wow.

This is gonna be quick, cuz I'm super tired and still have to finish my photography project...
I just got back from a senate meeting in which they were voting on the bill to fund the SASC Intercollegiate Summit to unite Southeast Asian folk from all over the country...the event itself was born at the begining of this semester through the dedication and passion of Monica and her committee and has made it this far to have 150+ registered participants from all over the nation...just the event itself and the honor UC Berkeley has of starting something like this is just so amazing...

FiComm on Monday was super supportive, and although we couldn't get the $1,500 we asked for in the begining we were allocated $1,200 which was really good. The FiComm senators were generally super supportive and gave us the most they could...thank you! It was also amazing to see the community out there to support...shoot when it was our turn to talk...there was at least 30 of us standing behind Monica and the committee planning ICS. Love and Solidarity to the max!

Now, after the bill is passed through FiComm, it has to go to senate for them to vote on it. Here...we hit a snag. There are just so many organizations and people with causes and issues that are important to their community, a lot of senators couldn't justify giving us the amount that FiComm allocated for us...I wasn't there for most of the meeting, but I came at the end...and again, we had about 25-30 people there to support from the community, those that are Southeast Asian, as well as friends and community supporters. Eventually they brought us down to $1,100 which is still realllyy good and we all snapped and clapped and hugged ourselves out of there.

This experience is part of what Berkeley's all about, fighting for what we believe in, what we need as a community, working together to tell people how much something means to us and how far out dreams, ideas and ambitions can go to change our community and to change the world. Berkeley is the place to be.

Up next....FiComm for Culture Show...wooohooo! ^____________^