Gawad Kalinga Walk

From the Gawad Kalinga Boston Walk website (http://www.massgkwalk.eventbrite.com):

On Saturday, September 6th, make a difference with every step.

Gawad Kalinga (GK) Walk is our way of expanding the USA GK Hero’s Run which has been very successful in the last 3 years in gathering and generating many advocates and partners for GK. The heroic efforts of the GK marathoners have shown that the distance does not stop us from giving care. As a result of the GK Hero’s Run efforts since 2005, more than 9 GK villages have risen. Many other USA villages are being helped by the marathoners.

This event will take place simultaneously in 7 cities in Canada (Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton), and hopefully in over 40 cities in the USA.

The Massachusetts GK 5K (3.1m) walk will take place along the scenic Memorial Drive, Cambridge and Storrow Drive, Boston on September 6th, Saturday. Assembly time is 8:30 a.m.

The goal, through this event is to acquire enough money to build a house the poor in the Philippines. Through the selfless efforts of ANCOP and Gawad Kalinga the people of the Philippines now have hope that one day they will rise above the status of a third world country.

Join us as participants across the US and Canada raise awareness for the Philippines' poorest of the poor in a 5K walk.

Plus a chance to win 2 Red Sox tickets, dinner for two, beauty products, and more.

For more inquiries call (857) 919-1587 or send us email.

2008-2009 D1 E-Board

Attention D1!
Your 2008-2009 D1 E-Board is here!

Co-Chairs:
Amanda Correa (Northeastern University) & Joseph Garcia (Northeastern University)
Treasurer:
Jason Lee (Northeastern University)
Secretary:
Ryan Marti (Northeastern University)
Public Relations:
Justine Santa Cruz (Boston University) & Rick Jason Lim (Boston University)
Social Chair:
Kirsten Inducil (Boston College)
National Directors:
Maria Bisquera (Wellesley College) & Pia Rivera (Clark University)

On behalf of the 2008-2009 D1 E-Board:
We are very excited to work with everyone this year to help D1 meet and surpass all expectations for the 2008-2009 school year. We hope to continue the ongoing tradition of networking amongst the students and alumni of D1 member schools, and hopefully make D1 ties stronger than ever. We also hope to bring D1 back to its national level within FIND, and also begin to bring D1's name out into the New England community.

We are definitely pumped to serve you all this year. So have a great summer and we'll see everyone in the fall!

D1 Sosyal: Ticket Sales Info

As most of you heard, District One will be hosting their annual formal this year at the Golden Leaf on April 12, 2008. This year, D1 Sosyal will be featuring the first ever Mr. & Ms. D1 Competition... who will it be?! The Barrel Man heard a few names through the grapevine about who is interested in running for the competiton this year... it's going to be crazy!!! You're not going to want to miss out on this year's event.

For further details and information as to where to get tickets read below:

Date: April 12, 2008

Dress Code: Semi Formal.. looks your best!!

Location: Golden Leaf <-- click me for photos!! 20 Hudson Street Boston, MA 02228 Time: 7:00 - 11:00 PM (but feel free to stay for karaoke-ing all night long!) Food: Food will be served all night including vegetarian dishes. Ticket Price: $25 before April 7th, $30 After April 7th Tickets will not be sold the night of the event. But if you must get your ticket at the door please contact Ryan Cadiz at (661) 618-0209 the night of the event and a D1 E-board member will come out and gladly assist you in doing so. Tickets will be $35 at the door. We prefer that you buy the tickets beforehand. Please contact the designated person from your school to get your tickets to this event. Please give them your name, email address, and cell phone number. They will also be collecting your $25 for this event.

here is the contact list:

BU: Carlo Dumandan (carlod@bu.edu) or Ryan Cadiz (rcadiz@bu.edu)
BC: Kirsten Inducil (inducil@bc.edu)
NU: Katey Toy (toy.ka@neu.edu)
Tufts: Robert Siy (robert.siy@tufts.edu)

we have not heard from other schools regarding contacts so if you are from Harvard, Wellesly, Brown, MIT, OR if your not affiliated with any of these schools but still want to come to D1 Sosyal please email d1tickets@gmail.com directly with your name, email, and cell phone number.

Tickets are only $25 for the first 100 sold before April 7th! Better get yours ASAP! After April 7th all tickets will be $30. You want to get your tickets NOW!!

You will have to pay the general fee for karaoke if you decide to stay after the event and there will be no karaoke during the event.

STAY TUNED for tickets on how to be the first ever Mr. and/or Ms. D1!
I heard from a few sources that the prizes are gna be CRAZY!!'

by the way, has anyone been watching the Barrel Man's GF on American Idol, Ramiele Malubay.. she is now in the Top 9 of the competition. Good shiz. okay random. bye now.

Come See Joi Barrios!

