Category Archives: Events

2/11: Upcoming Event- South Bay Taskforce Haiyan TPS Conference

Friday 2/14 Santa Clara, CA,– Please join South Bay Taskforce Haiyan in calling for TPS to be granted to the Philippines. Hear from different speakers why TPS is needed for the Filipino community and how it can better serve efforts to assist those impacted by Typhoon Haiyan. Three months after the storm the Philippine people areContinue reading “2/11: Upcoming Event- South Bay Taskforce Haiyan TPS Conference”

12/18: Candlelight Vigil Action Against Kerry’s Visit to the Philippines

Wednesday 12/18 San Jose, –Members of Anakbayan Silicon Valley (ABSV) and BAYAN-USA gathered for a Candlelight Vigil to commemorate victims of U.S. militarization in the Philippines as well as oppose U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to the Philippines this week. The Candlelight Vigil was held in Downtown San Jose with a program thatContinue reading “12/18: Candlelight Vigil Action Against Kerry’s Visit to the Philippines”

11/23: E-Waste Drive for Typhoon Relief

11/23, Saturday — San Jose, CA. Got unwanted electronics piling up? Anakbayan Silicon Valley and GreenMouse Recycling are holding an E-waste Drive to raise money for Typhoon Haiyan relief in the Philippines. Half of the proceeds will go to NAFCON. It’ll be THIS Saturday, Nov. 23rd @ 529 Race St., San Jose. Check out the flyerContinue reading “11/23: E-Waste Drive for Typhoon Relief”

10/19: Militarization in the Philippines ED @ Stanford

Saturday 10/19 Stanford – ABSV held an ED on Militarization in the Philippines at Stanford University. The educational discussion informed the youth on the effects that militarization has caused in the Philippines such as the abandonment of Ameriasian children, environmental destruction, and countless human rights violations, to name a few. Different types of exercises wereContinue reading “10/19: Militarization in the Philippines ED @ Stanford”

ABSV Summer Wednesdays in August

San Jose, CA, Wednesdays in August — Come hang out with ABSV the next three Wednesdays: 8.14 | 8.21 | 8.28 Wednesdays 6-8 PM Welch Park, Kenesta Wy & Clarice Dr San Jose, CA RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/154654331398882/?context=create 8.14 Open House + Shirt Printing Find out more about ABSV — who we are, what we do, and whatContinue reading “ABSV Summer Wednesdays in August”

7/22: People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)

Monday 7/22 San Francisco. — Filipinos in the Bay Area, along with our  family, friends, and allies, will be staging our very own People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to stand in solidarity with the people in the Philippines and the rest of the world, and to address the annual SONA delivered by the PresidentContinue reading “7/22: People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)”

5/22: Call Assembly members to support AB 123!

Wednesday, 5/22  — Assembly Bill 123 — the California bill to add school instruction on the Filipino contribution to the farmworker movement — will be voted on the assembly appropriations committee this Friday May 24th. If it passes, it will move on to be voted on the entire assembly floor in the next week. TheContinue reading “5/22: Call Assembly members to support AB 123!”