As one of the official Engagement Groups of the G7, Civil7 (C7) has been working for the past several months to bring positive changes on global issues by concrete policy recommendations in six different Working Groups with 700 representatives from more than 70 countries.
On 18-21 May 2023, NGOs and NPOs worldwide will gather in Hiroshima to bring citizens’ voices to the G7 Leaders’ Summit and evaluate and analyze the G7 Communiqué from a civil society perspective. There will be various press conferences, events, and actions for the media. We sincerely look forward to your coverage.
NGO Activities Towards the G7 Leaders’ Summit 2023
–Date: Thursday 18 – Sunday 21 May 2023
–Format: In-person (*Some sessions will also be available online.)
–Venue: 2nd floor, Hiroshima City Youth Center (5-61 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City 730-0011, Japan)
–Registration (for the media): Google Form
–Program:
Thursday, 18 May
9:30-10:00 JST
15:00-16:30 JST
Friday, 19 May
10:00-11:00
- Press Conference (Civil7 Global Health Working Group)
- Film Screening “Leaving fear behind” (Students for a Free Tibet Japan)
11:00-12:00
- NGO Press briefing on Climate Change and Energy – voices from Global South (350.org/FoE/JACSES/Oil Change International) *English only
- Performance “Let’s deliver our voices to the G7 toward the realization of SDGs where no one is left behind” (Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs, Regional Unit “Orizuru Project”) *Japanese only
12:00-13:00
- NGO Press Briefings on Climate Change and Energy (Kiko Network) *Japanese only
- Instagram Live “Learning about Communiqué of W7 and other Engagement Groups” (Women7)
13:00-14:00
- Press Conference (Pride7 & Women7)
- Film Screening “Cry of the People for Freedom and Human Rights – Uyghur Edition” (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese only
14:00-15:00
- Press Conference (Hiroshima’s Historiographers) *English
- Guest talk “Strategy meeting to improve our society” (OSINTech) *Japanese only
15:00-16:00
- Press Conference “Urgent Call for G7 Leaders – One in Every 23 People in the World Needs Humanitarian Assistance” (C7 Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Working Group) *English and Japanese
16:00-17:00
- Press Conference (Civil7) *English and Japanese
17:00-18:00
- Press Conference “Together We Envision ‘Education in Emergencies and Peace” (Japan NGO Network for Education) *Japanese (English interpretation available)
- Study Group “How to conduct evidence-based advocacy using primary information from around the world – Global South edition” (OSINTech) *English and Japanese
- Live Streaming “Hiroshima Summit Action” (Peace Boat/KNOW NUKES TOKYO/pal system) *Japanese only
19:30-20:30
- Joint Press Conference by Hibakusha Organizations in Hiroshima (Peace Boat/ICAN) *English and Japanese
- Light Painting Action (Greenpeace Japan)
20:30-21:00
- Live Streaming “Live Broadcast from Hiroshima! G7 Summit News Flash ~Hiroshima Edition~” (Peace Boat)
Saturday, 20 May
10:00-12:00
- Testimony Meeting “End the Uyghur genocide! G7 must act immediately!” (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese only
11:00-12:00
12:00-13:00
- Press Conference “Citizens’ social business is the strongest SDGs” (Peace Creation Club “Himawari”) *Japanese only
- Instagram Live “Learning about Communiqué of W7 and other Engagement Groups” (Women7)
13:00-14:00
- Press Conference “End the Uyghur genocide! G7 must act immediately!” (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese only
- Standing Performance (Pride7 & Women7）
14:00-16:00
- Press Conference & Exchange Meeting (Africa-Japan Council/Western Sahara Tomo-no-kai) *English and Japanese
14:00-15:00
- Press Conference “Labor issues faced by immigrants” (Japan-Bolivian Association) *Japanese
15:00-16:00
- Film Screening “Cry of the People for Freedom and Human Rights – Uyghur Edition” (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese
16:00-17:00
- Press Conference (Civil7) *English and Japanese
- Outdoor Action on the Uyghur Issue (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese
17:00-18:00
- Media Briefing “Japan Impede the Minamata Convention on Mercury Progress?” (CLiC Japan) *Japanese (QA can be in English)
- Study Group “How to conduct evidence-based advocacy using primary information from around the world – Nuclear Disarmament edition” (OSINTech) *Japanese, English
- Live Streaming “Hiroshima Summit Action” (Peace Boat/KNOW NUKES TOKYO/pal system) *Japanese
19:00-20:00
20:30-21:00
- Live Streaming “Live Broadcast from Hiroshima! G7 Summit News Flash ~Hiroshima Edition~” (Peace Boat) *Japanese
Sunday, 21 May
10:00-11:00
- C7 Press Conference on the G7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communique (Civil7) *Japanese
11:00-12:00
- Joint Press Conference by Japanese and international NGOs “Urgent call for Japan’s choice to uphold fundamental rights of refugees and migrants in Japan” (NGOs working on immigrant & refugee issues) *English (QA can be in Japanese)
- Outdoor Action on the Uyghur Issue (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
- Press Conference “Evaluation of the G7 Summit, challenges for COP28 and the next G7” (Kiko Network) *Japanese only
- Standing Performance (Pride7 & Women7)
14:00-15:00
- Press Conference (Pride7 & Women7)
- Film Screening “Cry of the People for Freedom and Human Rights – Uyghur Edition” (Japan Uyghur Association) *Japanese
15:00-16:00
- Press Conference on the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué (Civil7) *English / Zoom available
16:00-17:00
- Press Conference by Setsuko Thurlow and ICAN (Peace Boat/ICAN) *English and Japanese
- Press Conference (Civil7 Global Health Working Group)
17:00-18:00
- Press Conference “Children’s Rights and Well-being” (PIECES)
- Live Streaming “Hiroshima Summit Action” (Peace Boat/KNOW NUKES TOKYO/pal system) *Japanese
19:00-20:30
- Debriefing Session for Japanese CSOs “\Civil Society News Flash/ G7 Hiroshima Summit” (Japan Civil Society Coalition on G7 2023) *Online & Japanese only
20:30-21:00
- Live Streaming “Live Broadcast from Hiroshima! G7 Summit News Flash ~Hiroshima Edition~” (Peace Boat) *Japanese
Regular Exhibitions
- SDG4 Education Campaign 2023 “Education in Emergencies and Peace” Mosaic Art (Japan NGO Network for Education)
- Panel exhibition on the Uyghur issue (Japan Uyghur Association)
- SDGs Orizuru Project (Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs, Regional Unit)
- “Don’t Contaminate Ukrainian Soil with Depleted Uranium Weapons!” (HANWA)
- Exhibition of bracelets with origami cranes, Hiroshima, peace, prayer, and engraving (Okonomi-zu)
- The world where we were born and live: Daily life in the camps as seen by Rohingya (Power of Art)
- Exhibition on the views of Diet members in Japan and Hiroshima on nuclear policy & citizens’ awareness of nuclear issues (Kakuwaka Hiroshima)
- Poster exhibition (Alzheimer’s Association Japan)
- Exhibition of the latest report (Habitat for Humanity)
