Yeah, yeah! KPC’s 3rd annual Kultura Festival was last Saturday and it was ridiculous! In this set of pics I’ll show some of the afternoon events in the park across the street from the centre in trendy Kensington Market in downtown Toronto. There was music, dance, spoken word, visual art and installations, Filipino street food–and on site hair stylin and massage! (more…)
27/08/2008
Photos From Kultura
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25/08/2008
Juana Tejada: A Celebration and a Campaign Launch
Posted by alexfelipe under Filipino Community, Toronto | Tags: canada, filipina, filipino, immigrant, immigration, juana tejada, lcp, live-in caregiver, migrante-ontario, ndp, new democratic party, olivia chow, patac, peggy nash, temporary worker, women's rights |1 Comment
Yesterday Migrante-Ontario, the Independent Worker’s Association (IWA), and associated groups celebrated Juana Tejada’s successful fight to gain permanent residence status. Juana is the live-in caregiver (LCP) that was denied status twice after she was discovered to have terminal cancer and deemed a burden to the Canadian healthcare system. (more…)
24/07/2008
Radio Migrante 105.5FM
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Myk Miranda, Mithi Esguerra, and I were invited to speak on Radio Migrante (105.5FM) yesterday afternoon on the theme of migration and identity. For one hour every Tuesday from 4-5pm, York University Radio with host Marco Luciano of Migrante-Ontario runs this program about the Filipino migrant experience. (more…)