What is it about?
Sadya (sad-YAH, Ilonggo, Cebuano: happy ; sad-YA^, Tagalog: intentional) is a once a month “happily intentional” Filipino conversation practice which aims to be organized from an anti-racist and anti-oppressive, feminist, queer, healing-centred engagement, and decolonization lens. By using the word sadya and the different meanings of the word across Philippine languages, this choice positions the inclusive and contested nationalisms approach of this conversation circle.
Theme: Sports as Resistance and Celebration
Meet your facilitators
Mohamad Bsat(he/him) is a Lebanese, Palestinian and Filipino first generation Canadian. Born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia His family moved here when he was 9 years old. He is a staff lawyer practicing within housing and human rights at the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic (HCLC). As part of his role at the clinic, he is a member of the Anti-racism provincial advisory committee for the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario. Mohamad is a student of abolition and believes deeply in collective liberation.
Mohamad is a passionate runner and cyclist, and is a devout Liverpool fan. His glory achievements are that he once ran the Boston Marathon, went to OFSAA for basketball and acted in two musicals. He has written for a number of publications including CBC, Tempo journal and Like the Wind.
Rev de Ocampo, born and raised in Manila Philippines has been living in Hamilton ON Canada for more than 10 years when he and his family arrived as a landed immigrant back in 2012.
He graduated from Mcmaster University with a Diploma in Business Administration with Management Concentration and actively working as a General Manager for Club Pilates and Lead Administrator for National Energy Inc.
With his past experience working as a Commercial Sales Manager for Telecom, Rev was a former brand ambassador who has appeared in various TV commercials, radio ads and billboards within the Hamilton community and surrounding areas.