Thank you to all the performers, volunteers, vendors, artists, organizers, photographers, and best of all, the audience for making the 7th Annual Diwang Pinay a success! The energy of the evening was magnetic, thanks to all the hard work of all the individuals who was a part of the production in one form or another! Below are links to various photo albums, please feel free to browse them! Babae will be hosting a summer workshop series for educational, political, and leadership development of Filipino women! Interested? Please email info@babaesf.org for more details!      Photos by Anthony Buada e-mail: anthonybuada@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthooony/sets/72157617766066036/ Photos by Mike "Artivista" Luat email: mic1artivista@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/artivista/sets/72157617672384408/ THE 7th ANNUAL PINAY SHOWCASE DIWANG PINAY .... still we rise .... WE HAVE A NEW DATE AND LOCATION!! Sunday, May 3, 2009 4:30pm-5:00pm - Doors open for the Art Gallery 5:00pm- Show starts! Location: Bayanihan Community Center 1010 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94103 $7-$10 sliding scale $5 for youth 10-17 years old w. a student ID FREE for children 10 yrs and under  More info coming soon! Check back frequently! What is Diwang Pinay? Diwang Pinay ("Spirit of the Filipina") is an annual performance and silent auction showcasing Filipina/ Filipina-American performers, writers, and artists. Diwang Pinay promotes the work of Pinay artists everywhere and represents the expanding cultural backbone of the Filipina diaspora. This event is one of the few venues solely dedicated to providing Filipinas and Filipina-Americans a platform to display their triumphs and struggles through art, linking history to the narrative of today's Pinay. Diwang Pinay is a space and platform to talk about pinay issues, celebrate pinay successes, and empower ourselves in the process! What can I expect at this event? You can expect a range of performances from talented pinays from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, like singing, dancing, guerilla theatre, poetry, film, and more! There will also be an art gallery showcasing artwork by Filipina women done in different mediums! Expect some good energy, a lot of empowering material, and a smile on your face by the end of the night :). This is a family event, so bring yourself, your parents, your children, your grandparents, cousings, homies, and whoever! What is the theme this year? This year’s celebration is themed “Still We Rise,” highlighting the Filipina’s fighting spirit to rise above adversity. With a global economic crisis impacting our communities, especially immigrant working families, and a system that continues to see women as second class citizens, Filipinas wage a battle every day to provide for their families and live with dignity. Transcending beyond their everyday struggles, Filipino women build resistance with a fervor that can be traced back to the legacy of historic women like Gabriela Silang and Tandang Sora. The evening is also in dedication to the 25th Anniversary of GABRIELA Philippines, a grassroots alliance of over 200 women’s organizations in the Philippines that has been at the forefront of fighting for women’s rights since its conception. Who are the organizers of this event? This event is organized by the women of Babae San Francisco, and the Women's Committee of the League of Filipino Students, SFSU!
Babae - San Francisco (Tagalog for "woman") is a women's organization that serves to address the rights and welfare of Filipinas in the San Francisco Bay Area. We strive to learn about our history and culture in the Philippines and how it connects to our conditions as Filipinas in the United States. We mobilize and organize around Pinay issues to strengthen our legacy as empowered Filipina women in solidarity with National Democracy in the Philippines and international women's emancipation. For more information, please email info@babaesf.org
or check out http://babaesf.org League of Filipino Students
focuses to deepen our understanding of the concrete connections between
Filipinos in the United States and in the Homeland by studying and
propagating the rich and proud revolutionary heritage of our People's
continuing struggle for liberation and National Democracy. We take it
upon ourselves as youth and students to renew our Filipino culture and
history, define our present situation as Filipinos all over the world,
come to a proper understanding of how to remedy our current condition,
and take action.
For more information, please email lfs.sfsu@gmail.com
or check out http://myspace.com/leagueoffilipinostudents |
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