{"article":{"id":227749,"heading":"SAVE THE DATES; KALAYAAN (FREEDOM) PHILIPPINE SERIES: JUNE 11-13,, 2009","author":"AJLPP","created":"2009-06-05 19:57:12","modified":"2013-11-11 01:00:28","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:00:28","article":"<p>SUPPORT THE FILIPINO PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION AND GENUINE SYSTEMIC CHANGE! <br><br> SUPPORT THE FILIPINO VETERANS STRUGGLE FOR EQUITY!  <br><br>  <br>  <br> SAVE THE DATES: <br><br> KALAYAAN (FREEDOM)  PHILIPPINES SERIES <br>  <br> June 11-13, 2009 <br>  <br>    <br>  <br> PRESENTED BY AJLPP\/GABNET-LA\/JFAV AND ANSWER-LA <br><br> One hundred eleven years ago, the Filipino revolutionaries won  and declared their independence from  colonial Spain on June 12, 1898. Two months after on August 13, 1898,  the United States occupied Manila and seven months later on Feb 4, 1899  declared war on the Philippines and crushed the young republic. <br><br> 111 years later the Filipinos are still in struggle for true independence and sovereignty. With the VFA imposed,active US intervention and a culture of impunity of human rights violations  forced on the Filipinos-- the Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP) and its allies commemorate Philippine Independence with fierce struggle in the United States with the following activities: <br><br>    <br>  <br> 1. June 11- Forum on the Philippine Sit. &ndash;Hosted  by AJLPP, GABNET and ANSWER-LA <br>  <br> 7: 30 PM <br>  <br> Venue ;ANSWER Office, 137 Virgil St. Los Angeles, CA 90004 <br>  <br> * Speakers: <br>  <br> Phil. Historical background -  <br>  <br> Youth Sit- Ernest Tamayo, KMB SecGen <br>  <br> Women's Sit-  GABNET LA speaker <br>  <br> Current Issues- AJLPP <br>  <br>    <br>  <br> 2. June 12-  Film Showing--Ora Pro Nobis (Fight For Us) <br>  <br> 4:00- 7:00  PM <br>  <br> Tribal Cafe <br>  <br> Temple St. Los Angeles, Ca 90026 <br>  <br>    <br>  <br> 3. June 13 KALAYAAN CONCERT- (GABI NG TUNAY NA KALAYAAN)  Fundraiser for JFAV  <br>  <br> Endorsed by Kappa Psi Epsilon, Kabataang maka-BAYAN(KMB), Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC) and ANSWER-LA   <br>  <br> 6:00 PM to 12;00 PM <br>  <br> Remy&rsquo;s At Temple <br>  <br> 2126 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026 <br><br> Performers : <br>  <br> BAMBU <br>  <br> The Fighting Cocks <br>  <br> THE  COMMITTEE <br>  <br> One  Imaginations <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> For more information on these events contact Ernest Tamayo at 213-503 0429 or Al P. Garcia at (213)241-0995 or email at <a href=\"mailto:jfav_us@yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">jfav_us@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"jfav_us@yahoo.com","link":"","address":"337 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026","phone":"213-241-0906","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"One hundred eleven years ago, the Filipino revolutionaries won  and declared their independence from  colonial Spain on June 12, 1898. Two months after on August 13, 1898,  the United States occupied Manila and seven months later on Feb 4, 1899  declared war on the Philippines and crushed the young republic.\r\n\r\n111 years later the Filipinos are still in struggle for true independence and sovereignty. With the VFA imposed,active US intervention and a culture of impunity of human rights violations  forced on the Filipinos-- the Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP) and its allies commemorate Philippine Independence with fierce struggle in the United States with the following activities:\r\n\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc_0423.jpg","filesize":"1.1 mebibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2009\/06\/227749.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc_0423.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc_0423.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc_0423.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}