Your chance to help the children and families of Japan…..

If the shocking images and reports that have come out of Japan in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and the devastating tsunami have left you thinking ‘What can I do to help when I live so far away?’ then here’s your chance to make a real difference.

Dr Ryoko Sasamoto and colleagues in the Department of Languages and the Manchester Japanese community invite you to a special screening of the award-winning Japanese film: ‘Still Walking’ (a moving Japanese family film that’s impossible to watch without a lump in your throat)

When: Thursday 5th May ( ‘Children’s Day’ in Japan)

Doors open from 6pm, screening starts at 6.30pm.

Where: Manchester Lecture Theatre, All Saints Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

Donations will be collected on behalf of the British Red Cross and Save The Children to help children and families recover from this unimaginable devastation.

For more details email: r.sasamoto@mmu.ac.uk or tel Dr Ryoko Sasamoto: 0161 247 3939

April 21st, 2011 - 10:50am