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Anakbayan-Toronto on the detention of Canadian student Kim Chatillon-Meunier Press Statement

September 10, 2013January 13, 2018 by anakbayantoronto

Press Statement September 9, 2013 We, progressive Filipino students and youth in Toronto, strongly denounce the detention of Kim Chatillon-Meunier by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Kim, a 24-year old student, was denied to board her flight back to Canada Friday night Manila-time. She is being held in the BI detention center in Taguig city. … Continue reading Anakbayan-Toronto on the detention of Canadian student Kim Chatillon-Meunier Press Statement

Youth and Student Unified Statement vs. Pork Barrel and Corruption

August 27, 2013January 13, 2018 by anakbayantoronto

Filipino Youth Overseas Demand an End to Government Corruption in the Philippines We, Filipino youth and students overseas, stand with our sisters and brothers in the Philippines who are taking to the streets in the “Million People March vs. Pork Barrel”. We join the call to abolish the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the … Continue reading Youth and Student Unified Statement vs. Pork Barrel and Corruption

Toronto Filipino youth to Aquino: act now on Lumad exodus and LEP

August 14, 2013January 13, 2018 by anakbayantoronto

Toronto Filipino progressive youth group Anakbayan-Toronto decry the spate of forced displacement of about a thousand residents of Barangay Kauswagan, Municipality of Loreto in the southern Philippines. The native people called generally by the term Lumad, sought help from the Agusan del Sur provincial government and now from the Davao City local government. Villagers have … Continue reading Toronto Filipino youth to Aquino: act now on Lumad exodus and LEP

Open Letter to the Aldovino Family

August 11, 2013January 13, 2018 by anakbayantoronto

To the Aldovino Family, We would like to extend our sincerest condolences on the loss of your family. We see Edna’s passing as a case of the precarity of working conditions as a result of the negligence the government to its people’s welfare. Before her death on Aug. 6, 2013, circumstances surrounding Edna have been … Continue reading Open Letter to the Aldovino Family

Anakbayan Toronto Challenges Filipino Youth on Identity & Struggle with Diwa Ng Kasarinlan 2013 on July 27th.

June 28, 2013January 13, 2018 by anakbayantoronto

Filipino youth group Anakbayan-Toronto (AB-T) partners with Philippine Advancement Through Arts and Culture (PATAC) to host Diwa ng Kasarinlan 2013. What does it mean to identify yourself as a distinct people, how can you affect local realities and how can you mobilize with an action to empower the community? On July 27, Toronto Filipinos are … Continue reading Anakbayan Toronto Challenges Filipino Youth on Identity & Struggle with Diwa Ng Kasarinlan 2013 on July 27th.