Surprise!

The event in Shiba Park, Tokyo, on Sunday was fun, with lots of space for music and dance. Maybe I felt that there where more broschures and pamphlets than - food... When the Earth Market Day events are held in Yoyogi, they get a lot of people joining by accident, just passing by. I like that a lot. I wonder why they picked central Tokyo for this Earth & Peace Festival...

Let's hope this festival can continue to develop. Cheers!



Greenpeace Japan is collecting signatures to protest against genetically modified foods. You can ask them for a petition that you and your friends can sign. Give them a call or send an email or download the document here (pdf). Read more here: Greenpeace Japan No GMO Petition. More information about the petition here. Do print it out and collect signatures, and send it back to Greenpeace Japan by fax or postal mail.

The True Food Guide helps you avoid GMOs and tells you which companies have committed to GMO-free ingredients.



I also like Earthday Money - these people are serious about creating a different economy, using our own local currency, to avoid the Yen/Euro/Dollar. Local money is good if we want to support farmers and others providing services in our neighbourhood.

And more surprise! I just found TechToys Video Podcast, who have made 4 cool videos from the Earthday Market Event in 2006. Nice job with music and a good sense of the "vibes" from the people present in Yoyogi, Tokyo:

Earth Day 4


Earth Day 3

Earth Day 2

Earth Day 1

土と平和の祭典
大切な種 (in Japanese)



Watch more photos from Shiba Park at Mats blog. He works at Japan's biggest organic food company Radish Boya. More in English about their home delivery system in the Zmag article by Hiroko Oikawa here:

The network, now operated as part of the Kan Network, was first launched in 1988 by an NGO, Nihon Recycle Undou Shimin no Kai, or Japan Citizens' Movement for Recycling, a group that has been introducing innovative ideas such as flea markets since 1977. The group has been deeply concerned with the conservation of the earth's environment and people's health. Over the years, it has expanded its range of activities to various areas as part of a larger group called the Nihon Ecology Network.