Special Events to Mark the 3.11 Disaster in Japan


DATE
Wednesday March 11, 2015
TIME
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM

Special Events to Mark the 3.11 Disaster in Japan Presented By The Centre for Japanese Research, UBC

EVENT #1
12pm to 2pm – Lunchtime Presentations

“The ‘Triple Disaster’ in Japan on March 11 2011 – Four Years Later”
CK Choi Building, Room 120, 1855 West Mall, UBC

Affected Communities in Northern Japan Struggle for Recovery
Millie Creighton, Anthropology, UBC

Radiation Issues in Fukushima
David Edgington, Geography,UBC

Alternative Energy Futures in Japan
Andrew DeWitt, Rikkyo University

RSVP here by Friday, March 6, 2015 ~ RSVP EXTENDED

EVENT #2
4pm-6pm – Documentary Film Screening

“A2-B-C” Radiation and Medicine in Fukushima, Japan
Asian Centre Auditorium, Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, BC

Followed by Q+A with Director Ian Thomas Ash, University of Tokyo 4pm – Film 5.15 – Q+A 5.45 – Reception

View PDF poster here.

RSVP here by Friday, March 6, 2015 ~ RSVP EXTENDED

For more info, contact: david.edgington@ubc.ca

Sponsor: Urban Studies Program, Centre for Japanese Research, Institute of Asian Research, Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts
Place: C.K. Choi Building and Asian Centre (See below for details)
By: Professor Millie Creighton, Department of Anthropology; Professor David Edgington, Department of Geography; Professor Andrew DeWitt, Rikkyo University; Director Ian Thomas Ash, University of Tokyo
Type: Event
Dates: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015 to Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015
Time: 12:00-2:00pm to 4:00-6:00pm