/At the Door 3,000 yen // Pre-sold 2,500 yen
Tickets: Pia PCode 286-7682008.06.08 (SUN.) in TOKYO CLUB CITTA' <Kawasaki> http://clubcitta.co.jp TEL: 044-246-8888 OPEN 14:00- (tbd) Day of/At the Door 3,800 yen // Pre-sold 3,000 yen http://www.wajju.jp/shake2008 (You can view the Promotion Video for the event as well as messages from each of the artists!) (2) Uploaded SAYO's entry on the REBELS BLOG! (3) New group photo on the ABOUT AINU REBELS page! |
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(1) MINA is on the cover of the February issue of DAYS JAPAN (on sale January 19)! The 8-page feature is entitled "Ainu Pride". (link in Japanese only) (2) ATSUSHI and other members will lead a workshop on March 8 as part of the Peace Boat "Weekend Terakoya" series. (link in Japanese only) Date&Time: March 8, 2008 (Saturday); 18:00~
Place: Peace Boat Center Tokyo Admission: 500 yen *reservations required (3) The new edition of "Did you know? Ainu Q&A" (by Hideaki Uemura, Pub. by Kaihou Publishing) is out now. AINU REBELS are also in the book! (link in Japanese only) (4) The REBELS also appear in a column in the French journal Courrier International. |
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Happy New Year! We hope 2008 will also be a great year for the AINU REBELS!
(1) AINU REBELS will appear on "ETV Special Report" on NHK
"Our Ainu Declaration - Between 'Ethnicity' and 'Self' - " (working title) Sunday, January 13. 22:00-23:00 on NHK Kyouiku TV (link in Japanese only) (2) The Link to the homepage of member DAISUKE's store is up! >>> http://selectors-life.com/ (3) NEW! The new REBELS T-shirt "Ainu Chinese" has been posted on the Goods Page! (4) AINU REBELS were featured in many different media at the end of 2007. We have listed them all here! * November 27 Reuters Article
The Reuters Article was picked up by a wide variety of media outlets. Yahoo News, The Boston Globe, ABC News, The Vancouver Sun, and many others. The article was featured on a 2-page spread of the December 8th Japan Times Weekly. The article also appeared in Vietnamese on the Saigon Broadcast Television Network! * Reuters Television
The video distributed by Reuters was featured in both English and Korean. NTDTV (English), dongA.com (Korean - article also posted). * Kyodo News (Japanese) Special report on the REBLES entitled "See the Light -Towards Revitalization Pride in Living
Expressed in Rap" by Kyodo News. Featured in a variety of local newspapers throughout Japan, including Ryukyu Shimpo, Shinano Shimbun, Gifu Shimbun, and others. * Kyodo News (English) The article in English from Kyodo News that was also previously posted in the November 23rd Japan
Times was also picked up by the Nichibei Times. * Spanish News Agency EFE
An article mainly on the Ainu community in Akan, but mentions the REBELS at the end. In both Spanish and Portugese (Brazil). * Magazine Market Sook In the video area of "Magazine Market Sook," the web magazine for adults, you can see a video from the November 2007 Charanke Festival. "Charanke Festival - Living with the Kamuy Special Edition" * TBS Radio "Nakamura Hisato News Plaza" An Article on the REBELS is in the archives (11/24) of Human Rights TODAY (Japanese only). |
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Today's Japan Times features an article on the AINU REBELS!
You can also see the article online: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071122f3.html |
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(1) The AINU REBELS will be covered on tomorrow's News JAPAN!
Fuji TV "LIVE2007 News JAPAN"; Friday, November 16, 2007 23:58~25:15 (Link in Japanese only - Programming subject to sudden change) (2) Here's one for you English speakers! - Video andArticle on the AINU REBELS at
"Charanke Festival 2007" featured in the Los Angeles Times! (3) TBS Radio in the Kanto area will be broadcasting clips from the AINU REBELS
performance during "Nakamura Hisato News Plaza" (Saturdays 5:30 AM~8:30 AM)! REBELS are scheduled for November 24 (Satuday), 8:20~8:30 during the corner called Human Rights TODAY. (Link in Japanese only) |
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The Evening Edition of today's (October 29) Asahi Shimbun will feature an article on AINU REBELS!
