Media Advisory

Justice for Filipino Veterans (JFAV)

November 4, 2008

Contact: Arturo P. Garcia

Phone-(213)241-0995

Fax- (213)241-0944

Email: jfav_causa@yahoo.com



ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR THE 8th ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE IN HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN LA NOV.8

Los Angeles- It’s all systems go for the 8th Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) 8th VETERANS DAY PARADE and Community Fair

NOVEMBER 8, 2008, in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles.

“Despite delays in passing the Filipino Veterans equity bill in the US Congress this year, the Filipino American community is highly hopeful the reconciled bill will pass this year. This will be the focus of the 8th Veterans Day parade.” JFAV National Coordinator Arturo P. Garcia boldly announced this optimistic prediction.

The march and Community Fair will be held at LAKE STREET PARK,227 N. Lake St. Los Angeles, CA 90026. The Veterans Day festivities had three parts: The first part is the commemorative rites that starts at 10;30 AM at the veterans memorial with an ecumenical mass and wreath laying ceremonies.

Then at 11;30 AM the parade around Historic Filipinotown follows. And at 1;30 PM after the parade a community program starts. Guest speakers at the community fair are Congressman Xavier Becerra and Deputy Consul General Daniel Espiritu of the Los Angeles Consulate General of the Philippines.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS of the parade are Theta Delta Beta, Delta Phi Gamma, Los Angeles Council District 13 .People's CORE ,ANSWER LA ,Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), Pilipino Workers Center (PWC),Filipino American Service Group Inc. (FASGI), United Healthcare Workers – West and Golden Agers of LA(GALA)

The parade SUPPORTERS: Kababayan maka Bayan (KmB),Gabriela Network,UCLA Samahang Pilipino ,Kappa Psi Epsilon ,UC Irvine Kababayan ,Pilipino American Studies Kollective (Cal Poly Pomona). KAIBIGAN Pilipino CalPoly Pomona, KATIPUNAN UCR, Santa Monica Colllege,Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA),UNITE-HERE,LAANE ,CDIR-LA ,Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC),Silverlake Adult Day Healthcare Center,Circulo Pampangueno of Southern California,Ecumenical Fellowship (EFJP), LBCBI ,AJLPP and others. The general public are cordially invited to participate.

For more information, contact:JFAV - JFAVLOSANGELES@GMAIL.COM

Mike - mnailat@esipa.org - (213) 382-1819 x109 and

Nica - joyalonica@yahoo.com

“Despite delays in passing the Filipino Veterans equity bill in the US Congress this year, the Filipino American community is highly hopeful the reconciled bill will pass this year. This will be the focus of the 8th Veterans Day parade.” JFAV National Coordinator Arturo P. Garcia boldly announced this optimistic prediction.