We had a great time tonight at the Filipino Community Center! 40 students and community members showed up to hear six Bay Area Pinay Poets reading testimonies of surviving Filipina "Comfort Women." While Annabel Park and I talked about House Resolution 121 and the need for our communities to make their voices known on this vital issue.
Many thanks to the local team here, my Pinay sisters Allyson Titiangco-Cubales, Claudine del Rosario, Marianne Villanueva, Katrina of the Bay Area Gabriela Network -- and Laarni San Juan and so mny others.
Check out the schedule below and share it with all your friends.
Thanks,
Evelina
Tuesday May 15, 2007
LABAN FOR THE LOLAS: FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF "COMFORT WOMEN"
Emergency Meeting and Informational Session on House Resolution 121
Program: Special Presentation and Reading Featuring M. Evelina Galang
Along with Barbara Reyes Bermeo, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, Claudine
delRosario, Korina Jocson, Jocyl Sacramento, and Michelle Ferrer
Time: 6-8:30 P.M.
Location: The Filipino Community Center
35 San Juan Avenue/ Cross Street is Mission San Francisco, CA
Wednesday May 16, 2007
Event: For the Dignity of Girls and Women Everywhere, Bear Witness...
Program: Reading of Testimonies of Japanese Military "Comfort Station" Survivors
Read by Actresses, Activists & Community Leaders
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: BRAVA Theater
2781 24th Street • San Francisco, CA 94110 • (415) 641-7657
Thursday May 17, 2007
Event: LABAN FOR THE LOLAS: FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF "COMFORT WOMEN"
Emergency Meeting and Informational Session on House Resolution 121
Program: Special Presentation and Reading Featuring M. Evelina Galang
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm (time not yet confirmed)
Location: Manilatown Center
868 Kearny Street (at Jackson) • San Francisco CA 94103 • 415-777-1130
Friday May 18, 2007
Press Conference with Global Alliance and Rape of Nanking Redress Coalition - To Be Announced
Saturday May 19, 2007
121 Coalition Outreach Volunteers at Asian American Heritage Month Events
Event: AsianWeek Street Fair
Location: D owntown South of Market area in San Francisco, on Howard Street between 5th and 7th Streets. ( Maplink)
Time: 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
http://www.asianfairsf.com/
Event: KTSF Family Fair
Location: Paramount's Great America • 701 Great America Parkway • Santa Clara, CA
Time: 11am-8pm
http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/store/asianfamilyheritagecelebration.html
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