A Japanese Green-activist Group, the Rainbow and Greens Japan is pleased to announce that it is hosting an international meeting at Kyoto in February 2005 in cooperation with other Green Parties and groups in the Asia-Pacific region as well as green organisations in Japan in order to formally launch the Asia Pacific Greens Network (APGN).

Date: February, 11th to 13th 2005
Place: Kyoto International Community House (first day)
Kyoto Campus Plaza (second and third days)

The main aim of the meeting is to formalise the Asia Pacific Green Network, and it also aims to provide a space to facilitate international exchange among Greens of the region. So we expect ALL THE GREENS in this area could join our meeting to help found APGN together. Do not hesitate to make contact with us and we welcome you on coming to KYOTO, a symbolic place for green politics !

Thank you and hope to see you soon,

International Symposium "Renewable Enery 2005: From Bonn to Kyoto towards China 2005 "

Sponsored by Heinrich Boell Foundation(Germany) and ISEP(Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies, Tokyo) will be held on the same day, at the same place (Kyoto International Community House) from 10:00-15:30 on Feb.11,in conjunction with APG Meeting.

About the Host Group

The Rainbow and Greens Japan was officially established in 1998, mainly by independent local politicians (city councillors and prefectural MPs) and mayors who were pursuing green politics. It has continuously been involved in local politics as well as national politics since then in order to establish an alternative green political order in Japan. It has also been actively involved in the worldwide green network, having participated in the Brisbane APG meeting in 2000 and the Global Greens Conference in 2001, Canberra, Australia. See also the page: http://www.global.greens.org.au/japan.html

eg. APG meeting 2000 in Brisbane, Australia: http://www.itv.se/mp_hsand/eva/asiapolitics.htm