Asian Americans for Equality

On Sunday, August 1, 2010, Asian Americans for Equality will hold its annual Chinatown Summer Street Festival, which attracts approximately 20,000 visitors. The festival will be taking place from 11AM – 5PM at Columbus Park and Bayard Street between Baxter and Mott Street. Some of our main attractions are raffle drawings, performances, health booths, children activities, gardening, and storm drain stenciling.

Volunteer Opportunity
Our Summer Street Festival is a large event and we will be needing volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, please fill out the following form by Thursday, July 29, 2010.

Click here to read AAFE’s July Newsletter!

AAIFF 2010 - Lt. Ehren Watada
Summer Street Festival - Save the Date
Community Center Garden - Ribbon Cutting
Mark DeGarmo & Dancers/Dynamic Forms Inc
Census Be Counted Day - June 19th, 2010
ConEdison - Energy Star

Dir. Freida Lee Mock
Sat 7.17 | 9:00p | 63min
Quad Cinema

In 2006, Lt. Ehren Watada risks a successful career as a military officer when he refuses his orders to deploy to Iraq. Watada takes his defiance a step further when he becomes the first commissioned military officer to speak publicly on his refusal for deployment and to challenge the Presidential war policy in Iraq. Though Watada must face court martial, the possibility of up to eight years in prison, and the wrath of the public, he continues to defend his belief that the war in Iraq is in fact illegal and a violation of his oath. This riveting and suspenseful documentary follows the lonely, courageous, and ultimately redemptive journey of one man who tries in the midst of daunting opposition to do the right thing.

AAFE is a community sponsor for this film and as a memeber of our newsletter you can use the discount code COSPX3 while buying tickets for the film online or by phone. For more information and to buy tickets : http://www.aaiff.org/2010/films/lt-watada

Click HERE to read AAFE’s June Newsletter!!

Asian American Community Development Conference
Volunteer at Luther Gulick Park
Asian American Women’s Health Symposium
Grand Street Fire Fund Report
Con Edison - Reduce Use of Energy
Three New Centers Added to the City’s Network of Financial Empowerment Centers
Project Charge

*** FOUR MORE DAYS TO REGISTER ***

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) presents:

Asian American Community Development Conference:
How can we harness the growing strength of the Asian Pacific American Community?

Keynote Speaker:
Kiran Ahuja, White House Initative on Asian Pacific Americans and Pacific Islanders
Kausar Hamdani, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Partners:
Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (NCAPACD)

Register:
Please visit http://www.aafeconference.org/Welcome.html for more information.