Sadya: 2024 Review and Common Words
For our first 2025 conversation circle, we will provide a booklet and review all the words, phrases and activities of 2024 and learn additional common words.
Cozy Crafts and Kwentuhan
ates and kuyas exploring ways to support Filipino high school students in Hamilton.
Sadya: Freedom Hymns/Songs
This program is for those who wish to learn and practice basic vocabulary for conversational Filipino/Tagalog. Fluent speakers are also welcome. Theme: Hymns/Songs of Freedom.
Sadya: Sports as Resistance and Celebration
This program is for those who wish to learn and practice basic vocabulary for conversational Filipino/Tagalog. Fluent speakers are also welcome. Theme: Sports as Resistance and Celebration.
Sadya: Everyday Expressions
This program is for those who wish to learn and practice basic vocabulary for conversational Filipino/Tagalog. Fluent speakers are also welcome. Theme: Everyday Expressions.
Sadya: Identity and Feelings/Emotions (Pagkatao at Damdamin)
This program is for those who wish to learn and practice basic vocabulary for conversational Filipino/Tagalog. Fluent speakers are also welcome. Theme: Express feelings.
Sadya: How to order food at a sari-sari or tindahan or restaurant
This program is for those who wish to learn and practice basic vocabulary for conversational Filipino/Tagalog. Fluent speakers are also welcome. Theme: Ordering at a Sari Sari Store or Tindahan and restaurant.
Sadya: Introductions, tracing roots and creating connections
This program is for those who wish to learn and practice basic vocabulary for conversational Filipino/Tagalog. Fluent speakers are also welcome. Theme: Introducing yourself.
Philippines Flag-Raising Ceremony
Join us for a historic moment as Hamilton hosts its first-ever, Philippines Flag-Raising Ceremony, celebrating Filipino Heritage Month. Organized by the passionate team at Hamilton Fiesta Extravaganza (HFE), led by esteemed community leader, Mariewin de Guzman, this event promises to be a momentous occasion filled with cultural pride and unity.
Gather at the Hamilton City Forecourt on June 3, 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. to witness the raising of the Filipino flag, symbolizing the rich heritage and contributions of the Filipino community to Hamilton and beyond. Be part of this moment of celebration and solidarity as we come together to honour our shared culture and identity.
All are welcome to attend and join in the festivities!
Author event: Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio
Watch a reading and conversation with author Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, who discusses their new book Reuniting with Strangers.
WikiConference North America Panel: Wikipedia as a site of archival activism
WikiConference North America 2023 was the tenth annual gathering of wikimedists, institutions, and professionals from across North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The event was held primarily at the Toronto Reference Library in Toronto, Ontario, from 9 to 12 November 2023.
Wiki Edit-a-thon
Let's explore digital archiving as a tool for activism. How do we define notability and credibility? Join the conversation as we reflect on the purpose of Wikipedia and participate in an Edit-a-thon for the Filipino Canadians' Wikipedia page.
Community Care
We invite you to join this two-part workshop to discuss community care with Filipinas of HamOnt and Workers Art and Heritage Centre.
Pagtitipon: Art and History Gathering
The pagtitipon art and history gathering is for kids (5-11 years old) and for women- and femme-identifying folks from the Filipina/x/o Hamilton community. This gathering is for us to reimagine communities, inclusion, and justice in the Covid19 pandemic and beyond.
Sari-Saring: History and Filmmaking Workshop
Using the idea of the sari-sari, participants will be creating their film projects throughout the three sessions. The workshop invites the participants to focus on developing and enjoying their film, reflecting on their emergent knowledge of Philippine history and the pride of their heritage's richness and diversity.
kulay ng ka/SAYSAY/an: Art and History Workshop
Knowing oneself requires knowing one's history. Do you have a 6 to 9-year-old who loves to know about Philippine history? Who would like to express their learning through art? Do you trace your lineage from the Philippines? Are you living in Hamilton, ON? If you answered yes to all of these, then register your child to join the Filipinas of HamOnt for two evenings of Kulay ng Ka/saysay/an: a history +art workshop in a virtual space.
Upcoming events.
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