The Laban Group
A Filipino Ethnic Media Collaborative
Everyday Impact Consulting is a collaborative partner for the Laban Group, a community-led project that aims to promote awareness in our beloved Filipino American community and the broader public about anti-Asian hate incidents and crimes, and related topics; reduce stigma surrounding the reporting of hate incidents and hate crimes; enhance understanding of resources for victims and survivors; and, to promote community healing and cross-cultural and cross-racial collaboration.
The Laban Group 2024 Ad Campaign
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MARCH
FEBRUARY
JANUARY
2024 PRESS CONFERENCE & CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
The Laban Group held our 2024 press conference and campaign launch event on Saturday, January 20, 2024!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our event! We recapped 2023's grant year, held a press conference on the state of anti-Asian hate and our movement to combat it, and launched our 2024 education and awareness art media campaign. Attendees witnessed the unveiling of Laban's local Filipino artist campaign initiative, and our first art campaign piece by local Filipino Artist, LeRoid David!
Laban Group collaborative members with Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Mai Vang receiving the 2022 Proclamation recognizing Filipino American History Month.
The Laban Group promotes anti-Asian hate awareness in our beloved Filipino American community by advancing narrative change work that uplifts stories of Filipino American resilience, resistance, justice and transformation.
Based on the Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies’ California Filipinx Hate Incidents Report, we aim to support the 446 Filipinos in California who reported anti-Asian incidents. AAPI hate and violence disproportionately impacts Filipina women as they account for 55% (247) of the reports in California. The highest age group that reported is the 26-35 age range with 127 reports (28%). For elders (61 and older), there have been 31 incidents reported (7%). The low number could be due to lack of knowing how to report.
The Laban Group is composed of the Asian American Liberation Network, the Amado Khaya Foundation, Everyday Impact Consulting, and Philippine Fiesta News. This collaborative is funded by the "Stop The Hate" campaign from the California State Library in partnership with the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs.
THE LABAN GROUP PARTNERS:
AMADO KHAYA INITIATIVE
The Amado Khaya Initiative draws from the life’s work of Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez. Continuing his legacy, the Amado Khaya Initiative (AKI) aims to disseminate indigenous, land-based, decolonial knowledge and promote individual and collective healing, transformation and liberation. Their programming also includes alternative media, ethnic studies, and power-building work.
ASIAN AMERICAN LIBERATION NETWORK
Asian American Liberation Network (AALN) is a Sacramento-area community-based organization originally founded in 2020 as the Sacramento Asian/Pacific Islander Regional Network. AALN's mission is to build power in the Asian American community to advance social justice and collective liberation.
Their work includes engaging in anti-racism education, discussing issues of Asian Americans and the justice system, and addressing the harmful impacts of over-policing on the Asian community.
PHILIPPINE FIESTA NEWS
Philippine Fiesta is a Filipino-American community newspaper published monthly by Five D's Arts, LLC. Established in May 2002, it provides a perspective on the Filipino-Americans' involvement in the greater community, as well as on the issues and reports that affect the Filipino-American community and the community at large.
Throughout the year, the Laban Group released a monthly newsletter detailing the collaborative’s activities, as well as anti-Asian hate resources, materials, and events. You can read our previous issues here. Register here to receive our upcoming monthly newsletters!
The Laban Group collaborated with filmmaker Glenn Aquino to produce a short film revolving around the history of anti-Asian hate. This thought-provoking video sheds light on the fact that anti-Asian hate is not a recent phenomenon, but rather a result of long-standing systemic violence against the immigrant community. Through powerful storytelling and captivating visuals, the films serve as a poignant reminder that the fight against anti-Asian hate is an ongoing battle that requires collective action and unity.