A Tribute to Jose Maria Sison Progressive Filipino-Canadians and organizations under the umbrella of the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC), mourn for the Communist Party of the Philippines founder, Jose Maria Sison who passed away on December 16, 2022. Sison, the foremost leader of the Philippine national democratic revolution with a socialist perspective, died… Read More A Tribute to Jose Maria Sison
Warm and militant greetings of solidarity for this year’s International Workers’ Day from the sister organizations of the Magkaisa [Unity] Centre (Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance of Ontario, Philippine Women Centre of Ontario, & SIKLAB – Ontario). Since 1889, May Day has been celebrated all over the world to commemorate the victories and strides of labourers… Read More HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY FROM THE MAGKAISA CENTRE!
National StatementCongress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC)July 1st, 2021 Toronto , ON –As progressive Filipino Canadians, we are outraged at the discovery of unmarked mass graves of Indigenous children in residential school sites all over Canada. The recently uncovered sites of more than a thousand graves of Indigenous children in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia,… Read More Cancel Canada Day: Filipinos reaffirm solidarity with Indigenous communities against colonialism in Canada amidst discovery of unmarked graves in multiple residential school sites
The Magkaisa Centre welcomes all Filipino Canadians to take part in our upcoming creative writing and arts project this summer! Whether you are new to exploring your creative side or you are a self-professed creative, aspiring artist, or even a professional, we are here to provide a space to write, create, learn and express in… Read More Magkaisa Centre presents “This is Home”, a creative writing and arts program
May 12, 2021StatementMagkaisa Centre The Philippine Women Centre of Ontario and its sister organizations, the Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance of Ontario and SIKLAB-ON, condemn the Canadian government’s order to deport Carlo Escario back to the Philippines as yet another example of the Canadian Immigration system’s unacceptable treatment of workers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program… Read More Stop the deportation of Carlo Escario!
On April 22, Doug Ford publicly made a tearful statement apologizing for his cabinet’s hasty move towards harsh restrictions, including policing measures against individuals in the midst of never before seen rises of COVID-19 cases in Ontario. However, his incompetence and unwillingness to follow health advice was exposed by continuing to downplay the medical professional… Read More Doug Ford, saying sorry is not enough!
The Doug Ford government’s recent amendments to the current stay-at-home order once again shows how politically disinterested he is in genuinely addressing the current healthcare crisis. We at the Magkaisa Centre demand Doug Ford to stop putting the blame on us — the essential workers and racialized and marginalized communities — for his uselessness and… Read More Doug Ford, Stop Blaming the Essential Workers and Marginalized Communities
by the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) How can we really end the cycle of exploitation of “migrant care workers Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker’s Program (TFWP) has long existed as a vehicle to recruit and cheapen transnational workers’ labour. The particular category of caregiver/domestic work schemes currently under the TFPW, from the early West… Read More Allegations of abuse under Canada’s “migrant” home support and childcare program not new
The Philippine Women Centre (PWC), Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance/Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada (FCYA/UKPC), and SIKLAB Ontario stand in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives in the wake of the Black lives lost at the hands of police including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and in Toronto, Regis Korchinski-Paquet. We support the demands of… Read More Enough is enough! Progressive Filipino Canadians stand in solidarity with Movement for Black Lives
May Day 2019 Statement Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians May 4, 2019 Members of the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) extend greetings of solidarity to allies, supporters, community organizations and progressives on this 133rd anniversary of International Workers Day! As a commemoration to the 1886 Haymarket Square labour strikes for workers rights, safer and… Read More Bolstering the Call for a Socialist Canada Against Fascism, Racism and Neo-Liberal Cutbacks