COPE Nomination Meeting
Vote RJ Aquino for Vancouver City Council!
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VOTE RJ Aquino for Vancouver City Council!
The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) held a nomination meeting to determine the candidates for City Council, Parks Board and School Board in the upcoming Vancouver municipal election in November 19th. Six people were nominated for City Council, vying for only three open spots. One of them was Filipino youth leader and organizer RJ Aquino. [...]
Cordillera Day in Vancouver
April 24th – Cordillera Day – is a celebration commemorating the brave struggles of indigenous peoples in the Philippines to protect their ancestral land and preserve their way of life. With music, dance and community chanting, people pay tribute to Cordillera martyrs who have fought for self determination in their own homeland. Today, Cordillera Day is [...]
Time to Change the World
A friend of mine just turned 30 and he says, “It’s time to change the world!” RJ Aquino is a Filipino who has been living in Vancouver for over 12 years now. He noticed that there is something terribly lacking in Vancouver’s local politics – a Filipino voice! He decided to step up and is [...]
