An INVITATION: A photo exhibit celebrating people of Filipino heritage

 
By Ben Corpuz
Toronto-Canada
June 7, 2019
 


LARAWAN - Celebrate. Inspire. Unite.

The Philippine Advancement through Arts and Culture (PATAC) invites you to its  2019 community project“LARAWAN”, a photo exhibit to be displayed in various locations in Toronto as part of the series of events to celebrate The Filipino Heritage Month.

PATAC was involved in initiating the movement to declare June as a Filipino Heritage Month. We are

therefore proud to celebrate the Filipino Heritage Month this June 2019, with the theme, ‘Celebrate.

Inspire. Unite.’ As part of the month-long celebration, we have selected stories from our community,

across generations, to inspire our young generations, motivate them to improve their lives and make a

positive contribution in Canada.

The Filipino Canadian community is now ranked among the largest immigrant populations in

Canada; approximately 830,000 with Filipino Heritage reside throughout the country and over 300,000

are in the Greater Toronto Area alone. Majority of the Filipinos in the province of Ontario population

are workers in different sectors, including those in precarious working conditions.

Despite its large population, the Filipino community lacks visibility and representation at all levels of government, in media, in labour and various sectors.  Our photo exhibit, LARAWAN (which means portrait) honours individuals of Filipino Heritage whose work and story inspires our community and highlights their positive contributions to our new home, Toronto.  We hope these portraits provide good role models for our young people to emulate and encourage them to be leaders in their chosen fields.

Come and join us at our photo exhibit in the following locations:

 

PATAC (Philippine Advancement Through Arts and Culture) is a federally registered network of allied organizations that believes that art is a potent instrument in reaching out and inspiring people to act and change their life, community and globally. It aims to promote an understanding of the Philippines,its people and the current issues that face them and to advocate and mobilize people to change their plight.

For inquiries, please contact:

Paulina Corpuz, President, Philippine Advancement through Arts and Culture

Proponent, Filipino Heritage Month, 2017 City of Toronto

Tel 416-320-8703 | www.patac.ca