Author: Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

The Philippine Women Centre of Ontario is a community-based, registered non-profit organization that is instrumental in the struggle to build an empowered Filipino Canadian community through the advancement of the community’s genuine settlement and integration in Canadian society. PWC-ON’s program of educating, organizing, mobilizing and capacity-building of Filipino Canadian women, alongside the broader community, is fundamental in addressing barriers against the community’s full participation, which includes combating systemic racism, overcoming economic marginalization, making the Filipino youth count in Canada’s future, and enhancing Filipino women’s genuine equality, development and human rights.

As the violence continues, the Live-in Caregiver Program still remains unquestioned

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC) SIKLAB-Ontario (Advance the rights and welfare of overseas Filipinos) Media release As the violence continues, the Live-in Caregiver Program still remains unquestioned May 9, 2009 Toronto, ON – Filipino advocacy groups strengthen their call to abolish the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) as the experiences of Filipina domestic… Read More As the violence continues, the Live-in Caregiver Program still remains unquestioned

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Filipino women in Canada: continue the struggle to scrap the LCP and for our genuine freedom!

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada March 8, 2009 Statement Filipino women in Canada: continue the struggle to scrap the LCP and for our genuine freedom! On this year’s International Women’s Day, the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada continues to call for the scrapping of the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) and sends… Read More Filipino women in Canada: continue the struggle to scrap the LCP and for our genuine freedom!

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Filipinos welcome U.N.’s critique of Canada’s human rights record, cite human rights violations of live-in caregivers

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada Press Release Filipinos welcome U.N.’s critique of Canada’s human rights record, cite human rights violations of live-in caregivers For immediate release: February 6, 2009 A national advocacy group of Filipinos in Canada welcomed the recent recommendations of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) urging Canada… Read More Filipinos welcome U.N.’s critique of Canada’s human rights record, cite human rights violations of live-in caregivers

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Communiquè from “Filipino Community and Beyond: Towards Full Participation in a Multicultural and Multi-ethnic Canada”

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada More than 120 participants came together from British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario to attend “Filipino Community and Beyond: Towards Full Participation in a Multicultural and Multi-ethnic Canada.”  The community-based and community-led national research conference was held from November 6-9 at the University of Toronto. As part of… Read More Communiquè from “Filipino Community and Beyond: Towards Full Participation in a Multicultural and Multi-ethnic Canada”

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National Research Conference to Showcase Three-Years of Continuing Work towards Full Participation of Filipinos in a Multicultural Canada

First Announcement July 8, 2008 On November 6-9, 2008, the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC) will hold a Canada-wide research conference on Filipinos and the Filipino community at the University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario. It will showcase the accomplishments of its three-year project in partnership with Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism called “Filipino… Read More National Research Conference to Showcase Three-Years of Continuing Work towards Full Participation of Filipinos in a Multicultural Canada

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Toronto Filipino community mourns the death of another Filipino live-in caregiver

Filipino community grieves the death of another Filipino woman under the Live-in Caregiver Program. Toronto, Ontario- On June 6, 2008 a Thornhill family arrived home to find their Filipino nanny dead. According to media reports, the 39-year-old Filipina was found face down in the deep end of the backyard pool. Members of SIKLAB- Ontario, the… Read More Toronto Filipino community mourns the death of another Filipino live-in caregiver

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Canadian Union of Labour Employees’ (CULE) Solidarity Campaign with the Philippines

A Year of Solidarity and a Commitment to Continue the Struggle! May 29th will mark the one year anniversary of the Canadian Union of Labour Employees’ (CULE) Solidarity Campaign with the Philippines. In partnership with the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC), CULE joined the Filipino community and its supporters across the country… Read More Canadian Union of Labour Employees’ (CULE) Solidarity Campaign with the Philippines

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Film Series and Discussion: “Filipina Transnational Domesticity and Feminist Activism”

Toronto, ON – The Philippine Women Centre of Ontario (PWC-ON) and the Women and Gender Studies Institute of the University of Toronto will launch a documentary film series on “Filipina Transnational Domesticity and Feminist Activism.” The series will explore the experiences of Filipino women on the areas of migration and domestic work; U.S. militarization and… Read More Film Series and Discussion: “Filipina Transnational Domesticity and Feminist Activism”

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