September 26, 2015 Toronto, Ontario – With just a day away, the stage is finally set for the annual fundraising concert, Roots, Rhymes, and Resistance organized by Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Youth Alliance (UKPC/FCYA). The concert, titled “Celebrating Filipino Women’s Resistance,” will be held tomorrow, Saturday, September 26th at the United Steelworkers Hall… Read More Roots, Rhymes & Resistance is one day away!
Toronto, Ontario–The celebration draws closer as Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance of Ontario (UKPC/FCYA-ON) organizes its fifth Roots, Rhymes, & Resistance in Toronto. Titled “Celebrating Filipino Women’s Resistance”, this event will highlight the contributions of both the Philippine Women Centre of British Columbia (PWC-BC) and the Philippine Women Centre of Ontario… Read More ‘Roots, Rhymes and Resistance’ concert will amplify calls to End Violence Against Women
Toronto, ON –On September 26th, 2015, witness the Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance of Ontario bring to the fore the legacy of Filipino women’s resistance in Canada through ‘Roots, Rhymes and Resistance (RRR)’, an annual concert featuring the talents of progressive Filipino Canadian women, youth, artists and allies. The event is part of the 15th and… Read More Carrying on the Legacy of Filipino Women’s Resistance
Toronto, ON—Roots Rhymes and Resistance an annual concert fundraiser organized by Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance (UKPC/FCYA) is back for its fifth year in Toronto. This year’s concert is entitled “Celebrating Filipino Women’s Resistance” to celebrate the Philippine Women Centre of Ontario’s (PWC-ON) 15th and the Philippine Women Centre of… Read More Roots Rhymes & Resistance is back for its fifth year to celebrate Filipino Women’s Resistance
Toronto, Ontario – This is a final reminder of the upcoming fundraising concert, “Roots, Rhymes, and Resistance” organized by Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Youth Alliance (UKPC/FCYA). The concert, titled Taking Back Our Future, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, July 13th at the Hart House Music Room, on University of Toronto’s downtown campus. The… Read More Filipino Canadian youth take the stage tomorrow at the 4th annual “Roots, Rhymes, and Resistance”
For immediate release June 26, 2013 Toronto, ON—The Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance Organization (UKPC-ON) is celebrating their upcoming annual “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance” concert on the 13th day of July this year. The theme for this year is “Taking Back Our Future,” which will focus on the youth and their roles… Read More Youth take back their future as future leaders at annual “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance” concert
Roots, Rhymes & Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks, a set on Flickr. For immediate release August 1, 2012 Toronto, ON—Filipino Canadian youth once again prove that their spirit of cultural resistance is alive and thriving through the successful cultural fundraiser show, “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” (RRR), presented at the University of… Read More Concert fundraiser “Roots Rhymes and Resistance” ignited Filipino Canadian youth’s collective voice of militant resistance against cutbacks
For immediate release July 28, 2012 Toronto, ON—This year’s “Roots Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” cultural fundraising show will mark the final and most important phase of putting education into practice as this summer’s critical and popular education series “Balik Ugat Balik Komunidad (Back to the Roots, Back to the Community) (BUBK)” reaches… Read More “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” fundraising concert hits the stage tonight
For immediate release July 18, 2012 Toronto, ON—In the face of severe cutbacks implemented through neoliberal policies, Filipino Canadian youth are ready to take the lead in cultural resistance, with their voices soon to be united and amplified at the third annual concert and cultural showcase “Roots Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks.” The… Read More Filipino Canadian youth continue blazing trail towards cultural resistance in this year’s “Roots Rhymes and Resistance”
For immediate release July 9, 2012 Toronto, ON—To top off this year’s Balik Ugat Balik Komunidad workshop series, Filipino Canadian youth, women and workers will celebrate their community’s resilience and capacity to nurture a culture of resistance through this year’s Roots Rhymes and Resistance concert to be held this summer on July 28. The… Read More “Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” in this year’s Roots, Rhymes and Resistance