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(2) Links page has
been updated! Please check it out!
(3) Next upcoming event:
14th Annual "Charanke Festival 2007" (Link in Japanese Only) Location: Nakano North Exit Square (Nakano Station North Exit/ In front of Nakano Sun Plaza) Admission is Free, Rain or Shine November 3, Saturday: 15:00~ Kamuy Nomi (Ainu Ceremony) November 4, Sunday: 9:30~ Performances, Shops/Booths (AINU REBELS performance time is scheduled for 16:40) |
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(1) New member
MASAYA has joined the REBELS!
(2) Members page has
been updated! Check out the new charicatures!
(3) Links page has
been updated! Please check it out!
(4) Reminder of the
next upcoming event:
"The Ainu Alive" - presentation
by Kawamura Sinritsueoripak Ainu, performance by AINU REBELS
Date &
Time: October 19, 2007 (Friday); Doors open at 18:30, event begins at
19:00
Place: Keihoku
Hall, Kashiwa (Kashiwa Station East Exit, 2nd Street Arcade Monterosa
Left 6F)
Admission: 2000
yen, includes 1 drink
Organizers:
Toukatsu Ainu Minzoku Tomo no Kai; Contact - Shirado
(e_u_kote<at>yahoo<dot>co<dot>jp)
Co-Organzer: Pirka
National Executive Committee, Kanto Group; Contact - Nomura
(080-5090-2451)
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(1) Blog entry from
MEGUMI has been uploaded!
(2) Photos of the
REBELS are now available for viewing at the GALLERY!
(3) Flyers are now
available for the "One
World, One People" event on September 30th:
(5) CAPA
(a photography magazine), will feature photos of the
REBELS and leader MINA in
the October edition, on sale September 20th. Photography by Ui Mkaiko. |
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(1) New
blog entry! This time from KANAE!
(a report in English on the AERA article is
featured in WaiWai of the Mainichi Daily News)
(3) Starting August 7th, there will be a 4-day featured series in the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Japanese-only link) entitled "The Wind of AINU REBELS" (link is Japanese only). (4) AINU REBELS will perform at a charity art event called "One World, One People" on September 30th. Time: Act 1 -
15:30~18:30, Act 2 - 18:30~22:00
(REBELS will
only perform in Act 2)
Charge: Pre-sold
Tickets 3000 yen, Day of/At the door 3500 yen
Contact:
harts<at>blue-p<dot>org
Website of the
organizers: <Click> (mostly Japanese)
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(1) New
blog entry from KENJI has been uploaded!
(2) New member!
DAISUKE from Obihiro has joined, and he has been added to the Members
page!
(3)
MINA and LONNIE have been featured in a column in the Tokyo Keizai
University news! <click (Japanese only)>
(4) The
report on the event with the Elizabeth Town College students is
available online! <click (Japanese only)>
(5)
Leader MINA and the REBELS were featured in the morning edition of
Hokkaido Shimbun on July 7th, in the
section entitled "the Ainu Now."
(6) The
edition to be sold in mid-August of the magazine AERA is scheduled to
feature an article and photos by Makiko Ui.
(7) The
next event coming up:
"The Ainu Alive" - presentation
by Kawamura Sinritsueoripak Ainu, performance by AINU REBELS
Date &
Time: October 19, 2007 (Friday); Doors open at 18:30, event begins at
19:00
Place: Keihoku
Hall, Kashiwa (Kashiwa Station East Exit, 2nd Street Arcade Monterosa
Left 6F)
Admission: 2000
yen, includes 1 drink
Organizers:
Toukatsu Ainu Minzoku Tomo no Kai; Contact - Shirado
(e_u_kote<at>yahoo<dot>co<dot>jp)
Co-Organzer: Pirka
National Executive Committee, Kanto Group; Contact - Nomura
(080-5090-2451)
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