When:	May 11, 20044:00-5:30 PM
	Where:	World Affairs Council 312 Sutter Street, Suite 300 San Francisco
	Teacher participants will receive:	$50 stipend $30 curriculum materials

Registration: Contact Payal Dalal at 415-293-4656 or mailto:pdalal@wacsf.org

The recent Japanese hostage crisis in Iraq, like the Madrid bombings, is forcing worldwide re-examination of the consequences of foreign policy for democratic civil society. In this workshop, we will use Japan as a case study for examining the dialogue within democratic society on issues of domestic versus international politics and the rights and responsibilities of citizens and government. Educators are invited to participate in a conversation with a panel of Japan foreign and domestic policy experts to explore the latest developments in Japanese society and questions such as:

• Who is "civil society" in Japan and how does compare to civil society in the United States?
• What is the role of NGOs in Japan? How does Japan's NGO differ from the United States?
• How has globalization affected domestic movements such women's, peace and environmental activists?
• How does globalization influence public discussion of national and international concerns? What happens when domestic and international agendas conflict?

The program is open to all teachers and limited to 10 participants.

This is the second meeting between teachers and a panel of experts sponsored by the Japan Society this year. For a summary of the fall panel see: http://orias.berkeley.edu/2004/JapanSecurity.htm

wCONTACTS: 
Michele Delattre, ORIAS: orias@uclink4.berkeley.edu (510.643.0868)
Payal Dalal, BAGEP/WACNC: schools@wacsf.org (415.293.4650)

This event was funded by the Japan Society of Northern California; the Bay Area Global Education Program at the World Affairs Council of Northern California and ORIAS.

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