Monday, March 13, 2006

What are you all doing after finals?!  Let's go to DISNEYLAND! Yo, ho.  Yo, ho... a pirate's life for me. Well, we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves there... we've still got Week 10 to sweat through. So, until then, here's what we can do together! CAREER CENTER ORIENTATION [tues, march 14, 7pm, SSL 145] Learn the ins and outs of the career center and learn how you can take full advantage of this priceless source. ie: making a resume, internship/job opportunities, business interviews, grad school info, etc. [remember: alumni said to use your resources!] 100 KHS points! Study hours will proceed after. ARC MEN'S REC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME [wed, march 15, 7:30pm] KaBallers bout to do it BIG come watch, support, bring signs! STUDY BREAK [thur, march 16, 8-9:30pm, RH 104] in place of the usual general meeting, we'll be having a study break. snacks + games = school - studying KABA KRONicles are available in the Cross. CONGRATULATIONS, SBK [Shady Badgers Kaba]! SPORTSFEST FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS of 2006 ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS! Pilipino Graduation is coming up! June 15th, Thursday evening at 8pm. Applications will be available by Spring Qtr. Please consider this when planning ahead for finals, etc, during Spring. To join P-Grad Committee and have your say in YOUR graduation, contact Jason [jaguinal@uci.edu] Don't know where to STUDY for FINALS? TO THE CROSS! Wanna see celebs?! Volunteer for this year's GLAAD Media Awards Show!!! The GLAAD Media Awards (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) celebrate media projects and media professionals that fairly, accurately and inclusively portray the LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community. This celebrity-packed event is held in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 8th. The GLAAD Media Awards will also be televised nationally on both the MTV LGBT Network LOGO and VH1! If you're interested in volunteering for this event or have any questions, contact Wes < wes.gabrillo@gmail.com> as soon as you can! For more info about the Awards Show and GLAAD visit: < http://www.glaad.org/events/mediaawards/> External Announcements: Be a part of Music History, and vote for the next Asian American Pop Star! Top Ten Finalists include Next Phaze. Ends May 5, 2006. 12:13 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Hello, Kababayan!  *Sufs! Welcs to the slumb farts of three sevs Fres!* I would like to quickly say thank you for those that attended the Community Forum/Teach-In.  Thank you for coming with an open mind and some words to share with everyone. For those of you who would still like to address issues regarding RP issues, don't hesitate to consult with your fellow Kababayan... the dialogue never stops. Also, thank you for all Semi-Formal attendees and donors!  Semi was a huge success!  It's Week Nine, and you know what that means: Time to buy those books and start reading!!!!!!  =X  Because these next couple of weeks are going to be crazy academic fun, Kaba's gonna slow it down a bit... Which is why, this week, all we have to say is: [HISTOLICITY] is almost as cool as Chuck Norris. [monday] [7pm] [CCC] [ =) ] ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS! Pilipino Graduation is coming up! June 15th, Thursday evening at 8pm. Applications will be available by Spring Qtr. Please consider this when planning ahead for finals, etc, during Spring. To join P-Grad Committee and have your say in YOUR graduation, contact Jason [jaguinal@uci.edu] TO AVOID LATE FEES, THE DEADLINE FOR PCN ADS AND AD MONEY IS THIS THURSDAY AT THE KABA MEETING. RH 104, 8PM. For more details, please visit the PCN website and click on the link titled "dedications." This week's meeting is the Alumni Panel. Same room, same time. RH 104, 8pm AE will be Potluck kickback. Bring a main dish that would feed at least 5 people or bring $3 10:53 a.m.

