| KBC created a Liberation Jeepney to embody creative resistance and community-engaged art. We shared our prototype at the Trans March and plan to develop this project. We were inspired by the vibrant Philippine Jeepney currently at risk of being phased out. Learn more |  |
 Kwentong Bayan Collective is excited to support the book launch and celebration of Dr. Ethel Tungohan's Care Activism - Migrant Domestic Workers, Movement-Building, and Communities of Care. We will present an interactive performance that affirms the history of activism and leadership by migrant care workers in Canada. There will be guest speakers and snacks prepared by Kanto by Tita Flips. Please join us!
November 8, 2023 7:00 PM Another Story Bookshop  Beginning in October 2023, KBC has partnered with The 519 to program Circle of Care, a monthly grief support group for the 2SLGBTQIA+ BIPOC community. KBC facilitates art activities that encourage self-awareness through creative expression, including visual art, music and embodied movement. Participants explore their personal experiences with grief and the impact of global events on our collective mental health. This is an ongoing group.
 In May 2023, Kwentong Bayan Collective participated in a Careworkers Retreat in Vancouver, B.C. organized by Caregiver Connections Education and Support Organization (CCESO) and the Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregivers Rights (CDWCR).
Our newest collective member, Melanya Liwanag Aguila joined us and facilitated embodied movement-based activities that highlighted the value of care work. While care workers recognized the wins of the campaign for Status for All, over four decades, they are determined to strengthen and sustain their commitment to fight for the rights of all migrant workers.
 Panagawid is a short komik in colour by Althea Balmes Panagawid - a new komik by Althea Balmes launches at TCAF!
“Feeling depleted and lost in the city, Tala finally connects with her ancestors who takes her on a journey of spirit retrieval. Inspired by the Ilocano soul retrieval practice.” Althea will be reading Panagawid this Saturday April 29th at TCAF - the Toronto Comics Festival. Please drop by and pick up a copy: PWYC $10 min. April 29th, 2023 3:00 PM EST Toronto Reference Library 798 Yonge St., Discussion Room (3rd floor) Free event
 Kwentong Bayan Collective at the Faith and Fortune exhibit (AGO). Photo credit: Melanya Liwanag Aguila. Kwentong Bayan Collective member Althea Balmes contributed to the Exhibition Audio guide for Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire.
Her piece is entitled "The Philippines" and it accompanies a map of the country that is presented askew for a reason. Faith and Fortune - 14 The Philippines and the entire audio guide can be heard here: https://ago.ca/exhibitions/faith-and-fortune-art-across-global-spanish-empire The exhibition runs from June 8 to Oct 10, 2022 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. |
