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2018 June 12 – “Our beautiful struggle, our revolutionary heritage”

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AB-TO on Philippine Independence Day 2018 Reference: Inaj Mae Abalajon, Chairperson, Anakbyan-Toronto Email: anakbayan.toronto@gmail.com The year 2018 would be the first to witness Toronto celebrating June as Filipino Heritage Month”, generally considered a significant gesture for the fastest growing  immigrant community in Canada in recent years. This is also anchored on the 120th year since … Continue reading 2018 June 12 – “Our beautiful struggle, our revolutionary heritage”

2018 May 1 – International Worker’s Day

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May 1st belongs to the workers. From the Haymarket martyrs, executed during the struggle for the eight-hour working day, to our own struggles today, it has become a day for all working people. This year, May 5th is the two hundredth birthday of the philosopher and revolutionary, Karl Marx. His investigation of capitalism helped provide … Continue reading 2018 May 1 – International Worker’s Day

2018 April 22 – Anakbayan-Canada stands with young Moro activist detained, denied then deported by US

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April 22, 2018 Reference: Renz Grospe, Co-chairperson Anakbayan Canada Email: anakbayan.canada@gmail.com US Customs and Border Protection does not consider country of origin or human rights activism to be determining factors for admissibility, according to a statement by agency spokesman Jaime Ruiz. But the agency is prohibited from discussing specifics why Mindanao activist Datu Jerome Aladdin … Continue reading 2018 April 22 – Anakbayan-Canada stands with young Moro activist detained, denied then deported by US

Anakbayan-Canada: “Hands off people’s rights activists in Negros Island”

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April 20, 2018 Reference: Renz Grospe, Co-chairperson Anakbayan Canada Email: anakbayan.canada@gmail.com “To stand for the exploited and the oppressed is never a crime. To silent dissent through a systematic and widespread attacks, harassments and killings is, on the other hand, a crime against humanity. President Duterte and his fascist military and police are the real … Continue reading Anakbayan-Canada: “Hands off people’s rights activists in Negros Island”