HIRATSUKA PATROL --English　Page

　 Since :　Jul. 12, 2003
Last Update :　Nov. 16, 2003

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HIRATSUKA PATROL

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It is estimated that more than 30,000 homeless people exist all over Japan now. Here in Hiratsuka City in Kanagawa
Prefecture, there are far more than 100 people spending their lives outdoors every day and night.

We, the Hiratsuka Patrol, are the group of volunteers that is working for the homeless to protest social discrimination against them. We try our best in ways that we know to extend our helping hand as a moral support on their plight so that they can regain their dignities and self-confidence as individuals and as human beings.

* Join Us
Why don't you join our patrol activities? You are always welcome.
In order to join the patrol, you are kindly requested that you have the minimum consent to the spirit of our activity for the homeless, but you don't have to have any special qualification or experience. Anyone can join.

You are not required to have any equipment, but it could be better for you to wear shoes suitable for walking -- because we have to walk for hours. Especially for the patrol in the windbreak wood, we highly recommend to wear suitable for walking outdoors, and to be in a raincoat if it is rainy. (Umbrellas will be useless in the area.)

* Schedule of the Patrol
The schedule of the patrol is the following; however, it is subject to change without prior notice. We would appreciate it if you could confirm the schedule beforehand. -- See 'How to Contact Us' below.

Area	Date	Starting Point/Time	Route
In the Windbreak Wood --Day Patrol	3rd Sunday, every month	Shonan Kaigan Park at 12:30pm *From November to March, we start at 12:00pm due to early sunset.	In the windbreak wood along the seashore. To the westward to the Hanamizu Bridge and back. Finish: approximately 5:00pm
In Town --Night Patrol	1st Saturday, every month	JR Hiratsuka Station Central Gate at 7:00pm	Parks and other public facilities in the town area including Sogo Park. Finish: approximately 11:00pm

* How to Contact Us
If you would like to contact us to take part in the patrol, or if you would need further more information, call the number below (inKotobuki Hiyatoi Roudousha Kumiai, or Kotobuki Day-laborers' Union):

045-662-5638 <sorry, JAPANESE ONLY>

If you would like to send an e-mail to Hiratsuka Patrol, or if you would like to contact with the administrator of this web site, you can correspond through the address below:

hiratsukapatrol@infoseek.jp

English mails are acceptable with the address indicated.
We are sorry we cannot promise to respond to every message easily but rest assured that we can attend to your inquiries in the best way that we can. Thank you for your understanding.

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