How do we get to know Filipino pride for the right reasons?

(Press Release) How do we get to know Filipino pride for the right reasons? Most migrants are occasional activists while they are away from their home-country and as they endure attachments to their host country. But there is an increasing number of immigrant generations who are engaging transnational activities on a regular basis. Some Filipinos … Continue reading How do we get to know Filipino pride for the right reasons?

DIWA NG KASARINLAN 2015, a Free event!

Anakbayan-Toronto happily invites everyone to the fourth annual Diwa ng Kasarinlan (DnK), Spirit of Independence, to commemorate the 123rd year founding of the Katipunan and to celebrate the continuous efforts by Filipinos worldwide for genuine independence in the Philippines. DnK is an initiative by Filipino youth to commemorate the 123rd year founding of the Katipunan, … Continue reading DIWA NG KASARINLAN 2015, a Free event!

CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT Land Defenders, Human Rights and Political Activists are imprisoned!

The judicial system and the rule of law are being used as instruments of state violence Peoples around the world who organize and resist the onslaught of colonial land theft, extractive industries, and state repression are arrested and indefinitely being kept in prison as a strategy to silence their voices and crush their struggles to … Continue reading CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT Land Defenders, Human Rights and Political Activists are imprisoned!

#MayDay2015 Unified Statement of Migrante Youth and Anakbayan in Canada

On May 1st, International Workers Day, the youth of the Philippine National Democratic movement across Canada sends the warmest greetings to all working peoples who are struggling against capitalist exploitation but determined to build our socialist future. We have a world to win With our collective action, we have achieved historic victories. The first May … Continue reading #MayDay2015 Unified Statement of Migrante Youth and Anakbayan in Canada

Anakbayan-Toronto solidarity statement on striking teaching assistants and contract professors in Canada

Reference: Rhea A. Gamana, Chairperson anakbayan.toronto@gmail.com We from Anakbayan-Toronto, a comprehensive youth organization, as part of the Philippine National Democratic movement supports the ongoing strike of teaching assistants and contract professors at various universities in Canada, and particular here in York University. We express our solidarity and join you, teaching assistants, sessional instructors, and research … Continue reading Anakbayan-Toronto solidarity statement on striking teaching assistants and contract professors in Canada