Filipino Advocates for Justice invites all our single allies and friends to “take a leap” in your search for love and new friendships by joining us on February 29.

WHO:  Single & Straight* friends, family and community members age 30+

WHAT:  take a leap: speed dating mixer and FAJ fundraiser

WHERE:  Spice Monkey Restaurant, 1628 Webster Street, Oakland (Webster @ 17th)

WHEN:  Leap Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 6:30-8:30PM

WHY:  just for fun, to meet new friends, and, maybe, to find love

* If you are not straight and are interested in participating in future  lgbtq speed dating fundraisers, please email aktacdol@gmail.com

RESERVE YOUR SPOT IN OUR FUNDRAISER IN TWO STEPS:

1. Fill out this Google Form with your information so we can best match you: Fill out this Form
2. Pay $40+ (it is a fundraiser, so please donate generously!).
   You can pay online: Click Here
   You can also drop off or mail a check at: 310 8th Street, Suite 308, Oakland, CA 94607. (more…)

Help FAJ develop leaders of the next generation by supporting our programs.

Please donate $25, $50, $100 or whatever amount you want by clicking here.

Your tax deductible donation of $100 will allow FAJ to contact and mobilize 20 voters to the polls in support of progressive issues in 2012.  No other organization provides services and develops leaders in the Filipino community in the East Bay for as long as FAJ has.

Filipino Advocates for Justice has witnessed first-hand how the economic crisis is continuing to hurt the vast majority of us, the 99%.

To hear how they have been personally impacted by the economic crisis, please watch this short video:

Filipinos are speaking out about the economic inequities. Help us take this momentum to the polls.

Please donate $25, $50, $100 or whatever amount you want by clicking here.

Check out FAJ’s media coverage to catch up on some of the other work they’ve been doing.

To see more footage from the Nov. 2nd General Strike press conference, click here.

P.S. Your tax deductible donation of $100 will allow FAJ to contact and mobilize 20 voters to the polls in support of progressive issues in 2012.  No other organization provides services and develops leaders in the Filipino community in the East Bay for as long as FAJ has. 

For Immediate Release: November 1, 2011

Join us for a short press conference on 11/2 at 11 am in the Conference Room, 1st floor of the Asian Resource Center 310 8th St. Oakland, CA 94610 (press advisory below)

We will march as a group to Oscar Grant Plaza (City Hall) at 11:30 and meet up with other organizations. Meet us in the lobby near the 8th St. entrance.

Solidarity Statement: Tayo Ang 99% / We are the 99%:

Filipino Advocates for Justice Stands in Solidarity with Occupy Oakland

Filipino Advocates for Justice (FAJ) supports the “OCCUPY Movement” including the right of Occupy Oakland to peacefully encamp at Oscar Grant Plaza to speak their grievances.

We are in agreement that we need to end corporate greed and the vast accumulation of wealth by a tiny minority. We agree with the growing belief that corporations (especially financial institutions) and the rich are responsible for the economic crisis and have an obligation to help us recover. It is time that the rich and corporations pay a fair tax so we can restore the quality of life we call the American Dream.

There’s no justice in a system that serves the top 1% at the expense of the bottom 99%. Banks and corporations, some of whom received government bailouts, are reporting increased earnings and rewarding executives with multi-million dollar bonuses, while the 99% feel no recovery. For the 99% the cost of living is out of control. Our treasured institutions like public schools, libraries, public parks, and support services for the more vulnerable are suffering for lack of revenue. High unemployment, home foreclosures, teacher layoffs, school closures, soaring college tuitions, public safety layoffs, and cut backs in programs for the elderly make a joke of the American Dream. It is no wonder the 99% are so angry in the U.S. and globally. (more…)

Philippine News honors Lillian Galedo, Executive Director of Filipino Advocates for Justice

September 12th marked Philippine News’ 50th Anniversary and Awards celebration.  They honored FAJ’s Executive Director, Lillian Galedo with their Justice Advocate award which Pulitzer Prize recipient Jose Antonio Vargas presented to her.

50th Anniversary honorees were selected for unique categories of community service.  Other recipients that were in attendance at the event included: community organizer Alice Bulos; broadcast journalist Lloyd LaCuesta; political strategist Mona Pasquil; and philanthropist Monalisa Yuchengco.  (more…)

The International Labor Organization signed the historic convention a week ago, setting global standards for Domestic Workers!   This means that after thousands of years of being considered “servants” or just “another member of the family,” domestic workers are now considered WORKERS, who merit rights and obligations like any worker.  Now our task is ensuring that our state and federal laws reflect the standards that have been endorsed by the global community.

Please take a few minutes today to support domestic workers: Click Here

The California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (AB 889)  is the next step in making Decent Work for Domestic Workers a reality.  The AB 889 will put Domestic Workers on equal footing with other worker guaranteeing them basic provision such as:

• Meal and Rest Breaks
• Overtime Pay
• Workers Compensation
• Uninterrupted Sleep for live-in workers

On Wednesday July 6, our bill will be heard in the Senate Labor Committee.  Please contact Labor Committee Chair, Ted Leiu and the other Senate Labor Committee members and let them know that their support of AB 889 is critical in ensuring that these workers have the same basic protections as all workers and that California should be in stride with global worker standards!