Filipina poet and activist, Joi Barrios, will be making an appearance and giving a presentation at Northeastern University tomorrow at 7 pm! The event is titled Unmasking Power and it is hosted by our friends of District One.

She will be selling CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES as a fundraiser for the medical and legal defense funds of BAYAN (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan) and KMU (Kilusang Mayo Uno or May First Movement).

why should you come?!
You guys will have the opportunity to look at key players and events with a critical eye. The talk then addresses the inevitable question: "How can Filipino American students participate in issues like globalization, war, and human rights?" Through the talk, the speaker wishes to introduce concepts which may be useful to the students: cosmopolitanism, nationalism, diaspora nationalism, and internationalism.

remember. tomorrow. 7 pm- 9pm. northeastern university. you don't want to miss this!

it will be held in Curry Student Center Room 320-322.

Barrel Man is soooooo excited to see Dr. Barrios!

We're Back!

Sorry about the long hiatus folks. The Barrel Man has been extremely busy the past few days. BUT i do have loads of news for you guys.

NU's Kinematix backstage at the NEDC show.

This weekend, the 6th Annual New England Dance Collaboration (NEDC) show took place at BU'S George Sherman Union and featured the BU's premier hip hop dance troupe FUSION, BU's VIBES, and NU's KINEMATIX. As many of you know these 3 dance troupes feature members of BUFSA and NU Barkada. All involved did an excellent job and from what I heard these 3 groupes did really well. CONGRATS =)

This Thursday, NU Barkada will be hosting the MAHALo-halo Valentines Day General Meeting! Before you take out the love of your life to dinner, take them to MAHALO-halo i'm sure they will be very impressed. Details are at the bottom of the page!

Exclusive: D1's First General Meeting

OMG. i just came across this teaser poster for the first general meeting of D1. Not much details are clear yet but all I know is that it is going to be on the 22nd of this month! save the date! i heard they have lots in store and it's going to be an amazing amazing meeting. As more details emerge about it i will be sure to keep you all updated.

ps. who is that sexy beast on the poster?

Tufts FCS General Meeting This Wednesday

Our friends at Tufts will be having their first general meeting of the semester this Wednesday, February 6, at 10 P.M. !

come support!! i heard they are going to be serving some awesomeeee "spanish" hot chocolate... hmmm i wonder what that taste's like?

for more details see the bottom of the page!

This is a general meeting packed week:
Remember we have NU Barkada's general meeting on Thursday and BUFSA will be having their first general meeting of the semester on Friday. I hope to see you at atleast at one of them!

Yummy!

The flier for the BUFSA event on Friday was just released. Come have some lumpia and watch a movie!

Want to Chill with the Cast of "The Chestnut Hills" and Enjoy Some Splendid FIlipino Dishes?

This Friday, PSBC will be hosting the Friends and Family Banquet! Been away from home for too long and longing for some delish lumpia, pancit, and some LECHON. Well, come hang out with the cast of the Chestnut Hills and enjoy some greeeaat Filipino food with the comfort of family AND friends. The best part of it all?! It's FREE!! I heard there's gonna be music and dahncing! This event is part of the PSBC Culture Show weekend.. oh la laaa. For more info on the event check the bottom of the page!

BUFSA Goes Ice Skating!

BUFSA's Danelle Cometa and Krystal Balagot were spotted at FSA's Ice Skating Event on January 20th at Agganis Arena in Boston University.

my sources at the event tell me that Alex Razon, Recreations Coordinator of FSA, couldn't balance on his skates and had to be helped around the rink the WHOLE TIME by Danelle and Krystal HAHAH. good job A-Raz!

Kamayan 2007 Featured in Northeastern News

I recently came across a wonderful article online about Kamayan 2007 that was written back in November, a few days after the show. It features qoutes from our favorite friends from NU Barkada. Here's an excerpt from that article:

"After months of preparation, Kamayan was very rewarding, said Mia Roque, a sophomore business major and another dance coordinator for NU Barkada. "I was in tears before we went on, because we've spent so much time together preparing this," she said. "A lot of people came out who didn't know about us. You can tell that the community at Northeastern is very strong."

Students at the event said they enjoyed the combination of entertainment."I thought that was really cool," said Rachel White, a junior sociology major. "I liked all the dancing, but I also thought that the [D1TV] videos fit very well."

Kamayan 2007.. oh, the memories. DTV Kamayan 2007 was definitly an amazing experience for all involved. if you're still interested in buying one of those awesome DTV shirts, I'm hearing that they're still available.. just see a D1 E-board member!

read the rest of the article after the jump:
http://media.www.nu-news.com/media/storage/paper600/news/2007/11/19/TheInside/Celebration.Of.Filipino.Culture.Unites.Boston.Colleges-3109349.shtml