It’s Over!

Akbayan 2007-2008

Video Clip Wrap-Up, the “Leftovers”
 

 CHECK OUT THE NEW ALUMNI PAGE!

For most of us, it’s SUMMERTIME! On behalf of Akbayan and AK13, we hope you had an awesome school year, that you aced your finals, and that you have a relaxing, fun, and safe summer.

The website will be idle for a little while, as webmaster Stevie hands down the title of Media and Publications to Valerie and Geraldine. Check back for updates on next year’s events and happenings around August. If you have any questions about anything, send us an email at AkbayanSJSU@gmail.comand we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can! Congratulations to AK13 for hosting a good year, and congratulations to the new cabinet for winning their positions for the 2008-2009 school year! Ok everybody, see you all soon!

Much Love,
Akbayan

PCN IS OVER!

For higher quality, open up the link at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THozaJ-F-KY
and click the little TV icon, switching it to high quality.

Good job everyone, we’re finally done! Thanks to everyone for their hard work and dedication on our show.
Above is a video containing various clips from practices and performances on 4/18 and 4/20, at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. 

Don’t forget:
-Pick up your program if you haven’t
-Reserve your DVD that is due out in May 2008
-Buy a PCN2008 T-shirt
-Return your costumes and pick up your 30 bucks
-Always remember the good times we had during PCN!!

Akbayan says thanks for the memories, everyone! Hopefully we will see you all next year! To those who decided that “Once Upon a Time in Little Manila” was their last PCN, good luck, farewell, and you will be missed!

Love,
Akbayan

General Meeting Aftermath

Dear Friends, we hope you enjoyed the first general meeting that took place today, February 5th. We’re glad so many people came out! Pictures are online, so be sure to check out the photos page to see some funny pictures of icebreakers and other happenings of the meeting. If you have any questions that you forgot to ask while you were at the meeting, either surf the site to find it or click the contact page to send us a message. We hope you had lots of fun and are thoroughly excited for the rest of this year’s upcoming events! Also, the videos that were shown at the video can be found here on youtube:

 

Akbayan’s 13 Cabinet 2007-2008 Video
 

Akbayan’s Fall Events of 2007 Slideshow/Video

Love, Akbayan 

P.S. Did you remember to vote for the California primary?? See you soon!

1st General Meeting

The First General Meeting of the semester is tomorrow, February 5th! It’s from 4:30-6PM in the Student Union. Don’t miss out, as many many new faces will be there!

Also, the Upcoming Events page has been updated, so if you can’t make the first general meeting our flyers can help you learn about what’s coming soon!

From Our Sister School of SFSU (1/3 of our TRIFORCE)

Here’s a message from the Smokin’ Paces, San Francisco State PACE’s cabinet. If you’re ever in the San Francisco area, go check out their events! Triiiiii-forrrrrce!

Happy 08′!

 Happy 2008 from Akbayan! Hope you’re ready for the smorgasbord of fun social, political, and cultural events we’ve got planned out for semester, including poker night, KAAMP BBQ, Dancing With the Seniors, Kareoke Night, Date Auction, Academic Workshop, Speed Dating, Fashion Show, PCN, and much more!

Friendship Games Video Pt. 2

The second half of the FSG07′  slideshow is up. Rekindle the memories of our awesome times in SoCal. THIS. IS. SPARTA!!! Also, pictures from formal are now in the photos section.

General Meetings

To kick off the new year, we our first meeting on Tuesday (not Thursday as they usually are,) February 5th from 4:30PM-6PM, located in the Student Union.

After that, Akbayan will be host a general meeting every other thursday of the month. Mark your calendars for gen. meetings on:

February 21
March 6
March 20
April 10
April 24
and May 8

Because the dates are somtimes  subject to change, you should check the website for updates on events as they near. Also if you’re unsure about something, come by the Akbayan table and ask a cab member. Also, if a room is changed signs will be placed throughout the student union to notify you of where you should go. Also, there’s an electronic sign at the main entrance that will display where Akbayan’s meeting is.

See you all there!

Love,
Akbayan

December Is Here!

Friendship Games Video Pt. 1 

Ano!, 3rd Gen Pictures, and more..

Issues 1 and 2 of Ano! Newsletter are now available for viewing anytime in the Ano! section of the website.

Pictures from the Third General Meeting and KAAMP revealing are now up in the photos section! Go check em out.

FRIENDSHIP GAMES IS NEXT WEEK!! If you didn’t sign out, hurry and get yourself to the Akbayan table soon, as car situations and hotel booking issues all need to be finalized. You don’t want to miss out on all the fun! Check out the trailer for friendship games:

  

You may be musically inclined, but that is not enough to handle: VICTOR’S CULTURAL MUSIC CHALLANGE!!
Listen as they make the music of the Pilipino cultural dance of Singkil.

Maboohay Recap

Thanks to everyone who came to out to Maboohay Talent Showcase 2007! Thanks especially to our wonderful performers:

Gabe Bondoc
Stacy Dudero & Robbie
Reina Aguiao
Ruby Ching
Funksters
Fake Public
VSOP
and
Case in Theory!

We’d also like to extend a big thank you to our triforce supporters and all other collegiate organizations for showing up for the show. Thank you all!

Gabe Bondoc swoons the crowd with his original arrangement of what he refers to as “Songs I Wish I Wrote” Songs he covered at Maboohay were pop and R&B hits such as Because of You, Lovestoned, and a lot more.
Thanks to Joaquin Aragones from SFSU’s PACE for taking this video!

AVW#1

Group 1 during the “Stereotypes” Icebreaker. Their stereotype was that all Filipinos love kareoke (especially magic mic)

Catch more awesome Akbayan Moments like this at our General Meetings. Our next meeting is in about two weeks on October 11th. Check back here for updates on meetings and other upcoming events!