Month: July 2010

Successful Cultural Event Called on all Filipino-Canadian Youth to Step up and Stand out

Toronto, ON – July 20, 2010 – Armed with the spirit of cultural resistance, more than170 Filipino-Canadian youth, women and workers filled the Arbor Room on the night of July 16 for “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance,” an annual cultural event hosted by the Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance – Ontario (UKPC/FCYA-ON).… Read More Successful Cultural Event Called on all Filipino-Canadian Youth to Step up and Stand out

FCYA/UKPC Ontario

THE NANNY BUSINESS: The plight of Canada’s imported caregivers on Global TV’s ‘Currents’

Dont miss tonights screening of “THE NANNY BUSINESS” documentary on Global TV’s ‘Currents’ at 10pm (est)! The Nanny Business follows Edelyn Pineda who waits to be picked up at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on a freezing cold night in February. The 27 year old, university educated mother of 3 has spent a grueling three days… Read More THE NANNY BUSINESS: The plight of Canada’s imported caregivers on Global TV’s ‘Currents’

FCYA/UKPC Ontario

Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians oppose the recently concluded G8/G20 summits

National Statement For immediate release June 30, 2010 The Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) marches with the working class and racialized communities in Canada with courage and militancy as imperialist nations and the world elite meet in Ontario for the recently concluded G8/G20 summits this past weekend. In recognizing the summit as a desperate… Read More Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians oppose the recently concluded G8/G20 summits

Magkaisa Centre