NY/NJ CHAPTER UPDATE: 07/24/2001


Dear FACES NY/NJ,
After a productive meeting last Thursday, FACES NY/NJ now has new co-coordinators, chairs, pointpersons, and committee members. Please feel free to contact the point-person or chair to sign up for any committee. You'll be pleased to know, all your officers were elected by unanimous vote. Please send any responses/queries to: faces-ny@facessolutions.org

salamat!
amy and susie

Contents
1. Organizational chart with newly elected "faces"
2. Chapter Bylaws buzz
3. Summer calendar

1. NY/NJ CHAPTER STRUCTURE:
The complete organizational chart, detailing committee responsibilities, is attached as a word document. If you expressed interest but were not at the meeting, your name is in the word document but not listed here. List of elected committees and responsibilities:

Key:
* (Co) Chair(s)
** Point Person
(N) National Counterpart
(?) Confirm Interest

COORDINATORS: Amy* & Susan*
FINANCE:Susan to Noel*, Marc G.
FUNDRAISING: Lolita** Rolly, Marc G. Angelica(N)
MEDIA / PR :Rene**,Mark Reyes,Chrissi,Angelica(N)
OUTREACH: Rolly**, Noel , Ninna(N)
EDUCATION: Chrissi*, Lolita
MEMBERSHIP: Tristan*(social events only)
LEGISLATIVE/POLICY: Rolly/Tristan

2. CHAPTER BYLAWS

Attached is the template for FACES local chapter bylaws. This is an exciting time and we'd like your input on what our bylaws should look like. Please take a look and send me email comments at faces-ny@facessolutions.org. I'll compile them and we will vote on NY/NJ Chapter Bylaws at our next meeting.

3. CALENDAR: SUMMER 2001

July 13: Fundraising Contacts Deadline NY/NJ is fundraising along with every FACES chapter in the nation. We're sending letters to our friends and contacts for their support. Hopefully, the letters, describing the issue, our goals, and accomplishments will bring broader awareness and support for the issue. If you'd like to add the name of a friend or contact, please send his.her snail mail address to Crissi at cpablo@g... by July 13. Salamat Crissi!

July 13, FILCRA Summer Mixer Take a break at the Filipino Civil Rights Advocates summer mixer at the Dragonfly, on 47th Ave. btwn Bleeker and Morton. RSVP: filcra@o...

July 17, 6 p.m. at the FACES National Office, 16 W 32nd St (between Broadway and 5th),10th Fl. SUITE B
There will be an envelope-stuffing gathering to stuff envelopes with fundraising letters on July 17. It's not really kamayan but we can still stuff and tsimis!! If you don't feel comfortable giving out names of friends for fundraising letters, this is still a great time to help out and get to know some FACES folk!

July 20, 7 p.m. at the Asian American Writers' Workshop FACES NY/NJ is co-sponsoring the 3rd Annual Bamboo Girl 'Zine Benefit. "Bamboo girl" is a 'zine written and created by a Filipina, who also happens to be a paid member of FACES. Her newest issue will contain an interview with Christina Leano, FACES former national director. In support and solidarity, FACES NY/NJ will be present at her

July 20 fundraiser/magazine release. No commitments, calling, or cooking- just stop by and show a sista some support! $5 suggested donations (there will be light food, refreshments, and live performance pieces)

July 31, FACES TEACH-IN at (you guessed it) Asian American Writers' Workshop from 7-9 pm. Learn more about the bases issue at our FACES teach-in. This is a time for new members to learn about the issue and ask questions and older members to bring new perspectives and flava's to the discussion.

August 3rd
Seed Money Party with CAAAV (Formerly the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence) Venue TBA, in the E. Village. We're being allowed to piggy-back this fundraiser for CAAAV's huge 15th Anniversary Celebration (which will include some amazing folks: Ishle, Staceyann Chin?, Yuri Kochiyama, Angela Davis, Francis Wong and more...)

Our responsibility as Co-Sponsor is just making/selling food for around 100-200 people. All food proceeds go directly to FACES. It would also be to our benefit to publicize the event as well. Susie distribute flyers. (Committee: Susan, Amy, Rolly and Fundraising Committee: Lolita, Marc G., Angelica? Barney? and anyone else interested we should pick a time for a committee meeting at the July 17th mailing party at AAWW.)

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Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solutions is a broad coalition of church, environmental, peace and justice groups, students, scientists, professionals and other concerned individuals committed to seeking US responsibility for its toxic legacy at former US military bases in the Philippines and to raising funds to address the needs of those affected.

NATIONAL OFFICE:
16 West 32nd Street
Suite 10-B2
New York, NY 10001
ph: 212-594-4021
info@facessolutions.org

NY/NJ Chapter: faces-ny@facessolutions.org