This Saturday, we will be at Sonndr Cafe at Dovercourt and Bloor to launch our book "This is Home: An anthology of Filipino Canadian writings"! Join us for an evening of poetry and stories from our community and buy a copy
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Last summer we held writing workshops to share and write about what ‘home’ meant to us as a transnational community. We’re proud to release the final product today. More info and preorder here!: https://t.co/Kmfvrfofh7 https://t.co/bCYPfqCSfB
Filipinos reaffirm solidarity with Indigenous communities against colonialism in Canada amidst discovery of unmarked graves in multiple residential school sites https://t.co/hHRrD7Srms
#PayMariaTajon. Her wages as a live-in caregiver should not be considered unrecoupable. Harvey Geffen, a property developer needs to pay up! A guide to take action: https://t.co/Mh32wtLa3t via @monicakdv
Carlo Escario, a Filipino frontline healthcare worker is still facing deportation this month. This is how the Canadian government thanks a healthcare worker during a pandemic? Disgusting and unacceptable! @JustinTrudeau@CanadianPM@marcomendicino#KeepCarloInCanada
Deporting a Filipino healthcare worker amidst a pandemic, and amidst a nursing shortage is detrimental for us all to accept these action from the Canadian government. Shame. The campaign #KeepCarloInCanada continues. Find the campaign guide below.
“Ford moves quickly when it comes to imposing restrictions and cutbacks, but snails when it comes to providing paid sick leave, ensuring job security and stability, and finally in a meaningful implementation of the vaccination program.” https://t.co/M69p4qI9kI
As part of the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians, we maintain a critical position on climate change. It is an issue of life or death for many countries like the Philippines. Read our full article here: https://t.co/WUUvXQ2tiw #climatejusticenow
"Unpaid work, isolation, being forced to live with their employers, the denial of privacy and dignity, and living in constant fear are all amplified under the current pandemic."
Special thanks to the Philippine Women Centre of Ontario
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Today at 3PM EST! Join us in a discussion organized by Asian Women for Equality with feminists on Guaranteed Livable Income and how it could look like in Canada.
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Here in Ontario, we know healthcare workers have been stretched to the limits. Many not having had a break especially under the COVID-19 pandemic. When we can truly prioritize management of healthcare needs of… https://t.co/4J1glBzFLi
Meet Angelo L! This is the second interview of the 'Our Voices: Pandemic and Beyond' photo series, a collab between PWC-ON and @ukpc_fcya, where we share first-hand accounts from Filipino Canadians working during… https://t.co/cU3SwJwoEx
The movement for Black lives has shown us the power of the people. The leaders – the working Black women and youth – have shown us that justice can only be truly served when we replace the old system with a new… https://t.co/v3DNW5JYiD
In recent days we have seen misogynistic and racist statements against Nym Calvez, a Filpina union organizer, for voicing concerns that the Canadian government must prioritize long term solutions for thousands of… https://t.co/hzxaKE0eLy
We in the Philippine Women Centre-ON and Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance are outraged to see that many frontline workers are forced into hazardous working conditions because there is a lack of Proper Protective… https://t.co/NsMxsdSMRv