Reposted from our friends at Anakbayan-Toronto and the Sulong Theatre Company:
In response to the recurring flooding in the Philippines, the Filipino
artistic community wanted to raise money and awareness that there was
nothing 'natural' about these disasters. But they knew they would have
to go to drastic measures to get the point across.
OPERATION LIFEBOAT:
On 20:00hrs EST, Sept 21st, Artistic Director of Sulong Theatre Company
in partnership with Anakbayan-Toronto, Catherine Hernandez will be lying
in a lifeboat filled to her chin in dirty water for a total of 24
hours. She will have no access to food and her only luxury will be to
have access to clean water to drink at timed intervals and health
professionals at the ready for her own health and safety. Through Twitter, Youtube and Facebook feeds throughout the world, she will be
watched as she observes a day-long demonstration/ performance art
installation to raise awareness and funds for the recurring flooding in
the Philippines.
We want to make a point that the flooding is not a "natural disaster".
It is an accumulation of exploitation of our lands by our government and
greedy corporations.
Additional message by Dylan Hamada and Ysh Cabana of Anakbayan Toronto:
http://notaradical.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/fronting-the-weather-filipino-urban-poor-amid-floods-peril/
To learn more, please check out their website:
http://www.sulongtheatre.com/the-truth-in-24-hours.html
http://www.sulongtheatre.com/learn-more.html
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag
The red, blue,and white colours, the three stars and eight-rayed sun that together comprise the flag of the Philippine nation-state traces its roots to the Philippines' revolutionary past, when Andres Bonifacio, Ladislao Diwa, and Teodoro Plata first founded the secret society known as Ang Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or KKK, in English, "the Highest and Most Venerable Society of the Children of the Country."
According to the book BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag, the KKK flag went through several versions but in most of its manifestations was often red in colour. The symbol of the sun as well as the letter K, in its romanized lettering as well as in its alibata or baybayin form, was also a motif.
(image courtesy of Wikipilipinas)
Different leaders within the KKK had their own flag which they flew during battles against the Spanish conquistadors.
Andres Bonifacio's flag had a red background, in the middle of which was a sun with sixteen rays, and below it were the initials K.K.K.
Emilio Aguinaldo, one of the finest generals of the revolution, had his own flag too. It had a red background and a sun in the middle with eight rays representing the eight provinces that first revolted against Spain (Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite). Inside the sun is the baybayin for the letter K.
Read more about the Philippine flag and its relationship with Philippine independence in BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag available now at the Pinoy Culture website.
According to the book BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag, the KKK flag went through several versions but in most of its manifestations was often red in colour. The symbol of the sun as well as the letter K, in its romanized lettering as well as in its alibata or baybayin form, was also a motif.
Different leaders within the KKK had their own flag which they flew during battles against the Spanish conquistadors.
Andres Bonifacio's flag had a red background, in the middle of which was a sun with sixteen rays, and below it were the initials K.K.K.
Emilio Aguinaldo, one of the finest generals of the revolution, had his own flag too. It had a red background and a sun in the middle with eight rays representing the eight provinces that first revolted against Spain (Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite). Inside the sun is the baybayin for the letter K.
Read more about the Philippine flag and its relationship with Philippine independence in BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag available now at the Pinoy Culture website.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
PINOYCULTURE WILL BE AT THE MABUHAY FESTIVAL 2012!
If you are thinking about attending this year's Mabuhay Festival, look
for the Pinoy Culture booth close to the stage.
We will be participating at the 2012 PIDC Mabuhay Festival, held this year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Hall D from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
We will be selling bags, malongs, and wallets from Mindanao.
Look for our Booth, #69!
We will be participating at the 2012 PIDC Mabuhay Festival, held this year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Hall D from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
We will be selling bags, malongs, and wallets from Mindanao.
Look for our Booth, #69!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
New Study Reveals Bilingualism Helps Children in Literacy Skills
A new research from York University in Toronto, Canada shows that children who speak two languages are better equipped in understanding the structure of a language.
This new research, which has been published in the online issue of Child Development journal on February 8, 2012, shows that children gain these literacy skills no matter what two languages they speak.
The same team who did this study also found that bilingualism helps delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Read the full story here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/08/bilingual-children-brain.html
This new research, which has been published in the online issue of Child Development journal on February 8, 2012, shows that children gain these literacy skills no matter what two languages they speak.
The same team who did this study also found that bilingualism helps delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Read the full story here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/08/bilingual-children-brain.html
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Pinoy Culture donates 10 children's books to fudraiser for typhoon Sendong survivors
On December 2011, the southern part of the Philippines was ravaged by Typhoon Sendong (international name Washi). On the latest update from the Philippine Reporter, there are a reported 1393 dead in Cagayan de Oro City and 738 in Iligan City. An additional 1,023 individuals have been reported missing. A total of 54,795 people has been reported to be displaced due to the typhoon, the most devastating in the last three years.
Pinoy Culture join the members of the community in an upcoming community effort to raise funds for the survivors of Sendong. On February 4, 2012, the organization Anakbayan Toronto will hold AHON: A Fundraiser for Survivors of Typhoon Sendong at the Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture (167 Augusta Ave., Toronto, Ontario). We will be donating five sets of two books each of our bilingual, illustrated Filipino children's books to their silent auction. Our very own Christine Balmes will also be performing music and poetry at the event. There will also be an open mic with performances by other Filipino Canadian artists such as Len Cervantes, Catherine Hernandez, and Arlene Paculan.
Please consider attending this fundraiser in an effort to help our kababayans.
Pinoy Culture join the members of the community in an upcoming community effort to raise funds for the survivors of Sendong. On February 4, 2012, the organization Anakbayan Toronto will hold AHON: A Fundraiser for Survivors of Typhoon Sendong at the Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture (167 Augusta Ave., Toronto, Ontario). We will be donating five sets of two books each of our bilingual, illustrated Filipino children's books to their silent auction. Our very own Christine Balmes will also be performing music and poetry at the event. There will also be an open mic with performances by other Filipino Canadian artists such as Len Cervantes, Catherine Hernandez, and Arlene Paculan.
Please consider attending this fundraiser in an effort to help our kababayans.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Two good websites on Philippine literature and culture
http://filipiniana.net/
Filipiniana.net is a full-featured digital library and a research portal that gathers the most important and significant documents and artifacts on Philippine Studies and makes them available on the Internet for free. It has one of the widest and most comprehensive collections of Filipiniana books and documents spanning the Hispanic era to the contemporary period, categorized under history, culture, religion, literature, science, economy, society, and government.
Panitikan.com.ph is an online literary project that features such diverse content as current news and events, a searchable encyclopedia of different Filipino writers, samples of literature (poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, children's literature, criticism, folk literature), and links to different awards, organizations, etc.
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