Global Activity

DHA27

Dyes in History and Archaeology 27
Istanbul 8-11 Oct 2008
DHA27

Speaker in the 2008 Forum on Dye & Medicinal Plants

Symposium and NDPC meeting
August 9th 9:30-11:30, 13:00-17;30
Dr.Haruo SEKIZAKI, Health Science University of Hokkaido
Dr.Dominique Cardon, Research director,UMR 5648,CNRS,Lyons,France
Dr.Toshiro SHIBATA, Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources,Natural Institute of
Biomedical Innovation
Mr.Shigeki FUJITA, SOSHIDO, Nanbu-MURASAKI
Dr.Satoshi USHIDA, Mukogawa Women’s University
Pro.Jun KATAOKA, Ryukyu University
Ms.Hisako SUMI, NGO Earth Network
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The 2008 Forum on Dyes & Medicinal Plants

Dye & Medicinal Plants as the sustainable natural resources:"MURASAKI”
2-14 August 2008, Hokkaido Japan

Symposium, Workshop, Science Cafe, Exposition, Field Trip, Book Fair (more…)

Turkey Red Journal

The Spring 2008 issue of the Turkey Red Journal is now available online. (more…)

Exposition “UCHIKUI” from OKINAWA in Tokyo

Natural Dyes using regional plants in OKINAWA-YAEYAMA, Traditional weaving using Basho and Choma yarn in Islands. Exposition “UCHIKUI”
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CoSTEP in AAAS, Boston.

communicators in Science and Technology Education Progrum,Hokkaido University,
http://costep.hucc.hokudai.ac.jp/index_en.html
They are participating AAAS in Boston. (more…)

BLUE at Washington

BLUE
April 4 - September 18, 2008

This information is from Jenny Balfour-Paul. Hisako SUMI (more…)

Uganda Press

Ms.Eri IWAYAMA, is a member of NGO Earth Network and working as JICA stuff in UGANDA now.

She is social welfare counselor, and she try to dye and weave using natural resources in Uganda.

Making pigments and dyestuff from many regional plants, wood ash, vinegar, spring water and etc are very important to help Uganda people,

What’s About Earth Network? or About US or Who is Earth Network

Earth Network is international environmental NPO registered to the Japanese
government since November 2002.

Earth Network consists of professional and non-professional members with a variety of talents, skills and backgrounds including chemists, dyers, painters, teachers, architects, government employees, graphic ,web or industrialdesigners and others.

With these human resources, we hope to contribute to a better future human life using natural colors.

The main activities of Earth Network are:

- to carry out R&D on 100% natural pigments, dyes and solvents utilizing many types of materials, such as plants, clays, minerals, insects and shellfish.
- to hold workshops nationwide in order to create teaching materials and spread skill and information to the public.
- to exchange information through international networks and preserve the dyeing traditions …