Finding the Words Translating API/LGBT Issues Into Action

LGBT

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November 5, 2009 | Registration Begins 6:30 PM | Event 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
United Way Bldg., Rm. 105
1922 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126

LGBT issues are API issues. Find out how immigration and marriage equality affect our communities and how conversations about these issues are lost in translation.

Panel includes representatives from API Equality, Out4 Immigration and Song That Radio

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October 2, 2009 in First Thursdays

Domestic Violence: Helping our Abused Women

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October 1, 2009 | Registration Begins 6:30 PM | Event 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
2400 Moorpark Ave, Rm 111 | San Jose, CA 95128

Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. This woman may be your mother, your sister, your friend. Attend this informative workshop to learn what service providers are doing to help our abused women. Engage in thought-provoking discussion with experts and peers to learn safe and practical methods to address domestic violence within our Asian & Pacific Islander (API) communities.

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September 10, 2009 in First Thursdays

A Hidden Side of Beauty: Hazards Facing Nail Salon Workers

Nails

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September 3, 2009 | Registration Begins 6:30 PM | Event 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
United Way Building | 1922 The Alameda, Rm 107 | San Jose, CA 95126

Uncovering the true health cost of a $16 manicure: nail salon workers (mostly immigrant women of color) are chronically exposed to harmful chemicals. Community organizers are leading the charge for social justice in the nail salon industry.

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August 7, 2009 in First Thursdays