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DIWANG PINAY: "Light of the Nation," "Ilaw Ng Bayan"
DIWANG PINAY: Light of the Nation, Ilaw Ng Bayan
Celebrating 25 Years of Filipino Women's Resistance
In a commemoration of Filipino women's struggle, hardships and triumphs, Diwang Pinay's theme is "Light of the Nation, "Ilaw Ng Bayan": Celebrating 25 Years of Filipino Women's Resistance." On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE), a volunteer-run, mass-based women's organization serving the New York City area, will celebrate the history and resistance of Filipino women in an all Filipina and Filipina-American artists' showcase.
Diwang Pinay ("Spirit of the Filipina") is an annual performance and silent auction in New York City showcasing Filipina/ Filipina-American performers, writers, and visual artists. This year's theme, "Ilaw ng Bayan, Light of the Nation," plays with the idea found in the traditional Filipino family where the father is considered the "Haligi ng Tahanan," or the pillar of the home, and the mother is regarded as the "Ilaw ng Tahanan," or the light of the home. The dominion of the woman in Filipino culture is over taking care of the children, keeping a home and being responsible for the radiance of the household. Diwang Pinay hopes to promote the work of Pinay artists everywhere and following the legacies of Gabriela Silang, Lorena Barros and Bullet X Marasigan, this event intends to redefine the "ilaw," the light and radiance that has represented Filipino women for decades
GABRIELA has led the ongoing struggles defending the rights and welfare of Filipinas in the philippines, and FiRE is honored as the only New York chapter of GABRIELA-USA to celebrate 25 years of GABRIELA'S community organizing. Please join us and an international choir of Pinays bridging resistance from the homeland and the migratory diaspora.
http://www.firenyc.org
Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE) is a mass-based women's organization serving New York City and its surrounding areas. We connect the Filipino diaspora to the women's struggle in the Philippines. By bringing woman-born and woman-identified people together, we challenge pervading stereotypes and create self-defined Filipina identities. For more information, please visit http://www.firenyc.org .
We are a proud member organization of GABRIELA-USA, the first overseas chapter of GABRIELA Philippines, with babae in San Francisco and Pinay Sa Seattle in Seattle, WA.
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LocationJudson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
United States
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