With the theme: “”Family Reunification and Veterans Equity, Now!", the Historic Filipinotown is all set for the 6th JFAV Annual Veterans Day Parade The 6th Annual JFAV Veterans Day Organizing Committee led by People’s CORE /JFAV Steering Committee is proud to announce that the 6th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Community Health Fair in Historic Filipino town in Los Angeles will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2005 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
th ANNUAL PCORE/JFAV VETERANS DAY PARADE IN HFT
by Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) Thursday, Nov. 02, 2006 at 9:46 PM
jfav_causa@yahoo.com 213-241-0995 1610 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
Veterans Memorial Monument to Be Unveiled at the 6th JFAV Annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2006
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles-- With the theme: “”Family Reunification and Veterans Equity, Now!", the Historic Filipinotown is all set for the 6th JFAV Annual Veterans Day Parade
The 6th Annual JFAV Veterans Day Organizing Committee led by People’s CORE /JFAV Steering Committee is proud to announce that the 6th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Community Health Fair in Historic Filipino town in Los Angeles will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2005 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Unveiling of the World War II Memorial for Film WWII Veterans
The annual community event will start with the unveiling of the Filipino World War II Memorial Monument at the Lake Street Park 227 N. Lake St. at 9:00 in the morning. The memorial monument is a tribute of the City of Los Angeles to honor the contribution of Filipino Word War II veterans during the Second World War to the war efforts of the United States. The memorial is a $ 300,000 project of City Council President Eric Garcetti, District 13 Council member
After the unveiling ceremonies, from Lake St.Park. The parade will start at 10:30 am with different Filipino veterans, community, youth and students organizations led by the JFAV as the parade vanguard.
The parade will end at FACLA where a cultural program and a community fair will be held around 12;30 PM after the parade. Different health providers will give free services to the community while entertainment and cultural numbers will regale the public.
Family Reunification and Full Rights for All Immigrants
The theme of this year’s celebration is “Family Reunification and Equity and Justice for Filipino World War II Veterans”. The community support for the approval of the comprehensive immigration bill that gives special immigrant status for Filipino veterans was not approved by the U.S. Congress. Hence, the need to advocate and struggle for family reunification not only for the veterans but also for the whole community.
Invited guests were Congressman Xavier Becerra, Congresswoman Hilda Solis, Senator Gil Cedillo, Speaker Fabian Nunez,,Assemblyperson Jackie Goldberg, Delfin Lorenzana of the Philippine Embassy and Consul Helen Barber of the Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles.
More than 25 organizations are set to participate in the annual event/ They are the Parish Generation Choir of St. Columban, the Society of Guerillas and Scouts, the Kababayan Alliance (KABA), Golden Agers of Los Angeles (GALA), UCLA SPACE, UC Riverside Katipunan, Danza Azteca Cuahtemoc, UCI Alyansa ng mga Kababayan, San Fernando Veterans, Carson Veterans, Veterans Forum of Los Angeles, Veterans Federation (VFP)-Long Beach, AADAP Inc, San Diego COPAO, Andres Bonifaco Samahan SDSU, GEPENC District 5, Cerritos College, Loyola Marymount University, University of Southern California Troy Phil, PREP, PTSP, Kababayan-UCI, Pasadena Community College Tropa, Silverlake Adult Day Health Care, Pilipinos for Community Health, Santa Monica College. DOWN, Miguel Contreras High School Filipino youths, Occidental College United Filipino Students.
JFAV Calls for Volunteers and Support
Organizations and Individuals who are interested to volunteer or to join the parade and the community health fair and its standing committee for finance, outreach, program and volunteers can contact the Events Organizing Committee. JFAV is also welcome donations both financial and materials like food donations are welcomed for the parade and health fair.
Regular JFAV meetings for community and veterans organizations are every Tuesday, 2;00 PM at FACLA 1740 W. Temple St, Los Angeles and the Steering Committee meetings every Wednesday nights at 7;00 PM at the People’s CORE office at 1610 Beverly Blvd. Suite No. 2, Los Angeles, CA.
The 6th Annual Veterans Day Organizing and the JFAV Steering Committee is composed of People’s Community Organization for Reform and Empowerrment (People’s CORE) Kappa Psi the Office of Council Member Eric Garcetti District 13, Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV), UCLA Samahang Pilipino, Pro People Youth (KmB), Filipino American Service Group Inc (FASGI), Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA), Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC), Search to Involve the Filipino Americans (SIPA), T. H. E Clinic,United Filipino American Veterans , Society of Guerillas and Scouts (SGSI), The Circulo Pampangueno of California-USA, SEIU- United Health Workers-West, Golden Kris Fraternal Society, Sons and Daughters of Filipino World War II Veterans, Pilipino Workers Center, of Southern California (PWC-SC) Association of Filipino Workers (AFW), YOUTH Unite, Knights of Rizal, Pilipino American Network for Advocacy (PANA), Hi-Fi Neighborhood Council and the Pilipino American Association of Professionals Seniors Inc (PAAPS)
Please address inquiries at 1610 Beverly Blvd Suite No.2, Los Angeles, and A 90026 or call (213) 241-0995. You can ask for participation forms for the parade and the community health fair until November 7, 2003.
For more information please contact Al or Nica events coordinators at Peoples CORE @(213)241-0995 or 213-241-0906 or email@jfav_Causa@yahoo.com
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