Register by April 30 and your name will be entered to WIN a roundtrip Southwest Airlines ticket to the Filipina Summit or use later. Ticket has no blackout dates, leave anytime as long as there's a seat available, and good for one year. FWN Members receive a discounted rate as part of your membership benefits.
Kilusan: At The Intersection Of Health and Social Justice
Filipino Advocates for Justice is hosting a day-long conference on Saturday, June 20, 2015 highlighting the works of groups organizing at the intersections of health and social justice. Panelists will share their responses to the social and economic conditions that impact the health of workers, young people and immigrants.
EVENT: Bindlestiff Studio Presents Henrik Ibsen's Classic Play Hedda Gabler
Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco's epicenter for Filipino American performing arts, presents Jon Robin Baitz's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic protofeminist play about the illusion of power among the social classes. With Esperanza Catubig, featuring Rose Almario, Ro Ambrosio Birco, Benjamin Couch, Julie Kuwabara, Alan S. Quismorio, and Earlena P. Somera. April 10–May 2.
An Open Door: Jewish Rescue In The Philippines
PositivelyFilipino and Congregation Emanu-El proudly present “An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines,” an inspiring saga of rescue and friendship and how the Philippines, in cooperation with American and Jewish allies, was able to save more than 1,300 Jews prior to 1942. Survivors and their children are the main storytellers.
EVENT: Creating Healthy Families, Creating Healthy Communities Conference
The 2015 Creating Healthy Families, Creating Healthy Communities: Breastfeeding in the 21st Century is a multidisciplinary conference that addresses attachment, child development, supportive communities and breastfeeding and looking at infants and families holistically to enhance growth and development so that every infant has a better chance to reach his/her fullest potential.