For immediate release July 28, 2012 Toronto, ON—This year’s “Roots Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” cultural fundraising show will mark the final and most important phase of putting education into practice as this summer’s critical and popular education series “Balik Ugat Balik Komunidad (Back to the Roots, Back to the Community) (BUBK)” reaches… Read More “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” fundraising concert hits the stage tonight

For immediate release July 23, 2012 Toronto, ON—A nationwide conference invites everyone to participate in a weekend gathering that will share critical perspectives on the current situation of workers under the current crisis of capitalism. Groundbreaking in content and analysis, the conference “Workers Struggles Amidst Neoliberal Globalization” will highlight the role of workers as central… Read More National workers conference to highlight workers’ roles in remaking history

For immediate release July 18, 2012 Toronto, ON—In the face of severe cutbacks implemented through neoliberal policies, Filipino Canadian youth are ready to take the lead in cultural resistance, with their voices soon to be united and amplified at the third annual concert and cultural showcase “Roots Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks.” The… Read More Filipino Canadian youth continue blazing trail towards cultural resistance in this year’s “Roots Rhymes and Resistance”

Transnational Narratives of Disability Speaker Series presents Disability, Racism, and Work in Canada: Black and Filipina women’s experiences of exploitation and resistance Wednesday July 25, 5-7pm Vari Hall Room 1156 York University Featuring Joy Sioson, Chairperson, Philippine Women’s Centre of Ontario Roberta Timothy, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Rachel Gorman, Assistant Professor,… Read More Disability, Racism and Work in Canada: Black and Filipina women’s experiences of exploitation and resistance

For immediate release July 9, 2012   Toronto, ON—To top off this year’s Balik Ugat Balik Komunidad workshop series, Filipino Canadian youth, women and workers will celebrate their community’s resilience and capacity to nurture a culture of resistance through this year’s Roots Rhymes and Resistance concert to be held this summer on July 28. The… Read More “Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” in this year’s Roots, Rhymes and Resistance

For immediate release July 4, 2012 Toronto, ON—With the incessant push of neoliberal policies onto the lives and conditions of working peoples throughout the world, a historic national conference organized by the Counterspin secretariat (Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians and allies) invites everyone to examine both the implications of such measures on their current realities… Read More National workers conference this August to advance workers’ roles towards genuine social change