For immediate release June 11, 2012 Magkaisa Centre’s Summer Program Toronto, ON—The Magkaisa Centre kicks off summer 2012 with a new round of its “Balik Ugat, Balik Komunidad/Back to the Roots, Back to the Community” (BUBK) workshop series under the general theme of Workers’ Struggles and Resistance. The workshop series will make headway into the… Read More Popular education series to gear the community into action
Toronto, Ontario – March 7, 2011 – Members of the Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance/Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino Sa Canada–Ontario at York University (UKPC@York) take great pride in the successful launch of its first lecture series, “Exposing Canada’s Neoliberal Agenda: The Context Behind the Commodification and Racialization of Labour in Canada.” Held at York University in… Read More Filipino Canadian youth intensify political education to expose Canada’s neoliberal agenda
Toronto, ON—February 9, 2011 – Packed with fresh content grounded in a community context, a new lecture series by UKPC@York (Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance–Ontario @ York) is sure to enlighten, empower and entice the minds of youth, students and educators. The 1st lecture, “Exposing Canada’s Neoliberal Agenda: The Context Behind… Read More Upcoming lecture to expose the reality behind the commodification and racialization of labour 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