Saturday, March 4, 2006

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Last Thursday, February 23rd, Mrs. Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation 1017, declaring a state of national emergency.  In other words - de facto Martial Law.  Proclamation 1017 bans all rallies and demonstrations; allows warrantless arrests; seizure of private property including media outlets; and the usurpation of civil authority by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. What does this mean to the Pilipino people?  What does this mean for the Philippines? What does this mean for us living here in the United States? Please join Alyansa ng mga Kababayan and GABRIELA Network, Irvine in discussing Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's decision in proclaiming a "State of Emergency."  All are encouraged to attend the teach-in/working meeting to discuss de facto Martial Law, its effects, and the power of our actions. Alyansa ng mga Kababayan & GABRIELA Network, Irvine COMMUNITY TEACH-IN: De Facto Martial Law - Proclamation 1017 Thursday, March 2, 2006 7:30-9:30 pm: Educational Discussion 9:30-11:00 pm: Working Meeting University of California, Irvine Rowland Hall Room 104 Irvine, CA 92697 During the working meeting we will be creating placards for the demonstration which will be on Friday, March 4, 2006 4:00-6:00 pm In front of the Philippine Consulate On the corner of Wilshire & Kingsley @ 3600 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 In solidarity, Alyansa ng mga Kababayan University of California, Irvine Cross-Cultural Center Irvine, CA 92697 email: maguas AT uci DOT edu, ricky DOT macapinlac AT gmail DOT com, msamot AT gmail DOT com  The Alyansa ng mga Kababayan, initiated by Kababayan at UCI, is the Pilipino/Pilipino-American umbrella organization under the Cross Cultural Center at the University of California at Irvine.  Our mission is to provide a network of Pilipino/Pilipino-American student organizations and to advocate for the needs of the Pilipino/Pilipino-American community and the Cross Cultural Center at UCI.  In recognition of the movement for increased representation of Pilipino/Pilipino-Americans, we are committed to the mobilization of the Pilipino/Pilipino-American community through structural organization, political education, and continuous social support. GABRIELA Network - Irvine Chapter A US-Philippine Women's Solidarity Mass Organization University of California, Irvine Cross-Cultural Center Irvine, CA 92697 email: irvine AT gabnet DOT org web: www.gabnet.org GABRIELA Network is a Philippine-US women's solidarity organization since 1989. GABNet provides the means by which Filipinas in the US can empower themselves, functions as training ground for women's leadership, and articulates the women's point of view. GABNet effects change through organizing, educating, fundraising, networking, and advocacy. 02:12 a.m.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

First off, we would like to say CONGRATULATIONS, KABA MODERN, for your 2nd place victory at VIBE XI!  Way to keep it fresh and represent!  It was an awesome show, and we are all very proud of you!  Can't wait to see you all at TALENT SHOW with the new piece. With that said, ya'lls go to TALENT SHOW! TOMORROW, March 1st from 7-11pm in HIB100. Proceeds go to victims of the Philippine mudslides. Presale tickets are $3, $4 at the door. Performances by: Kristen Dela Cruz, Czareine Madlangbayan, Ricky Macapinlac, Vince Villanueva and Teejay, Kaba Modern, and The Juggler [Returning Champion], and more! Ok, so we know we said that because we have talent show, we won't be having a meeting on Thursday... BUT.... we are having a... COMMUNITY FORUM hosted by Alyansa ng mga Kababayan in RH104 from 8pm to 9:30pm this Thursday. Come to learn* about the recent events that have occurred in the Philippines over the weekend.   *Our intentions are to guide in how you think about this, and not what you think. Please come with an open-mind, and questions that you may have. PCN coords say - GO TO PRACTICE! Practice times are posted on the pcn website. If you know someone who is in PCN & hasn't been showing up, tell them to contact their coords ASAP or they may be dropped from their suites. Don't forget that SEMI-FORMAL is THIS SATURDAY, March 4th at 6pm at the Irvine Hyatt. Bids are $55 single/$90 couple. Program features special performances, and silent auction. Looking ahead, Next Thursday is Kaba's annual Alumni Panel meeting. Come out and meet some cool folks who once walked in your shoes! Tell all your alumni friends, too! Questions? Ask Jason - jaguinal@uci.edu KABA WILL BE TABLING THIS WEEK FOR TALENT SHOW, and SEMI-FORMAL on Ring Road. Come out and buy your tickets/bids, and just come out to kick it... we'll play in the rain. 03:22 p.m.

