FACC Now Member of GWCA

As you know, the Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago became a proud member in August 2017 of the GWCA (Graceland West Community Association), which has been a longtime member of FACC. 🙂 We have been working with them to build community outreach and awareness about the Rizal Center. They have been strong supporters of our endeavors.

Tomorrow, I as org/block representative, will host GWCA’s quarterly meeting at Rizal Center. I have learned that other neighborhood associations may be present. GWCA will bring material and refreshments. After the meeting, GWCA members, as well as any community present, are invited to a conversation with well-known local Lake View historians and authors Garry Albrecht, Pat Butler and Matt Nickerson on “Vintage Lake View,” from 11am to 12:30 pm.

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the neighborhood surrounding the Rizal Community Center and the Lake View area.

Please feel free to join the discussion before the FACC Board regular meeting at 1pm.

** This morning, Ari and I met with one of the historians, who mentioned that he had hoped to include the description of the FACC and Rizal Center/FilAm presence in Lake View when writing the book around 2015. He tried to contact FACC several times. Unfortunately, no one returned his calls, and the building appeared closed down. He researched and saw that the organization and center were deteriorating. He said it was good to see that we were trying to revive the center for communities. Ari showed him image copies we found of early FACC and Rizal Center. I offered to provide information and material, if/when he decided to update his book.

Elaine Lehman

Executive Director

FACC-Rizal Community Center

 

Save The Seafloor

Friends,

I need your help today to save the living seafloor.

Right now, off the U.S. West Coast, incredible seafloor habitat – including fragile, centuries-old corals, sponges and marine life that make their homes in this space – remains unprotected from bottom trawling.

Bottom trawling clear-cuts the seafloor. Important habitats once teeming with life are simply wiped out. Octopuses, fish and all sorts of marine life that do survive a bottom-trawl’s pass are left virtually homeless. The habitat they depend on left virtually unrecognizable.

We must prevent this nightmare. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) will soon decide whether to expand or remove protections for seafl oor habitats. Together, we’ve won historic protections for the seafloor before because Wavemakers like you spoke up, Friend. I need your help now to defend and further our progress for our oceans.

For the oceans,

Ben Enticknap P

acific Campaign Manager and Senior Scientist of Oceana