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Concerned why poverty continues to exist in the Philippines?
Interested to know about the Filipino people’s history and our history of migration?
Want to learn about the pInilippine progressive movement now and then?

SIGN UP NOW FOR PHILIPPINES 101!
Jointly sponsored by KmB San Diego (Kabataang makaBayan) Pro People Youth & Operation Smahan. Philippines 101 is a four-workshop series that tackles Philippine history, the root of the socio-economic problems in the country, and the Filipino progressive movenment’s response. Previous classes were composed of people from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities ranging from activists to professionals to students, including US-born and immigrant Filipinos. Philippines 101 also aims to raise the participant’s consciousness to actively take part in the transforamtion of the Filipino community here and abroad.

Classes will begin on November 8th.

DATES
November 8th - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
November 15th - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
November 22nd - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
November 29th - 6:00PM to 8:30PM

LOCATION
Operation Samahan
2841 Highland Avenue
National City, CA 91950

Suggested Donation $30.00 (Covers costs of class reader/materials). Class is open to anyone interested but space is extremely limited. Registration is required to attend (no walk-ins, please). Participants are expected to attend all four workshops and will be given a Certificate of Attendance by the end of the workshop series.

All participants must register by 10/22/2010. For more information on the workshops and registration, click here.