Author: FCYA/UKPC Ontario

UKPC/FCYA-ON (Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance/Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada—Ontario) is a progressive Filipino Canadian youth and students organization that is committed to educating, organizing and mobilizing Filipino Canadian youth as a transformative and dynamic force that will nurture the new path towards the Filipino Canadian community’s just and genuine settlement and integration in Canadian society. It was established in 2001, under the guidance of the Philippine Women Centre of Ontario, with the realization that the community’s long history of struggle and resistance must be passed on to the youth as they represent the future leaders of the growing Filipino Canadian community.

PWC’s Young Women’s Collective launches first community-based women’s studies program

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario Press release PWC’s Young Women’s Collective launches first community-based women’s studies program For immediate release: June 17, 2009 June 17, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – The Philippine Women Centre of Ontario (PWC-ON), along with its newly formed Young Women’s Collective, is launching “Towards Filipino Women’s Liberation: a community-based Filipino women’s studies… Read More PWC’s Young Women’s Collective launches first community-based women’s studies program

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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TURNS TO UNJUST SOLUTION TO SATISFY CHILD-CARE DEMANDS

Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance – Ontario March 11, 2009 Press Release UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TURNS TO UNJUST SOLUTION TO SATISFY CHILD-CARE DEMANDS Filipino student group appalled by the hypocrisy of Uof T’s Family Care Office in endorsing modern-day slavery Toronto, ON – The Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance – Ontario (FCYA-ON),… Read More UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TURNS TO UNJUST SOLUTION TO SATISFY CHILD-CARE DEMANDS

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One year after the death of 15-year old Deeward Ponte, the struggle against systemic racism continues!

January 27, 2009 Today marks the one-year death anniversary of Deeward Ponte, the 15-year old Filipino youth who was stabbed at Gray’s Park in Vancouver, and later died in the hospital. As Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance (FCYA), we extend our sympathy to the Ponte family and pay tribute to the memory… Read More One year after the death of 15-year old Deeward Ponte, the struggle against systemic racism continues!

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Honor the Memory of Fallen Youth, Unite Against Racism and Youth Violence

November 28, 2008 marks 5 years since the untimely passing of 17-year old Mao Jomar Lanot, a Filipino student whose life was tragically taken after being beaten outside of Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School in Vancouver, British Colombia. The impacts of the tragic event not only affected his family but was felt by the entire… Read More Honor the Memory of Fallen Youth, Unite Against Racism and Youth Violence

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National research conference to tackle settlement and integration issues of Filipino community in Canada

Second Announcement On November 6-9, 2008, the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC), in partnership with Canadian Heritage, will hold it’s first-ever community-led and community-based national research conference called “Filipino Community and Beyond: Towards full participation in a multicultural and multi-ethnic Canada” at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. The conference will showcase… Read More National research conference to tackle settlement and integration issues of Filipino community in Canada

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Filipino Community’s Issues and Challenges Expressed by Youth at Successful Cultural Night

UKPC/FCYA-ON Press Release August 20, 2008 Filipino Community’s Issues and Challenges Expressed by Youth at Successful Cultural Night On August 7, 2008, Ugnayan Ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance of Ontario (UKPC/FCYA-ON) hosted its first cultural and open mic night, “Pinoy Poetiks”, at the University of Toronto’s historic Hart House. Nearly 100 youth… Read More Filipino Community’s Issues and Challenges Expressed by Youth at Successful Cultural Night

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Filipino Youth Lead a Workshop Series to Educate, Organize and Mobilize for the Rights and Welfare of Filipinos in Canada

Press Release August 5, 2008 TORONTO, ON – While summertime in Toronto is full of festivals celebrating the diversity of cultures that depict the city’s population, Filipino youth are gathering to identify and explore their Filipino heritage in a month-long workshop series: “Balik Ugat, Balik Komunidad” (Back to the Roots, Back to the Community). Young… Read More Filipino Youth Lead a Workshop Series to Educate, Organize and Mobilize for the Rights and Welfare of Filipinos in Canada

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