JFAV SUPPORTS DALUYONG: 3-Day Filipino American Youth Consultation in LA

by Justice for Filipino American Veteran (JFAV) Friday, Jul. 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM
jfav_us@yahoo.com 213--413-4944 HPMC Room 907 1300 N. Vermont Ave Los Angeles, Ca 90027

The Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV), national alliance of veterans, students/youth and community advocates for veterans justice and equity rights, militantly and wholly supports the National Youth Consultation to be held in Historic Filipino Town in Los Angeles on July 24 and the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) Auditorium at 1300 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 on July 25-26, 2009 . On July 24-26, a three-day consultation bringing together grassroots Filipino American youth organizations to build mechanisms of coordination on national issues, and bridge the divide amongst the Filipino Diaspora in addressing Philippine and International concerns. The national consultation, “DALUYONG: Surging to Confront the Crisis of Our Times”, is organized by the Bagwis Collective (IL), Committee on Pilipino Issues (IL), Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (NY/NJ), and the host organization Kabataang maka-Bayan (KmB or Pro-people Youth, CA) under the auspices of the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines (Alliance Philippines). The event is also endorsed by a number of other progressive organizations across the U.S. and Canada (see complete list of current North American endorsements).

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Media Advisory
Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV)
(213) 241-0906
July 23, 2009

JFAV SUPPORTS DALUYONG: Surging to Confront the Crisis of Our Times, 3-Day Filipino American Youth Consultation, July 24-26, 2009

Los Angeles, CA – The Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV), national alliance of veterans, students/youth and community advocates for veterans justice and equity rights, militantly and wholly supports the National Youth Consultation to be held in Historic Filipino Town in Los Angeles on July 24 and the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) Auditorium at 1300 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 on July 25-26, 2009 .

On July 24-26, a three-day consultation bringing together grassroots Filipino American youth organizations to build mechanisms of coordination on national issues, and bridge the divide amongst the Filipino Diaspora in addressing Philippine and International concerns.

The national consultation, “DALUYONG: Surging to Confront the Crisis of Our Times”, is organized by the Bagwis Collective (IL), Committee on Pilipino Issues (IL), Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (NY/NJ), and the host organization Kabataang maka-Bayan (KmB or Pro-people Youth, CA) under the auspices of the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines (Alliance Philippines). The event is also endorsed by a number of other progressive organizations across the U.S. and Canada (see complete list of current North American endorsements).

DALUYONG sees that despite our historical and cultural contributions in this country as well as our labor supporting a century of US economic development, the Filipino American community remains economically, politically and socially marginalized.

DALUYONG will bring together organized immigrant and US-born Filipino groups from the East Coast, the Midwest and West Coast to Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles in order to address community concerns through workshops, panels sessions, cultural sessions, and group discussions to outline concrete steps in formulating a new progressive and united Filipino American movement in the United States.

For more information, please visit the official website at http://www.daluyong.com or contact 213.241.0906 or daluyong.filamyouth@gmail.com.


INITIAL ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS:

CHICAGO:
Alliance For Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE)
Center for Immigrant Rights and Community Arts (CIRCA)
Chicago Pinoy Music Scene
Pintig Cultural Group

LOS ANGELES:

Katipunan UCR
Beatrock
Echo Park Community Coalition
Kilusang Dekada 70
Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV)
Mindanao Bangsamoro Caucus
People’s Community Organization for Reform and Empowerment (People’s CORE)
Philippine Peasant Support Network (Pesante-USA)
The Park’s Finest
Ecumenical Fellowship for Justice and Peace
ANSWER-LA
Pilipino Workers Center
AWARE-LA

NEW YORK:
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition
DAMAYAN Migration Workers Association
Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM)
Poptimes Magazine
Sulu Series

WASHINGTON DC
Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC)

SAN DIEGO:
Hip Hop Karaoke San Diego (HHKSD)
Kamalayan Collective
Pinoy Apparel

SAN FRANCISCO
AWARE-Bay Area
JFAV-SF

USA:
Gabriela Network of the Mariposa Alliance
Party For Socialism and Liberation (PSL)
International ANSWER

CANADA:
Kabataang Montreal

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