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Filipino Film Series for Asian Heritage Month

By caromango | Published: April 23, 2012

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Toronto Public Library in community partnership with KAPISANAN and Mavshack presents

FILIPINO FILM SERIES

Posted in Events | Tagged Anne Curtis, Asian Heritage Month, Baler, Chito Rono, Emir, filipino cinema, filipino films, filipino-canadian film, Francheska Farr, Jericho Rosales, Lolo's Child, Mark Meily, Prison Dancer, Romeo Candido, viva films | 1 Comment

New-Gen Filipino Entrepreneurs – April Aliermo 101: How to Make Business Out of Play

By Diane Guison | Published: May 16, 2012

New-Gen Filipino Entrepreneurs is a feature series that will spotlight young Filipino-Canadian entrepreneurs, and their respective businesses in Toronto. Explore and be inspired by these Filipino go-getters in our community!

Get to know April Aliermo and her experience on how she made business out of play through co-directing Bellwoods Playschool.

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April Aliermo at the first Daps Revue Show in Toronto. Photo by Jennai Bundock

As the bass player for Toronto indie music darlings Hooded Fang, April is also a member of punk outfit tonkapuma and the electro-pop trio Phèdre (who are all under Daps Records, the music label she co-founded with Daniel Lee). When she’s not being a rock star, she co-directs a creative-based playschool and an all-ages series. Get to know April Aliermo and you’ll come to see that play is the highest form of research.

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Leah Gold is my business partner. We are entering our third year! We incorporated as a non-profit in the Fall of 2010 and have an amazing board of directors. The staff is made up of working artists and musicians. They all work part-time with the kids and still have time for their artistic endeavours. This amazing team of people really makes the program by immersing the kids in arts and culture all around the city. The kids are pretty rad too.

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The Scene: Gawad Kalinga Global Summit in Toronto

By caromango | Published: May 8, 2012

Be prepared to be transformed!

Have you been thinking about going to the homeland to do things other than loiter on the beach? You can start your journey of discovery at the Gawad Kalinga Global Summit in Toronto this coming June 8-9 at the Allstream Centre on the CNE grounds.

The goals of the Gawad Kalinga Global Summit are:

To share with other communities the Gawad Kalinga template of caring and sharing to restore human dignity as a solution to end poverty
To inspire and engage young people (ages 18-34) to volunteer and make a difference in their communities
To showcase how Gawad Kalinga Center for Social Innovation and the Enchanted Farm have become the platform for social enterprises to create sustainability for our GK communities

Posted in The Scene | Tagged Bayani Challenge, Center for Social Innovation, CSI, Enchanted Farm, filipina, filipino, filipino community, Filipino-Canadian, Filipinos in Toronto, Gawad kalinga Global Summit in Toronto, GK Plenary Sessions June 9, GK Village, Kapisanan, kapisanan philippine centre for arts & culture, Philippines, Ryan Cayabyab concert June 8, social enterprise in the Philippines, sustainable community building, youth | Leave a comment

Position Available @ Kapisanan: Marketing & Communications Intern

By kat estacio | Published: May 1, 2012

Promo materials for events, programs & fundraisers at Kapisanan

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP @ KAPISANAN

REPORTS TO: Kapisanan Staff: Executive Director, and Operations & Marketing Co-ordinator

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Kapisanan is seeking interns for its Marketing and Communications team. Interns will play a key role in the overall public relations efforts of Kapisanan. The Marketing and Communications Internship provides a learning experience during which interns participate in all aspects of planning and coordinating marketing, promotions, and outreach for all Kapisanan programming, events, and projects. During this program you will have an opportunity to gain experience in the field and enhance your skills while working under the direction of professional mentors.

This is a great opportunity for you to gain invaluable experience in marketing with a vibrant and growing organization!

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Position Available @ Kapisanan: Event Planning Intern

By kat estacio | Published: May 1, 2012

CLUTCH Vol.4 Opening Reception of B R U H A, just one of the events at the K

EVENT PLANNING INTERNSHIP @ KAPISANAN

REPORTS TO: Kapisanan Staff: Executive Director, and Operations & Marketing Co-ordinator

EVENT PLANNING INTERN(s) will be working along side the Marketing and Communications Intern, the KAPISANAN Outreach Committee, and the KAPISANAN Video Production Team

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

KAPISANAN is seeking intern(s) for its Event Planning Team. The Event Planning Internship provides a learning experience during which interns participate in all aspects of planning, coordinating, and mounting all KAPISANAN public events. Interns will play a key role in the planning of KAPISANAN’s signature and community-partnered events.

We have several HUGE events planned in the next few months, which are attended by an average of 200-250 people each. During this program you will have an opportunity to gain experience in the field and enhance your skills while working under the direction of professional mentors. This is a great opportunity for you to gain invaluable experience in Event Planning with a vibrant and growing professional organization!

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7th Annual KULTURA Festival: Visual Art Exhibit Call Out

By caromango | Published: April 27, 2012

Jeepney - an interactive piece by Eric Quebral KULTURA 2011, "Ka"

This is a call out for proposal submissions for individual artists or collectives to submit NEW work to be part of the KAPISANAN’s 7th KULTURA Filipino Arts Festival slated to open Friday August 17, 2012.

Proposals must include work that will be part of the KAPISANAN gallery in Kensington Market AND/OR part of KAPISANAN’s website virtual gallery.

The curatorial theme for KULTURA 2012 exhibit will be Pamahiin/Ritual. This exhibit will explore the imprint of Filipino superstition and rituals around them. These ‘superstitions’ or beliefs [often familial or regional in origin] still live in our everyday experiences as Filipino-Canadians. Beyond literal images of the duende (dwarf or mischievous elf), or a pamahiin* when travelling at night, the new works selected in this exhibit will look to decipher these cultural signifiers, and the adaptations of meaning that re-surface generation after generation.