27
Apr 2011
This is a report by Campe-sino who went to Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture as a volunteer twice, for 8 days from April 15 – 23 and for 9 days from March 21 – 30. We have obtained his permission to reprint. Volunteers in the affected areas will continue to be needed after Golden Week. Please attend an information session if you are interested.
26
Apr 2011
The Peace Boat Relief Project in Ishinomaki is still going strong, and growing day by day. It has been more than a month since the disaster, and more than 1000 volunteers have been dispatched to Ishinomaki since the start of the efforts there.
24
Apr 2011
Following the success of the first International community Earthquake Relief event, Peace Boat will hold another event on Sunday the 24th April from 7pm to 9pm.
13
Apr 2011
Exactly one month and two days since the earthquake. The Moriya Fruit and Vegetable Store, which has been providing Ishinomaki residents with quality fruit produce for the last 80 years is now open for business again. Located on the high street just by the Ishinomaki City Hall, it is is the first shop to re-open after the disaster.
200 new volunteers arrived in Ishinomaki last weekend. There is still a lot of work to be done.
10
Apr 2011
On April 10, Peace Boat held a seminar at the Tokyo Gaien Campus of the Kyoto Zokei Geijutsu University. The content of the seminar was reports and testimonials from the first batch of volunteers who have now returned to Tokyo.
Visitors to the seminar were volunteers helping out in Tokyo, and other members of the public who have been following our twitter feeds and website updates as well as friends and family of the participants. Also, former passengers of Peace Boats’ global voyages were in attendance, along with a large media presence showing keen interest in our activities.
09
Apr 2011
Peace Boat has now established a blog, “Voices From the Ground” to provide firsthand accounts from those volunteering in Ishinomaki with Peace Boat’s emergency relief effort.
03
Apr 2011
Peace Boat would like to offer the international community an opportunity to learn about daily and weekly volunteer work with Peace Boat in Tokyo and in the Tohoku area, and also brainstorm about long-term fundraising efforts for the people of Tohoku.
01
Apr 2011
Today’s report will consist of writing and photographs from Peace Boat staff member Ueno Yoshinori who went to Ishinomaki one week after the quake.