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[Talk event by Katsunori Fujii] Light of hope in reading and talk ……
Talk event will be held on May 16th (Thursday). Aligning the perspectives of our hearts in the town of books. Aligning the perspectives of our hearts in the town of books. We will be holding the 9th “Light of Hope in Readings and Talks.”
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Performer information
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Born in Fukui City in 1949. Representative of the Japan Council for Persons with Disabilities, vice representative of the Japan Disability Forum, and managing director of Kyosaren. He has written many books, including “Working with People with Disabilities” (Iwanami Shoten) and “Let It Be My End” (Godo Publishing).
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Born in 1959. Born in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, graduated from Japan Women’s University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Social Welfare. While attending university, he was involved in a movement to build a workshop in the former Yono City. In April 1982, upon graduating from university, he became a full-time employee at an unlicensed workshop. Currently the chairman of the social welfare corporation Kounuma Welfare Association. Chairman of Kyosaren since May 2019.
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Born in Tokyo. After working as a reporter and producer at NHK, CNN, and commercial broadcasters, he became a research producer at the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute’s Media Research Department in 2023. Produced many welfare-related programs including NHKE
Television’s “Heart Net TV”. Concurrently serves as commentator (in charge of welfare, gender issues, etc.).
-Reading-
Kumiko Takayama
Free announcer. Main appearances include NHK’s “Visually Impaired Navigation Radio,” “High School Course/Language and Culture,” “High School Classical Exploration” (Radio No. 2), and NHK-FM’s “Best of Classics.”
-General moderator-
Mr. Kazuyo Masuda
Chairman of Yadokari no Sato Public Interest Incorporated Association. Managing director of the NPO Japan Council for Persons with
Disabilities.
overview
Aligning the eyes of our hearts in the city of books – Part 9 – Light of hope in readings and talks
■Application: https://bookhousecafe.jp/event/content/1436■Date and time: May 16, 2024 (Thursday) 18:30-20:30 (doors open at
18:00)■Speaker: Fujii Katsunori, Naoko Saito, Kayoko Kumada ■Poetry reading: Kumiko Takayama ■General moderator: Issei Masuda
■Participation fee: 1,000 yen *Free for elementary school students ■Target: Elementary school students to adults *Elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian Please join us. ■Capacity: First 50 people (100 people online) ■Location: Book House Cafe 2F Hifumi https://bookhousecafe.jp/#top-access ■Sign language
interpretation: Sign language circle Chiyoda-ku Ichimukai ■Co-sponsor: Public interest incorporated foundation, common supplies Promotion Organization Joint Publishing Book House Cafe ★There may be missed broadcasts. After the event ends, as soon as preparations are complete, both in-store and online participants will be notified via the email address they applied for (this will take a few days). The viewing period is one month.
What is “Talk event to align minds in the book town”?
“A talk event where people can align their perspectives in the city of books” commonly known as “Kokorome.”
Living with disabilities and situations that are difficult to communicate to people other than those involved. There are people who share their daily lives through books. At Book House Cafe, we will be holding an event where we will listen to the stories of those affected and those involved, and think about disabilities together. We welcome various talk guests and provide an opportunity to think about “what it means to live in society.” Please feel free to join us.
X: https://twitter.com/kokorome_event
book house cafe
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Since 2020, we have been conducting an activity called
“Kokoronohonda”, which was born from the desire to “enjoy picture books with everyone” and continues to think about “everyone” and what “enjoyment” means.
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