Wed, Jun 24
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Color & Compassion
Silayan Filipina will host discussion on solidarity, compassion for black lives and colorism within community. "A Conversation about Identity and how we relate to others"
Time & Location
Jun 24, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
https://sfcolorcompassion.eventbrite.com
About the Event
We will engage in discussion through cross comparative work, conversation, guided discussion on possible educational pieces: Philippine American war, David Fagen, Immigration Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Advocacy (How Black leaders helped pass the law allowing most of us to immigrate here).
Conversation topics:
-Self Identity
-Colorism
-Comments from Filipino relatives
-Addressing how anti-blackness becomes internalized
-How this affects our own self worth
-How it affects the empathy and compassion we have for others
Kirin Macapugay, MSW, Professor, San Diego City College, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Islander Community Actions
Joy DeGuzman, Silayan Filipina Executive Director
Anne Bautista, Silayan Filipina President, Access SAVE Legal Program Director
Carolyne Ouya, Silayan Filipina Director of Education, Access SAVE Legal Advocate, Youth Outreach/Executive Coach
Jackie Cuevas, Access Legal Advocate/Latina/Indigenous Victim Advocate