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Anakbayan-Toronto Statement on International Women’s Day

On this day, Anakbayan-Toronto rises with all our sisters around the world! We are committed to work for the welfare of Filipinos wherever they are. Above all, we work for the rights and welfare of women and youth who have been denied justice and betrayed by the Philippine government! We reject the misleading Global Gender … Continue reading Anakbayan-Toronto Statement on International Women’s Day

Community supports Kenneth Aldovino’s Right to Stay

By: Lesley Valiente and Sarah Salise Kenneth Aldovino received a letter in the mail asking him to leave the country before the end of January. Aldovino has been in Canada for 6 months, initially arriving just in time to see his mother, Edna Aldovino, for the last time before she passed away of cancer in … Continue reading Community supports Kenneth Aldovino’s Right to Stay

Toronto Filipino progressive groups meet with head of the Philippine Consulate in Toronto

On November 15th 2013- Toronto Filipino progressive groups Anakbayan Toronto (AB-TO) Migrante Canada and Migrante Sectoral Partylist (MSP) met with Consul General Junever Mahilum West appealing to the Philippine government to get its act together when it comes to the relief efforts following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The current Philippine government have failed to … Continue reading Toronto Filipino progressive groups meet with head of the Philippine Consulate in Toronto

“We dream of a society where families will never be torn apart just for the need to survive”— Toronto Filipino Youth on International Migrants Day 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jesson Reyes, anakbayan.toronto@gmail.com December 18, 2013—Anakbayan-Toronto stands with the millions of migrant workers worldwide who are forced to leave their homes for different reasons: some move away from their families behind in pursuit of a better livelihood, while others flee persecution or seek refuge without having anything left. Is this the … Continue reading “We dream of a society where families will never be torn apart just for the need to survive”— Toronto Filipino Youth on International Migrants Day 2013