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KADENA

About Me

KADENA is anti-fascist, anti-imperialist, anti-racist, political street punk rock band actively involved with various political issues and causes, participates with protests and other mass actions. . .
. . . oh yeah the band also try to play at least once a year and release DIY CDRs and contribute to various underground compilations.
In the late 90's KADENA along with local Filipino-American youth activists started organizing local DIY gigs featuring various other local Filipino-American bands in New York City. KADENA has been playing various benefit shows, political events, including protests. The band also travel to various cities playing various DIY and underground Filipino-American and Asian-American Rock Festivals. KADENA also had the honor and privilege to have shared the stage with legendary Filipino-American punk bands SIGNAL 3, ESKAPO and Flattbush hitting cities such as Chicago, San Francisco, Vallejo and Los Angeles among others, playing at venues such as the Garage, The Burnt Ramen, The Bindlestiff, Gilman St. and others.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/23/2005
Influences: The Clash, Angelic Upstarts, Red London, Red Alert, Conflict, Cocksparrer, The Urban Bandits, I.O.V., Asin, Patatag
Record Label: Dirty Shoes / Bulacancorecords
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Petition calling for Philippine Pres. Arroyo to STEP DOWN

Click or cut and paste then sign the petition:http://www.petitiononline.com/babay/petition.htmlBA BAY GLORIA!BAgong Bayani AYaw kay GLORIA Petition calling on Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to step downWe, th...
Posted by KADENA on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:16:00 PST

6th year anniversary of strike in Nestle: "We will carry on the fight to the end!"

6th year anniversary of strike in Nestle: "We will carry on the fight to the end!"This is the call of around 140 workers, families, and supporters marking the 6th year anniversary of strike in Nestlé ...
Posted by KADENA on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:59:00 PST

Kadena Update: A FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

August 17, 2007It's been a while since a Kadena update.We're still a band and we hope to stick around for a while.For the meantime, we're taking it extra easy. Berna, Kadena's bass player was recently...
Posted by KADENA on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:21:00 PST

Nestlé workers mark 5th year strike, re-establish barricades

More than 600 Nestlé workers and their families marked their 5th year of strike on January 14, 2007. The next day, around 4:30 AM, they blocked the two company gates in Nestlé Cabuyao Plant in Laguna....
Posted by KADENA on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:04:00 PST

On the 4th Anniversary of the Nestle Philippine's Strike

On the 4th Anniversary of the Nestle Philippine's Strike ---------------------- Statement of the Union of Filipro Employees  Drug, Food and Allied Industries  Kilusang Mayo Uno (UFE-DFA-KMU)...
Posted by KADENA on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:01:00 PST

NYC TWU Strike!!!

A friend sent this to me and I just want to share it as I partly agree with it: -------begin quote------ (From a Puerto Rican commentator in NYC) Make no mistake, this strike is as much rac...
Posted by KADENA on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:23:00 PST

KADENA TO JOIN W.T.O. PROTEST IN HONG KONG

OK, not the entire band, but at least our bass player will be participating with the rest of the Filipino contingent. Last chance to catch us play a show this year on December 9, 2005, a combo Hum...
Posted by KADENA on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:16:00 PST

THERE'S BLOOD IN YOUR COFFEE!!!

THERE'S BLOOD IN YOUR COFFEE! JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BOYCOTT NESTLE PRODUCTS! JUSTICE FOR SLAIN NESTLE UNION LEADER DIOSDADO FORTUNA! Local ( NYC) campaign sponsored by the ...
Posted by KADENA on Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:01:00 PST

NESTLE UNION LEADER SHOT DEAD

NEWS RELEASE September 22, 2005 KMU-Southern Tagalog chairman shot dead The chairman of the militant Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (Solidarity of Workers in Southern Tagalog), t...
Posted by KADENA on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:52:00 PST

2 KADENA FREE SHOWS

FREE SHOW! FREE SHOW! FREE SHOW! FREE SHOW! August, 26 2005 at CB's lounge (basement) 313 Bowery L.E.S. , New York, NY 10003 Cost: FREE!!! CORRECTION: it's August 26 Friday NOT the 28th KADE...
Posted by KADENA on Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:05:00 PST