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Lapulapu Festival tragedy: Fundraiser for victims

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Robson Square Arts Coalition robsonsquarearts@gmail.com For immediate release May 13, 2025 Vancouver dance community hosting fundraiser for victims of Lapulapu attack The Robson Square Arts Coalition (RSAC), a multi-ethnic group of street dancers and street dance organizations, is hosting a unique fundraiser to assist the victims, families, and communities affected by the Lapulapu attack. The […]

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New book: ‘Peeled Fruit’ – A Filipino Children’s Book by Xavi de Guzman

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Vancouver, B.C. A mother’s love of peeling mango for her baby By: Ria Santos In a time where representation in media matters, actor, screen writer, charity founder, and now author, Xavi de Guzman brings to the world the children’s book Peeled Fruit. The story as old as time about a mother’s love language of peeling

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The longest-running Canadian-Filipino entertainment show is set to rock Winnipeg. (Facebook)

‘Relive the music’ goes to Winnipeg October 11

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The longest-running Canadian-Filipino entertainment show is set to rock Winnipeg. (Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba ‘Simply the Best’ longest-running entertainment show Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A group composed of a Canadian-Filipino family and their friends who share their love for music will rock Canadian venues again for the “Relive The Music 50s & 60s Show” this October. Forced

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Vancouver East:Activists fight to keep cultural assets

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Updated:May 21, 2022, 12:19 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Community members organize to keep cultural assets in the Joyce-Collingwood neighbourhood The Joyce Street Action Network is organizing a second town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 31 at  for an in-person discussion to reimagine Joyce St. neighbourhood in east Vancouver. The network which supports the retention of cultural

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Hate crimes against Vancouver's Asian communities began to increase in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak and organizers and participants at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (above) tried in May to shine a spotlight on the problem with an online video campaign. This week a report by the Vancouver Police Department showed that anti-Asian hate crimes last year were up 717 per cent from 2019. (The Associated Press/Steven Senne)

Sistemikong rasismo

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Ministry of Attorney General BAGONG BALITA Libu-libo ang nagbahagi ng kanilang mga puna hinggil sa paggamit ng datos upang tugunan ang sistemikong rasismo VICTORIA – Mahigit sa 13,000 British Columbians ang lumahok sa isang engagement tungkol sa kung paano ligtas at maingat na magagamit ng pamahalaan ang demograpikong datos upang tugunan ang sistemikong rasismo at

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Film: Petition calls for overhaul of leadership at Knowledge Network

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Replace Executive Leadership at Knowledge Network: BC’s Public Broadcaster Equity Justice started this petition to Rachna Singh TO THE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BOARD We, the undersigned, are a group of British Columbians of all ethnicities, who were distressed to read the recent funding audit of Knowledge Network, our provincial public broadcaster. The audit report revealed stunning

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Dec. 10 – Human Rights Day: Coalition calls for sanctions against Philippines

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Defend Human Rights! Expose the Crimes of the Duterte Regime! Bring Justice for the Victims! ICHRP Statement for International Human Rights Day 2021Read: tinyurl.com/ICHRPHRD2021   Philippine sources (Karapatan) have reported over 23,000 killed in the War on Drugs, over one thousand civilians killed in the War on the Morro People, and a sharp rise in political

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UP Express – an easy and stress-free way to get to the airport on time

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Advertorial Toronto, Ontario Get to the airport on time in 25 minutes The mere mention of travel inspires images of exotic vacations or the motherland back home with all the warm nostalgia. Immediately followed by the panic of missing a flight, possibly because of delays due to traffic, having to bid long farewells to family

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Evann Siebens, Immigrant Lessons, 2021, Photo for multimedia installation, Courtesy of the Artist

Closing event and performance at Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite

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Press Release BOOK TICKETSBECOME AMEMBERMAKE ADONATION Today’s hours: 10 AM – 5 PM OFFSITE: EVANN SIEBENS + KEITH DOYLE APRIL 9, 2021 – OCTOBER 11, 2021 Evann Siebens + Keith Doyle, Pedestrian Protest, 2021, site-specific installation at Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite, April 9 to October 11, 2021, Photo: Ian Lefebvre, Vancouver Art Gallery In a

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Thunderbird performed by Joseph Paul, Photo: Sarah Race, Courtesy of Tsatsu Stalqayu and Mortal Coil Performance Society.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Art Gallery Commemorates National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day with special performances at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square and the Elder in Residence Program September 29, 2021, VANCOUVER, BC // Traditional Coast Salish Lands including the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ) Nations  The Vancouver Art Gallery invites

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