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Migrante B.C. Joins 2010 Vancouver Pride Parade |
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 Vancouver, B.C. (August 1, 2010) -- For the first time in the
Vancouver Pride Parade's history, the Filipino community had its own
entry this year. And for the first time too, Migrante B.C, marched in
the Vancouver Pride Parade. The 32nd Pride Parade, a world-class
annual event in Vancouver, attracted 600,000 spectators and supporters
as it rolled down the streets of the city's west side with 150
beautiful and colourful floats, music, impromptu dancing, cheers and
waves of applause from the public.
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Migrante B.C. in Solidarity with Protesting Hyatt Workers on Their Day of Action |
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 Vancouver, B.C.-- Migrante B.C., a Filipino community organization for migrants' rights and welfare, joined the employees of the Hyatt Regency Hotel when they took to the street to protest staff cuts, reduced hours and other unjust labour practices by the hotel management. The historic hotel workers' mass action last July 22 in downtown Vancouver was part of a coordinated protest in 15 other cities in North America.
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Independence Day at Slocan Park 2010 Slocan Park, Vancouver, B.C. Canada June 12, 2010
by migrante.bc Migrante BC and the Canada-Phils Solidarity for Human Rights shared one tent at the June 12 Independence Day event at Slocan Park. We distributed our June 12 statements, collected signatures for the Free the Health Workers 43 petition and served pancit to the public. Lots of fun. Migrante B.C.'s June 12 Statement --see below. View Album
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Multicultural Fair @ the Vancouver Public Library Vancouver Public Library - Jun 27, 2010
Migrante BC took part in the first Multicultural Fair organized by the Vancouver Public Library, June 27, 2010. Migrante BC had a display table and performed its interpretative dance; Charisse Curata of Migrante Youth also sang one of the songs from Les Miserables. Good turnout! |
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"Dukot is more than the story of two families. It is the story of a people in a country where something is going terribly wrong, where the State, whose duty it is to protect its citizens, does the opposite” wrote the Vancouver Organizing Committee in the movie's souvenir program.
After intense media coverage and film screenings in Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, the five-city Canadian tour of the multi-awarded Philippine film Dukot made its last stop in the beautiful city of Vancouver. Philippine community and solidarity organizations in Canada, in collaboration with the Dukot's Philippine producers, organized this tour. In Vancouver, these were the Canada-Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights, MIGRANTE BC, BAYAN-Canada and the Victoria-Philippines Solidarity Group. The film screenings generated overwhelming support from the community, from academic centres, public officials, small businesses, political coalitions, private individuals, media and other non-profit organizations. |
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