protests
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Filipino teachers join massive Red for Ed walkout in AZ to demand better wages, benefits
Apr 26, 2018Filipinos joining tens of thousands of Arizona teachers who are seeing red and are walking off their jobs this week to demand more funding for public education. They held a big protest today in Phoenix, as... -
Activists continue to protest deportation of Philippine activist Jerome Aba
Apr 24, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — “They don’t think we can mobilize enough so that people will know what happens here- that torture happens here and that pisses me off.” Continued demonstrations by Filipino American activists at San Francisco’s International... -
Immigrant activists will march through anti-sanctuary cities to welcome Central American refugees
Apr 24, 2018LOS ALAMITOS, CA — A caravan of Central American refugees are expected to arrive at the US-Mexico border in a few days. Immigrant rights activists plan on marching through Southern California’s anti-sanctuary towns to welcome these aspiring... -
Detained Filipino speaks out against US Customs and Border Protection, alleging abuses
Apr 23, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — New details in the detainment and deportation of 25-year-old peace advocate Jerome Aba at San Francisco International Airport last week. “Hindi ako sanay na ako po mismo ngayon ang biktima na direkta ng paglabag... -
CA workers lobby for domestic work enforcement program
Apr 23, 2018SACRAMENTO, CA — Domestic workers from all over California say they gathered at the state capitol in Sacramento to do what they do best — clean up. In a symbolic gesture, these domestic workers swept the steps... -
Community outcry after Filipino activist detained in San Francisco is deported
Apr 19, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — Chants of justice continued to fill the international arrivals terminal at the San Francisco International Airport. Staged outside of the locked Customs and Border Protection office — Filipino-Americans and their allies have been a... -
Los Alamitos votes to opt out of CA sanctuary state bill
Apr 17, 2018LOS ALAMITOS, CA — One small town, one big statewide issue boiled down to a 4 to 1 vote in a City Hall flooded with hundreds of protesters. The Los Alamitos City Council finalized its ordinance to opt... -
Filipinos join “hands off Syria” protest
Apr 16, 2018LOS ANGELES — Protestors hit the streets less than 24 hours after the US, the UK, and France unleashed an air strike on Syria, in response to an alleged chemical attack on its own people. President Donald... -
Filipinos gather to defend sanctuary policy in Los Alamitos
Apr 15, 2018LOS ALAMITOS, CA — Controversy over California’s sanctuary state status has been sweeping across southern California since its enactment this year. Despite cities making moves to opt out and have it revoked, communities are taking a stand... -
Immigrant rights activists prepare for May Day protests
Apr 13, 2018LOS ANGELES — It’s become an annual day of action in the immigrant rights movement: the May Day rally. May 1st is just a few days away, and activists are getting a head start on their battle....
