Ang Dagat ay Buhay - “Ocean is Life” - FACES launches #ProtectVIP Campaign
The verdant Verde Island from off the coast of Batangas. Photo by Adrien Salazar.
FACES hosts our next Biennial Gathering on Saturday, January 27, with our partners from the Philippines to the Bay. We are launching our new #ProtectVIP: Protect the Verde Island Passage solidarity campaign. Please join us for kwento and calls to action in support of communities in the Philippines fighting to stop fossil fuel development, and working to protect local livelihoods and marine ecosystems. RSVP now to reserve a ticket to the event!
Ang Dagat ay Buhay: "Ocean is Life" From Batangas to the Bay
FACES' Biennial Gathering and #ProtectVIP Campaign Launch
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 1:00 - 4:00pm
Filipino Advocates for Justice office, 3961 Horner St, Union City, CA 94587
With food, ritual celebrating the new season, and updates from our partners including Gerry Arances from CEED Philippines - Center for Ecology, Energy, and Development, for a discussion on the latest about the national campaign to stop gas development and protect the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines.
Then if you want to celebrate more ocean life and resistance, join us for Day 2 of our Biennial gathering Sunday, January 28, 2024, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm we will visit the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to view the Philippine coral reef exhibit and engage in casual conversations with our partners.
RSVP now for one or both of these events to reserve a ticket with a tax-deductable donation to FACES of the amount that you are able to contribute. No one is turned away for lack of funds. (*This donation does not include tickets for the California Academy of Sciences which must be purchased separately. FACES may get a group discount for tickets the day-of on January 28.)
