PNWJ News

The PNWJ Article 9 Gallery is now closed for submissions. Many thanks to those of you who contributed to the gallery –we received some really great pictures!

It will remain open for viewing and can be seen either at our Flickr site or at the original link:

http://www.graphicalphabet.com/pnwj/article9/slideshow/index.html

The gallery contains over 100 pictures related to Article 9 or peace, submitted by us, the exhibition organisers and the public. Perhaps one of yours is in there too.

Keep an eye out in the future –we may be asking for your contributions again.

Flickr site: www.flickr.com/photos/pnwj

Peace Not War Japan (PNWJ) will be joining up with peace9.org at a Party For Peace9 on July 1st.

peace9.org is an open, interactive network by individuals, NPOs/NGOs and groups that cherish Article 9. Article 9 is supported through the network's actions, in an effort to make the world a happier and more peaceful place.

If you support Article 9, cherish peace and are concerned by the threats to Article 9, this international peace party is for you. Come along, make friends from other cultures, and enjoy some great music!

PNWJ CDs and other peace group information will be available at the event.

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PARTY INFO

DATE: Sunday, July 1st Door Open 17:00 Start 18:00-24:00

VENUE: EBISU What The Dickens, LOOP Bldg 4F, 1-13-3 Ebisu Nishi Shibuya-ku
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TEL: 03-3780-2099

ARTISTS: Belly Dancer Mishall & Goro, Hiroki Okano (Tenkoo Orchestra), DJ MOOKY, VJ TOOWA...

Also features live painting and a talk by Jun Hoshikawa, the director of Greenpeace Japan.

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ORGANIZED BY: peace9.org

SPONSORED BY: GREENPEACE JAPAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Hiromi Matsubara (greenz.jp)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: MOOKY
SUPPORTED BY: TIGER MUSIC

PNWJ is joining in with the PEACE ART exhibition to promote Article 9, and we are inviting the public to take part in our contribution. We will launch an new online gallery of Article 9-related and other images at the Artist's Reception on June 1st.

Anyone with a mobile phone (with camera) or a PC and internet connection can participate and photos can be taken anywhere.

Wherever you are – in the street, at home, on the train, in the office – you can find the number 9 somewhere. Take a picture of it and send it to our gallery. If you see the word 'peace' somewhere, take a picture of it and send it to our gallery. You might be surprised when you take a look around – peace is everywhere!

If you see something else that fits the peace/Article 9 theme, snap it and send us that too. We're also happy to take other artworks too – drawings, paintings, montages, etc.

Simple instructions:

1. Take a picture.

2. Email it to may09appear@photos.flickr.com

Detailed instructions:

1. Find your subject (the number 9, the word 'peace' or anything related).

2. Take a picture, with your mobile phone or digital camera.

3. Go to http://www.soundsphenomenal.org/pnwj/article9/access.htm (either through your browser or by scanning the QR code given below).

4. Copy the following email address: may09appear@photos.flickr.com

5. Email photo(s) to that address, with a description in the 'Subject' field.


Peaceful snapping!

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More information about the Article 9 exhibition at the PNWJ News blog

More information about Article 9

Peace Not War Japan

PNWJ will be present at the Artists Reception for an event to launch this month-long exhibition at the Pink Cow in Shibuya.

We will have a stall at the reception on June 1st, with CDs and promotional material. We also plan to launch our own participative artwork at the event itself. More details to follow here later.

The exhibition is an artistic expression to promote Article 9 of the Japanese constitution, which prohibits the Japanese military from participating in direct conflict abroad.

Artists were invited to submit Article-9 related work in the form of paintings, digital art, drawings, collage, photography, and recycled art to be shown at the Peace exhibition for one month. They were also encouraged to include the peace symbol, the number 9, or words from the constitution in their work.