March for Equity, Justice and Peace On Veterans Day |
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Sections - Filipino-Veterans' Lobby | |||
Written by Arturo P. Garcia | |||
Thursday, 10 November 2011 22:18 | |||
T he Justice for Filipino-American Veterans (JFAV) and different community organizations, students, and allied groups are all set for the 11th Annual Veterans Day “March for Equity, Justice and Peace” in For the first time, the Filipino-American contingents will march on the city’s main streets. The protest march will start at The main bulk of the marchers will be the youth and student component of JFAV that are advocating for their elderly seniors and veterans. They will carry the banners of anti-war, NO to Closure of Adult Day Care Centers, NO to budget cuts and PASS the DREAM ACT and Comprehensive Immigration Reform for 2012. Pre-Rally Program The JFAV forces will assemble and hold a pre-rally program starting at Instead of the traditional commemoration of the Filipino-American community and its World War II veterans, JFAV will conduct seminars and teach in on the different issues that the community faces like immigration reform, closure of adult-day care centers in Organizations' List The ever-growing list of sponsoring organizations includes:ANSWER- LA, Vamos Unidos, Full Rights for All Immigrant Rights Coalition, March Forward, SGSI, Kabataang maka-Bayan (KmB), Kappa Psi Epsilon, TDB, CSULB, Pierce, Communities Collaborating for Change ( 3C), Bantay Pilipinas-LA, Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC) , People's RSVP on Facebook by visiting http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161228667303057 For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/jfavla or please call JFAV at (213) 241-0995 or 213-321-1787 or email jfav_us@yahoo.com
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