Monday, February 27, 2006

Alyansa ng mga Kababayan at UCI Condemns Human Rights Violations and De Facto Martial Law in the Philippines On February 24, 2006, the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the first EDSA Revolution that ended Martial Law under the Marcos regime, “elected” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation 1017, declaring a “State of Emergency” in the Philippines. This “State of Emergency” grants her multiple powers such as arrests without warrants and extension of detention without charge, the ability to raid and seize media productions, the suspension of public assembly, and other such powers which can be compared to a “De Facto” state of Martial Law. The catalyst, according to President Arroyo, for this “State of Emergency” was the disruption of a potential military coup d’etat and an alleged “conspiracy” by political factions on the extreme left and right. However, the facts are that prior to the enactment of Proclamation 1017, the Arroyo administration had long been losing public favor amid national policies that placed the interests of multinational corporations and foreign nations above her own country, coupled with reports by multiple NGOs of human rights violations initiated by her government, as well as the admission of guilt in organizing voter fraud in the last Presidential election that placed her in the very office she currently occupies. Not only has her political opposition shown dissatisfaction in her policies, even former supporters and members of her administration have asked for her resignation. Congresswoman Liza Maza, who is now facing arrest, states, “Malacanang (The Philippine equivalent of the White House) is bent on muzzling its critics, the opposition, and those who are espousing reforms.” Ultimately, this executive order amounts to a last ditch effort to hold on to power amidst a military, government, and nation that no longer wishes to see her in office. Although we live thousands of miles away, the same blood that runs through our veins runs through the 7,000 islands back in the Philippines. It is our duty to exercise the liberties and freedoms that have wrongfully been stolen from Pilipina/os. By condemning the actions of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and opposing the human rights violations and the current state of de facto martial law, we stand in solidarity with the people of the Philippines and the struggles that they face and will face in the near future. Alyansa ng mga Kababayan demands an immediate end of the “State of Emergency” on the Philippines; politically meaning the end of Proclamation 1017, resulting in the immediate release of all unwarranted political prisoners, the return of resources, materials and freedom of speech to all media organizations as well as the restoration of civil liberties and rights to all the citizens of the Philippines. In Solidarity, Alyansa ng mga Kababayan at the University of California, Irvine     FUSION – Filipinos Unifying Student-Engineers In an Organized Network at UCI     Kababayan at UCI     PASS – Pilipino Americans in Social Studies at UCI     PUSO – Pilipino Pre-Health Undergraduate Student Organization at UCI     TAPS Kollektive – Tagalog And Pilipina/o Studies at UCI 12:05 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Hello, Kababayan!!!! Hope you all had a wonderful, long [yet still short] weekend. Thank you for all of those who came out to Zotbowl! 1st place - Sofa King Good 2nd place - Old School Theta 3rd place - Troy Boys Also, be sure to come out and support Men's [Wednesday@9:30p] & Women's [Monday@8:30pm] basketball IMs. And don't forget SPORTSFEST is coming up. Contact Ty: tapostol@uci.edu if you have questions. Talent Show is coming up March 1st [Wednesday] 7-11p at HIB100. Tickets are: $3 presale/$4 at the door. Join the committee* to help with posters, auditions, etc. Contact Arthur: ayabes@uci.edu. Come see KabaModern's new team! [They're lookin' goooood - hOhyeah!] Kabademics: Study Hours 7-10pm @ SSL145 *Talent show committee will meet during this time. SEMIFORMAL. "A Night of Glamour and Gangsters." Irvine Hyatt. Saturday, March 4, 6pm. $55 single/$90 couple. Please come to this event to help us with our efforts in donating money to GK. Can't go to semi but still want to help out? Spread the word, make a donation. Donation page can be downloaded in the "download" section [histolicity] you know what's up! 7pm CCC. [sorry we missed it this week]. Yearbook planning & workshop THIS SATURDAY 6pm. Contact pubs and historians for details. PCN Kordilyera & and PASS Fundraiser @ Rubio's. Wednesday, February 22. 5-8pm. Download flyer, print and bring with you! THIS WEEK'S MEETING: RH104 8pm. Kaba Committees! AE: Recess in Aldrich Park [dress warm/comfortably & wear your running shoes*!] External Announcements: Apply for the Philippine Studies Program. www.philippinestudies.org. Only 26 slots nationwide. Deadline for application: april 15, 2006 but can fill up before then. If you're interested in helping out with research for a marketing project for Asians, take this short survey that explores consumer preferences for Asian Media Content (e.g. movies, tv programming) contact: david chung. dchung07@merage.uci.edu http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=716671779615 UCI OPERA. Gianni Schicchi by Puccini. Friday & Saturday, February 24-25, 8pm. Winifred Smith Hall. $8 for UCI Students, $12 General Admission. Please come and support Allan, Skit coord. It's a "comedy about scheming relatives, cunning deception and true love." If you've never seen an opera, this is a good one to start with since it's comedic and only an hour long! For tickets contact the Arts Box Office (949) 824-ARTS, or alaino@uci.edu. UP Professor coming to UCI. Professor Roland Tolentino from the University of the Philippines FilmInstitute will be giving a lecture at UCI. Thursday, February 23. 11am-1pm in HIB 137. The title of this lecture is "Globalized Domestic Work & Female Representation In Contemporary Women's Films In The Philippines." It is part of the Philippine Cinema class, but is open to the public. [X will be there] *see attached flyer for more info. Party with the Sisters of Tau Theta Pi @ Tapas Thursday, February 23. Doors open at 9pm. 21+ FREE before 10pm, $3 after 10pm. 18-20 $5 all night 4253 Martingale Way www.clubs.uci.edu/tauthetapi 11:53 a.m.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Please keep the people of the Guinsaugon village in your hearts and prayers. 12:04 p.m.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

