March 11, 2015 will be the fourth anniversary of the historic triple disaster that Japan experienced in Tōhoku on March 11, 2011. Although the world's attention has moved on to other disasters, some groups in Boston continue to be involved in supporting Japan through this crisis and educating the public. If you're interested in learning more, please consider attending one of these events. Events are listed in chronological order.
Film Screening: Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story
In conversation with Film Director Regge LifeTrailer
This remarkable documentary offers a glimpse into the life of Taylor Anderson (JET Program, Miyagi prefecture, 2008-11), a young American woman who dedicated herself to teaching Japanese children, through in-depth personal accounts from her loved ones. Laced with emotional recollections, moving photographs and home movies which are as many bits of the wonderful puzzle that was her incredible existence, the film walks the viewer through Taylor's 24 years on earth and untimely end caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011. In light of the tragedy, the film sends a message of hope for all to follow their hearts. [90 minutes. USA, 2012. BD.]
Regge Life has been making groundbreaking films for over two decades including the acclaimed Doubles: Japan and America’s Intercultural Children , and most recently Reason to Hope, which chronicles the events surrounding the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Date & Time
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
6:00pm - 8:00 pm
6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Harvard University
CGIS South Bldg., 1730 Cambridge St., Tsai Auditorium S010, Cambridge, MA 02138Admission
Free
3.11 Japan Memorial Charity 2015: Remembrance of Earthquake and Tsunami
MIT Japanese Tea Ceremony will hold their annual remembrance and fundraising event at the Sanzashi-An Tea House on Showa Boston's campus. Each session is about 45 minutes, includes Japanese Tea Ceremony performance with Japanese confectionery and green tea. Children are welcome to join and babysitter available upon request.
Date & Time
Sunday, March 8, 2015
10am/11am/12pm/1pm/2pm
RSVP by Thursday, March 5, 2015
10am/11am/12pm/1pm/2pm
RSVP by Thursday, March 5, 2015
Location
Showa Boston, Sanzashi-An Tea House
420 Pond St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Admission
Free admission, with suggested donation from $20
*Donations without participation in Ceremony or at the door is also appreciated
All Proceeds from this event with be donated to Japan Earthquake Relief Fund, Japan Society of New York to support reconstruction of the disaster.
Cranes on the Square
This year is the third annual Cranes on the Square event organized by local teacher Tim Nagaoka with support from the Boston Parks & Recreation Department, the Japanese Consulate, and the Japan Society of Boston. Volunteers will teach people how to fold origami cranes which will form a temporary public art piece in Copley Square then be collected and delivered to people in the disaster area.
Date & Time
Sunday, March 8, 2015
11:30am - 4:30pm
Location
Copley Square, Boston, MA
Survival and Recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Using quantitative data, Professor Daniel Aldrich of Purdue University will illuminate the factors responsible for these outcomes in a lecture, followed by a reception with light snacks.
Date & Time
Monday, March 9, 2015
8:30pm
Location
Tufts University, Olin Center, 180 Packard Ave., Room 012, Medford, MA 02155Survival and Recovery from the Tohoku Disaster
Daniel Aldrich, Purdue UniversityChiaki Moriguchi, Stanford University
Weatherhead Center Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Spring Seminar co-sponsored with the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and the Harvard Kennedy School Program on Crisis Leadership
Date & Time
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
12:30pm - 2:00pm
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location
Harvard University
CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St., Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), Cambridge, MA 02138Harvard has been doing a great job of hosting talks year-round about the problems Japan is still facing after 3.11. Talks are open to the public, though inconveniently scheduled for people with 9-5 jobs. Some of the talks are posted on the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Vimeo page.
Meditation for Fukushima
Tewassa, a Cambridge-based volunteer group that produces "message quilts" for schools and organizations in the Tōhoku region, will be holding a memorial event.
Date & Time
Saturday, March 14, 2015
4pm - 6pm
GrayMist Studio & Shop
364 Huron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
Public Transit & Parking
GrayMist is accessible by the 72 and 75 buses from Harvard Square. There is free on-street parking along Huron Ave.
Updates from Tohoku & A Night of Remembrance
The MIT 3.11 Initiative's Shun Kanda will be speaking at this event.
"Updates from Tohoku, a journey to new life," is a commemoration of the fourth anniversary of 3.11, the disaster that occurred on March 11, 2011 in the northeastern region of Japan and affected nearly 500,000 people, including 20,000 deaths and missing.
Hosted by the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston, Berklee College of Music, Fish Family Foundation, Japan Society of Boston, and the U.S.-Japan Council/TOMODACHI Initiative, the event will be held from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Berklee College of Music.
With the purpose to not let Tohoku be forgotten, the event will celebrate the friendship between Boston and Tohoku, and showcase individuals and projects working on the disaster ground, including Shun Kanda of the MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative, Anne Nishimura Morse of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Megumi Ishimoto of Women's Eyes. Two Berklee students, recipients of the TOMODACHI - Suntory scholarship program, will also perform short pieces as tributes to Tohoku.
Date & Time
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
6pm - 8 pm
6pm - 8 pm
Location
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115
Admission
Free. Please register here.
