Friday, June 29, 2007
Parlayed by the man - Eric Byler:
APA Activist Training and Midwest Summit
Saturday, August 4. Chicago, IL
Join your fellow progressive Asian Pacific Americans from throughout the Midwest as we engage in a Saturday training led by Parag Mehta, Director of Training at the Democratic National Committee. Sponsored by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress.
To register, go to: http://www.apaforprogress.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3
Who: Activists, student leaders, community leaders, volunteers
What: Learn the basic tools of political organizing including volunteer recruitment, networking, planning events, targeting, phonebanking and other useful campaign skills.
When: Saturday, August 4th, 2007
11:00-12:00 PM - Networking and Registration
12:00 - 6:00 PM - Training
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Reception/Social with special guests
Where: The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
Fee(s) - Includes training and reception/social, as well as admission to the Field Museum. Students please inquire about additional scholarships.
Student...$25 before July 15 / $30 after July 15
Regular...$35 before July 15 / $40 after July 15
Group rate (for 5 regular registrations)... $175
Group rate (for 10 regular registrations)... $300
Co-sponsors - To be listed in our program book or to place an ad, please contact Theresa Mah at apap.chicago@gmail.com
Parag V. Mehta - Parag is the Director of Training for the Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the DNC, Parag served as Deputy Political Director for America Votes, a coalition of 32 of the largest progressive groups in the country who joined forces to register, educate, recruit, and mobilize voters for the 2004 elections. In 2003, Parag was a Deputy Political Director for Governor Howard Dean's presidential campaign, based in Burlington, Vermont. In 2002 he served as Deputy Field Director for former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk's U.S. Senate campaign in Texas. From 2000-2002, Parag worked as a speechwriter and policy analyst for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Parag holds a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) - APAP is national network of progressive Asian Pacific Americans and allies. For more information, click here: http://www.apaforprogress.org/
To reach us, please email: apafp@apaforprogress.org
From the lady, Czerina:
CHICAGO FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL 2007 . Join local Hawaiian band Kupono & the Kekula hula & uke students for a weekend of fun in the sun at Welles Park on July 14 & 15! The festival times are from Noon - 9:30 pm. Kupono will take the Staff stage at 2:00pm on July 15 & the Kekula performance time and location is TBA.
From the dude, Jeff Chan:
Asian American Jazz Festival: Poland
The first-ever Asian American Jazz Festival to be presented outside of the United States as part of the MALTA International Theatre Festival in Poznan, Poland. Featuring: Tatsu Aoki, Francis Wong, Yoko Noge, Mwata Bowden, Melody Takata, Jeff Chan, Hide Yoshihashi and Amy Homma.
July 27
The Jeff Chan Trio plus One featuring Jimmy Ellis (saxophone), Tatsu Aoki (bass) and Special Guest Ed Wilkerson (saxophone)
The Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak, Chicago IL
Admission: $10
Also - when you get a chance, check out our buddy, Audrey Cho:
http://www.audreycho.com/