KABABAYAN AT UCI TO HOLD SEMI-FORMAL DINNER AS A COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER FOR GAWAD KALINGA Irvine – Kababayan, the Pilipino-American cultural club at the University of California, Irvine , will be hosting their annual semi-formal dinner on Saturday March 4th at the Irvine Hyatt. This year, Kababayan is hosting the event with the goal of raising $1,600 to sponsor a newly built house for a poor family in the Philippines. They have been working throughout the school year to reach this goal, and they are hoping that this event will put them past their target. Kababayan is pursuing this goal in conjunction with Gawad Kalinga (GK), an organization dedicated to reforming poverty-stricken areas in the Philippines. GK pursues this goal mainly through building villages in poor communities all over the nation. Their ultimate objective is to build 700,000 homes in 7,000 communities in 7 years. However, their vocation does not end there. In addition to shelter, Gawad Kalinga also seeks to establish longevity in these communities through enrichment in the areas of health, education, livelihood, and community empowerment. Aside from their own membership, Kababayan is also seeking to enlist the help of the local Orange and Los Angeles county community in helping to achieve their goal. "The key to this fundraiser is to make a connection with everyone," explains Kababayan External Vice President Ernest Tamayo. "No one in our community can evoke change by themselves, so we ask you all for your help and support." Community members and organizations can become involved in any of three ways. First, they may sponsor an individual plate for $55. Second, they may place a quarter page ad in the event program, which will be placed at every table, for $75. Third, they may make a monetary donation of any amount to Kababayan. In any case, the proceeds from the event will go directly toward Kababayan's Gawad Kalinga fund. "Our goal is not only to raise money to provide a home, but also provide hope for a family of Pilipinos who could have easily been our own," states Kababayan Secretary Kristen dela Cruz. If Kababayan is able to reach their sponsorship goal of $1,600, Gawad Kalinga will be building the new house in the Philippines this June. Mitzi Samot, President of Kababayan, hopes that this project will be the first of many that will continue to enrich the community both in the US and the Philippines . "We in Kababayan at UCI are trying to break out of the mold of being just another student organization and evolve into an organization for reform and empowerment," says Samot.                                                                                    To learn more about how to donate to Kababayan and Gawad Kalinga, please contact Ernest Tamayo at (213) 503-0429. He can also be reached via e-mail at emtamayo@uci.edu. For more information about Kababayan at UCI, visit http://clubs.uci.edu/kababayan. Gawad Kalinga may also be visited online at www.gawadkalinga.org. A donation form is available for download in the "Download" section of this website. 12:00 p.m.

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