Grief and rage for Ina Nasino and Baby River
Featuring artworks inspired by the plight and struggle of political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino and her daughter Baby River.
Grief and rage for Ina Nasino and Baby River
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Artists give voice to the poor’s woes during quarantine
Artists give voice to the poor’s woes during quarantine
The songs try to "capture the struggles of poor communities in the Philippines subjected to their government's Enhanced Community Quarantine rules."
A conversation on ‘Filipinx’ and its vicissitudes
A conversation on ‘Filipinx’ and its vicissitudes
Does it invigorate or paralyze movements for racial equality? More important, does it subordinate the struggle for genuine national sovereignty to the paramount goal of gender-neutrality? Does it obscure the asymmetry between the imperial hegemonic United States and its virtual neocolony, the Philippines? To push further, which cause would advance a systemic solution to racist, sexist global capitalism?
Online confab on historical revisionism slated 3rd week of September
Online confab on historical revisionism slated 3rd week of September
The conference aims to deepen the discourse about the martial law years and correct the twisted narratives being perpetrated by groups who want Filipinos to forget those dark years in the nation's history.
Pinoy woke artists sing of tyranny, rage and hope
Pinoy woke artists sing of tyranny, rage and hope
Artists have up their collaboration to turn out music videos that have become a powerful tool for awakening and raising the people’s consciousness. The visuals sure do aid the music and the lyrics come for easy retention. The internet affords the listeners to revisit the videos anytime and share it to others, much more so in this pandemic where online connectivity has become the norm.
Review of ‘Aswang’ | The worst monsters prey on the poor
Review of ‘Aswang’ | The worst monsters prey on the poor
The unfortunate death of Kian and many others tell us that the Oplan Tokhang is real and its masterminds are very much alive today. These monsters have created a nation of orphaned children and killed their dreams. These are the same blood-thirsty monsters who creep into the night, whose only real weapons are inflicting fear and terror.
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Activism hits BTS fandom
Activism hits BTS fandom
Fast track this to the current Duterte regime and the Filipino artists, in the mainstream or alternative circles, continue to fight for causes, even at the risk of being red-tagged and branded a “terrorist”. They have lent their names and influence and, whenever necessary, appeared in media or in crowds to fight for democracy and justice, very recently against the so-called Anti-Terrorism Bill which could be worse than martial law. In a way they have become idols of resistance, raising the awareness of their fans and encouraging them to fight for their own rights as citizens.
Ethno-epic musical play Lam-Ang to stream online
Ethno-epic musical play Lam-Ang to stream online
Lam-Ang will be available for streaming along with the steampunk musical Mabining Mandirigma; celebrated Filipino translation of Shakespeare classics Coriolano, Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-Araw , and Der Kaufmann; and the hit children’s musical Sandosenang Sapatos.
‘Magiting’ | Filipino artists pay tribute to frontliners
‘Magiting’ | Filipino artists pay tribute to frontliners
About 50 musicians both here and abroad collaborated under the umbrella of Musika Publiko to produce "Magiting."
Harassment against detained Cebu artist continues
Harassment against detained Cebu artist continues
Not contented with her detention, social media users deemed as paid trolls continue to attack Maria Victoria Beltran.
Artists, cultural workers call for immediate assistance amid lockdown
Artists, cultural workers call for immediate assistance amid lockdown
“Let us value the life of each cultural worker affected by this crisis. What we need is immediate response toward the realization of our collective well being, right to health, and freedom to create and speak up.”
Babangon Tayo, a song for frontliners and Filipino people
Babangon Tayo, a song for frontliners and Filipino people
An original composition of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Film and fascism: Notes on the first Cinema Kritika
Film and fascism: Notes on the first Cinema Kritika
That violence is normal and impunity inevitable, the very things we fought against during the first People Power uprising, are the same things this regime wants to make acceptable through Misyon, Bato, Children, and Mindanao so it could justify the Drug War and the Martial Law.
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