Month: February 2010

No genuine national childcare until the Live-in Caregiver Program is scrapped, Magkaisa Centre organizations assert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: No genuine national childcare until the Live-in Caregiver Program is scrapped, Magkaisa Centre organizations assert Toronto, ON – February 10, 2010 – Despite a recent proposal by the Liberal Party to create a national childcare program, progressive Filipino Canadian organizations under the Magkaisa Centre express that the the ongoing exploitation and violence… Read More No genuine national childcare until the Live-in Caregiver Program is scrapped, Magkaisa Centre organizations assert

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Filipino youth, women and workers celebrate a night of resistance and empowerment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Filipino youth, women and workers celebrate a night of resistance and empowerment Toronto, ON – February 7, 2010 – Filipino youth, women, workers and allies, numbering over 150 people, raised their fists in unity and empowerment at Toronto’s first ever “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance,” entitled “Turning Up the Resistance!” The event was… Read More Filipino youth, women and workers celebrate a night of resistance and empowerment

Magkaisa Centre

Magkaisa Centre Packing Up Another Maleta

Magkaisa Centre Packing Up Another Maleta Toronto, ON – February 1, 2010 – During the November 2008 “Making the Filipino Community Count In Canada’s Future” conference, Toronto was honoured by the presence of several art works produced by the Kalayaan Centre in Vancouver and the Kapit Bisig Centre in Montreal. Most favourable were two pieces:… Read More Magkaisa Centre Packing Up Another Maleta

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