Author: Magkaisa Centre

Conference Communique: Counterspin towards a just and genuine settlement and integration

Over 80 progressive Filipino Canadians from 14 different mass organizations across Canada together with friends and supporters from the United States, strengthened their unity to advance the just and genuine settlement and integration of the Filipino Canadian community at a groundbreaking national conference called Counterspin towards our just and genuine settlement and integration held last… Read More Conference Communique: Counterspin towards a just and genuine settlement and integration

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Maleta [suitcase]

Maleta (suitcase): Project Launch When:Saturday, March 20, 2010 Where:University of Toronto, International Student Centre (33 St. George Street) Come and join us for the arrival of the Maleta (suitcase) in Toronto.  The project launching will showcase some of the work of our Filipino community members discussing and unraveling the journal of migration of  Filipinos in Canada. Featuring: A… Read More Maleta [suitcase]

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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

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Making Leaps and Bounds Towards a Just and Genuine Settlement and Integration of Filipino-Canadians in 2010

Making Leaps and Bounds Towards a Just and Genuine Settlement and Integration of Filipino-Canadians in 2010 January 30, 2010 Magkaisa Centre Statement The progressive Filipino-Canadian community organizations of the Magkaisa Centre greet this New Year with courage and determination as we advance the struggle for the just and genuine settlement and integration of Filipino-Canadians. Through… Read More Making Leaps and Bounds Towards a Just and Genuine Settlement and Integration of Filipino-Canadians in 2010

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Growing Filipino community in Canada still faces major obstacles to successful integration, says advocacy group

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada SIKLAB-Canada Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance Filipino Nurses Support Group – BC and Quebec Press release Growing Filipino community in Canada still faces major obstacles to successful integration, says advocacy group For immediate release: January 30, 2009 While recently released statistics reveal that Filipinos are the largest source of immigrants… Read More Growing Filipino community in Canada still faces major obstacles to successful integration, says advocacy group

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Progressive Filipinos in Canada support the complaint of Marichu Suarez Baoanan against Baja family

Press Statement As progressive Filipinos in Canada, we support the civil complaint of Marichu Suarez Baoanan alleging trafficking, forced labour, peonage and racketeering against her former employer, Lauro Liboon Baja Jr. and his family. Baja is a 71-year old retired former Philippine ambassador to the United Nations and current foreign affairs consultant of Philippine Senate… Read More Progressive Filipinos in Canada support the complaint of Marichu Suarez Baoanan against Baja family

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