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Three days after the U.S. State Department reinstated that Filipino progressive and revolutionary movements be on the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, the Duterte regime followed suit. Since both parties called off ceasefires following military disobedience and renewed fighting, Mr. Duterte ordered government negotiators to “fold their tents and return home from overseas talks with the … Continue reading No Socioeconomic Justice, No Peace

The historic launch of the Canada-wide youth organization of Anakbayan took off successfully on the November 18-20 weekend in Toronto, Ontario, with some 150 participants in attendance. It is the second overseas country-wide Anakbayan organization, the first being Anakbayan USA. Youth and their advocates flocked to the University of Toronto’s New College from the provinces … Continue reading Communique: Anakbayan Canada Makes History

Filipino youth group Anakbayan in Canada strongly condemns the dastardly dispersal of protests of indigenous peoples belonging to the newly established SANDUGO alliance at the Manila US Embassy and at Camp Aguinaldo the previous day. Around fifty were hurt when police personnel brutally used unreasonable force to break up the organized group. Violence erupted when … Continue reading Canada Filipino youth condemn violent dispersal of National Minorities in Manila US embassy protest

On November 18-20, 2016, various Filipino youth organizations across Canada are gathering in Toronto under the theme Sulong Kabataan: Onward with the struggle for people’s liberation and democracy for a just and lasting peace. The national conference is initiated by ANAKBAYAN, an organization which unites Filipino youth from all walks of life – for genuine … Continue reading Sulong Kabataan!

Land is Life, Anakbayan Toronto’s fifth annual Diwa ng Kasarinlan (Spirit of Independence) event held on Saturday, July 16 at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education was a cultural celebration of resistance in Philippine history and current society. The event was also a fundraiser for Sulong Kabataan, a Canada wide conference for youth this … Continue reading Youth in celebration of resistance