We welcome you to join our Filipinx Igniting Engagement for Reimagining Collective Empowerment (FIERCE) Coalition at our highly anticipated 2025 FilAm Policy Symposium!

Join us for our free Annual Policy & Advocacy Symposium to attend policy briefings, state budget overviews, and strategy sessions with Filipino and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizers, public policy professionals, policymakers, and nonprofit and civic leaders from across California in shaping FIERCE’s 2025 policy agenda. Register to receive the exact location.

Elevating the theme of Tagumpay—the Tagalog word for Victory—because despite the uncertainty across our systems of care, we remain victorious as we have each other.

We are choosing resiliency over complacency by not only holding safe spaces to amplify Filipina/x/o needs, stories, and experiences, but also by continuing to engage in our state’s democratic process to ensure immigrant protection, affordable healthcare, and housing for working people and families. Despite national headlines, we know that change happens at the local level, and our Annual Filipino Policy & Advocacy Symposium welcomes Filipino students, individuals, and community groups seeking to grow our collective voice in Sacramento.

2025 Filipino Policy & Advocacy Symposium Topics:

Affordable Housing and Tenant Protections
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ethnic Studies Implementation
Filipino Power Building and Organizing
Health Equity & Access
Immigrant Defense (Know Your Rights, Sanctuary Policies, Supporting Kids and Families)
Police Accountability and Public Safety
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Stop Asian Hate

Featured Speakers & Policy Briefings

Sacramento Insights and California’s Political Landscape

Dean R. Grafilo, Partner, Capitol Advocacy

Keynote Speaker

Mona Pasquil-Rogers, 47th Lieutenant Governor of California, Head of Public Policy at Meta

State & Federal Budget Overview: Impacts on K-12, Higher Education, and Health & Human Services

Scott Graves, California Budget & Policy Center

Briefing on California Immigrant and Sanctuary Policies

Catherina “Cat” Nou, Director, California Department of Justice, Office of CARE

Our Tagumpay Reception will immediately follow the event. Please register for both events to receive the actual addresses.

Tagumpay Reception Link: https://bit.ly/tagumpayreception

Stay tuned for additional speaker announcements.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and take action. Register now, mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more details.

For any questions, concerns, or accessibility needs, please contact our team at info@leadfilipino.org.

For inquiries, please contact:
cameron@leadfilipino.org or fiercecoordinator@somcan.org.