FJMGP @ the GPF Exhibition Meeting

Global Peace Exhibition Meeting
September 18, 2008
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Reported By: Precy Akahori

A briefing session for the Global Peace Exhibition, was held from14:00-16:00 pm last September 18th (Thursday) at. FORUM８ 7th Floor, 771 Meeting Room Shintaiso Bldg.,in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo . The Global Peace Exhibition will be held on 4 themes, promoting the rebuilding of families and education of young people, spreading the culture of service, interreligious cooperation, realizing the society of multiracial co-existence.

The event was attended by more than 10 ambassadors and representatives from different embassies in Tokyo as well as organization presidents and professors. The Filipino Community was represented by FJMGP President Angelita Obara.

Mr Koji Matsuda , the director of the Global Peace Exhibition presented the project and encouraged the participants to join on the theme of realizing the society of multiracial co-existence. One former Professor of Economics from Tokyo University Prof. Juro Nakagawa , Chairman of Realizing the Society for Multi Racial Co- Existence of GPF Japan 2008 was so inspired that he promised to give a speech.

At the event, Pres. Obara met Mr. Takatora Kobayashi, a US Ambassador for Peace to Japan based in Mie Prefecture . We had our first contact with him way back in April this year as he is asking for some help in contacting the Philippine Embassy regarding the Filipino Community participation in the GPF Japan.He said that he believed in the potential of the Filipinos and so he recently sought the Filipino Community in Mie Ken and was able to approach some leaders.

Pres. Obara encouraged him to help in promoting GPF to the Filipino Community in the said area since our official GPF resource speaker Mr Koji Matsuda w ill be very busy in the coming weeks and more areas are requesting for speakers. He promised to support us and Pres. Obara designated him as the official FJMGP - GPF resource speaker in Mie, Kagoshima , Hiroshima , Ishikawa, and Kanazawa Prefectures . With another resource speaker added to our manpower, we hope for more mini GPF activities in the said areas.
Thanks all for your hardworks!