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FREE EVENT! Unity in the Philippines: A Unique Perspective

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Activate T.O. Speaker Series presents Unity in the Philippines Friday, February 22, 2013 7:00pm until 10:00pm Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst St. (Bloor and Bathurst) The Philippines today is the largest source country for migrants to Canada. Filipinos are a cheap, well educated, and disposable workforce–at least in the eyes of the Canadian government… Our … Continue reading FREE EVENT! Unity in the Philippines: A Unique Perspective

Toronto Filipino youth group slam security overkill of poldet Ericson Acosta

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Youth group Anakbayan-Toronto condemns the illegal arrest and overkill security measures of political prisoner Ericson Acosta who recently granted a furlough to seek medical attention. With the campaign of organizations such as human rights group Karapatan, SELDA and other international groups, temporary release has been granted for poet-activist Acosta, who displayed symptoms of serious health … Continue reading Toronto Filipino youth group slam security overkill of poldet Ericson Acosta

JOBS THROUGH NATIONAL INDUSTRIALIZATION, NOT THE LEP

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Toronto—As we celebrate International Migrants Day on Dec 18th 2012, let us pause and reflect on the current state of the Filipino diaspora. Anakbayan Toronto stands firm in our call to abolish the Philippine Labour Export Policy (LEP) used by the government to keep the country’s economy afloat. The LEP was a temporary policy during … Continue reading JOBS THROUGH NATIONAL INDUSTRIALIZATION, NOT THE LEP

Plight of Typhoon Pablo Survivors: Anti-Environment And Anti-Peoples’ Policies

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We, from the national democratic organizations of Filipino migrant workers, women, youth and students and indigenous people in Toronto, stand in solidarity with the survivors of Typhoon Pablo in Mindanao. We call our allies and friends to continue our collective effort to raise funds and donations to assist them. Typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) hit … Continue reading Plight of Typhoon Pablo Survivors: Anti-Environment And Anti-Peoples’ Policies

N30: Filipino Youth found Anakbayan-Toronto

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Toronto—Commemorating Andres Bonifacio Day, fifteen delegates join hands together to formally launch the progressive Filipino youth and student organization Anakbayan-Toronto (AB-T) on December 1st at Ryerson University. Organized to coincide with November 30, a date  historically significant to Filipino peoples. It is the birth of the working class revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, whose leadership founded the … Continue reading N30: Filipino Youth found Anakbayan-Toronto