DALUYONG: Surging to Confront the Crisis of Our Times, 3-Day Filipino American Youth Consultation

LOS ANGELES – Filipino American youth, both immigrant and US-born, are agitated and getting ready to tell the rest of the country where they stand and how they are to respond to the current economic crisis affecting their families, their education, their work, and their rights. They are concerned over current immigration policies, race relations, exploitation of women and children, and how these and other issues are linked to the broader global economic crisis and war. They are surging forward to claim what is inherently theirs – the future.

On July 24-26, a three-day consultation bringing together grassroots Filipino American youth organizations to build mechanisms of coordination on national issues, and bridge the divide amongst the Filipino Diaspora in addressing Philippine and International concerns. The national consultation, “DALUYONG: Surging to Confront the Crisis of Our Times”, is organized by the Bagwis Collective (IL), Committee on Pilipino Issues (IL), Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (NY/NJ), and the host organization Kabataang maka-Bayan (KmB or Pro-people Youth, CA) under the auspices of the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines (Alliance Philippines). The event is also endorsed by a number of other progressive organizations across the U.S. and Canada (see complete list of current North American endorsements).

CHARLOTTESVILLE – Tim Be Told, Charlottesville's confection of catchy hooks and positive vibes, is a band on the rise. They combine a variety of eclectic elements to create a form of soulful pop-rock of their own, similar to Maroon 5 and The Fray.  The multicultural band comprises of frontman Tim Ouyang, drummer Jim Barredo, guitarists Andrew Chae and Luan Nguyen, and bassist Parker Stanley.

BAGWIS: UMAPLAS KA! Unreleased Studio Sessions

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CHICAGO - BAGWIS, a musical and performance group collective of Filipino immigrant and U.S. born activists, cultural workers, and musicians is releasing UMALPAS KA! (Break Free!) as a digital download available from Soulworks Records. UMALPAS KA! is the second release by the Chicago band and is a collection of seven previously unreleased studio sessions recorded in 2008.

The music follows the bands continued experimentation in fusing traditional instrumentation, hip-hop, funk and other global rhythms that began in its 2007 album premiere release of Imulat Mo! But true to their nature is their core message of raising social conscious, love for the motherland and creating a united front in the name of peace & justice for the Philippines and its people abroad in over 170 countries around the world.

As a commitment to their belief in social justice, BAGWIS is a sponsoring group for the upcoming national Filipino American youth consultation, Daluyong: Surging to Confront the Crisis of Out Times from July 24-26.

The conference aims to provide a venue to discuss, analyze, share and strengthen the work of progressive Filipino and Filipino American Youth/Student groups; to better serve and effect their local regional communities, build mechanisms of coordination on National Issues, and bridge the divide amongst the Filipino Diaspora in addressing Philippine and International concerns.

100% of all proceeds of the sale of the UMALPAS KA! release will be given to support the three day conference in L.A. up until July 24th.

For More Information:

BAGWIS
Contact Natalia Alvarez at  312-804-6898 or email
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http://www.bagwis.org.

Daluyong Conference
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website at http://www.daluyong.com.

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