Pluma Writers’ Collective – A collective of Filipinx-Canadian writers whose work spans genres and generations.

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So proud to share this opportunity for Sunday’s

So proud to share this opportunity for Sunday’s free cartoon workshop by our very own Eric Tigley!

#Repost @erctigz with @get_repost

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😁Spread the word. FREE Cartooning/Art classes for youth in the Black Creek Area over ZOOM.😁
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For over ten years I used to teach cartooning for after school and weekend programming in the City of Toronto. Since the pandemic is keeping us indoors I figured why not do it again. With the help of @yetiartsorg I can not only teach you for free, but I can also reward you with an honorarium if you complete the 6 class program. If you know a youth in the Black Creek area that wants to grow their artistic abilities, please share this with them.
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Please spread the word:
@thespotyouthcentre
@blackcreekchc
@janefinchcentre
@glowskids
@janefinchmall
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Tonight! Tune in for Pluma’s own @rachelsaurusc

Tonight! Tune in for Pluma’s own @rachelsauruscrankthatfocus and a host of amazing artists✨
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Reposted from @pinoysonparliament Every year, we set out to celebrate the Arts through an evening of enticing performances and this year is no exception! Check out the ever-talented special guests we have lined up for our Talent Showcase who are storming the scene not only across Canada but also internationally.

Tune into our 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 on Friday, February 19 starting at 8:00PM EST. It is open to the public!

Set a reminder and check out the 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨!

✨ Please note, we have 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 spread throughout the showcase but 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦!

#POPBayanihan21 #POP2021 #virtualconference #talentshowcase

Happening tonight: Pinoys on Parliament’s Philip

Happening tonight: Pinoys on Parliament’s Philippine Cuisine workshop with our very own Nastasha Alli of @exploringfilipinokitchens!

Much love to @pinoysonparliament for shining so many spotlights on the Fil-Can community all week! Workshop is at 7pm EST; register at https://pinoysonparliament.com/speakers-3/ 👋🏽

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Repost from @pinoysonparliament:

The topic on Philippine Cuisine will be led by Toronto-based for writer and podcast host of “Exploring Filipino Kitchens,” Nastasha Alli. She received the Food Sustainability Media Award from the Thomson Reuters Foundation for her article on how the climate crisis is affecting breakfast in the Philippines.

For the full information about Nastasha Alli, please check our website. Link in bio!

#POP2021Bayanihan #POPSpeakerSeries #virtualconference

On Sunday Feb. 21, @memoirsofajaisa will be on a

On Sunday Feb. 21, @memoirsofajaisa will be on a @pinoysonparliament panel called "From Lineage to Legacy". It will be an exciting week ahead for youth delegates attending #POPBayanihan21. We're so glad and thankful to have our Pluma family be a part of this event!♥️
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Reposted from @pinoysonparliament Mabuhay! Presenting our next four workshops available to join during POP21! Delegates will have the choice of attending 2 workshops throughout the conference.

Description about the workshops will be in the IG Stories and the full bios of the facilitators will be found on our website! Link in bio!

Keep an eye out for more to be revealed!

Thank you to our partners PCC and @youthactionnow

#POP21 #POPBayanihan21 #POPWorkshops #virtualconference #YouthActionNow #YouthInOttawa

We're looking forward to Feb. 15th! Pluma members

We're looking forward to Feb. 15th! Pluma members Alia Rasul, Motzie Dapul and Yves Lamson are going to talk about folklore, Philippine-style. Follow @pinoysonparliament for updates! 🇵🇭 🇨🇦
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Reposted from @pinoysonparliament Introducing 3 of the speakers in this year’s Speaker Series on the topic of Philippine Folklore!

Alia Ceniza Rasul is an artist and producer dedicated to telling stories about the Filipin* diaspora. She is also a member of the Tita Collective, an award-winning sisterhood of Filipina theatre artists, and project manager at Bespoke Collective, a creative consultancy in Toronto.

Yves Lamson is a first-generation Filipino-Canadian, as well as a writer and member of the Pluma Collective, a group of young Filipino-Canadian writers who are spearheading a literary movement based on the “adventures” of being a Filipino in a multicultural Canadian society.

Motzie Dapul is a queer first-generation Pinay animator, artist, and writer bringing Filipino and LGBTQ+ themed stories to global audiences, primarily through genre stories such as fantasy/mythology, sci-fi, horror, and romance.

For more information about our 3 folklore speakers, please check out our website. Link in bio!

#POPBayanihan21 #POPSpeakerSeries #virtualconference

For today’s #pluma Christmas recommendations, he

For today’s #pluma Christmas recommendations, here's a comic book to shake things up written by our pink-haired author Rachel Evangeline Chiong (@rachelsauruscrankthatfocus ) and illustrated by Sven (@svencomicsart ).

”Many creation stories begin when light brings life to a sea of darkness. But what if it happened the other way around?"

‘Dark Magic’ (2019) adapts the poem of the same name, and is available as a 29-page comic both digitally and in print, measuring at 5″ square. Swipe for some of the gorgeous illustrations, why would I put it into words when you can witness it for yourself?

Order from our good friends at @thebeguiling or nab a copy on Sven's website. (✿◠‿◠)

pic cr: @stef_mlad

#plumawrites #filipinocanadian #filcan #thebeguiling #shopindie

For today’s #Pluma Christmas recommendations, he

For today’s #Pluma Christmas recommendations, here’s a new anthology with work by our very own Jennilee Austria! (@jennilee_a)

Published by Guernica Editions, Changing the Face of Canadian Literature: A Diverse Canadian Anthology also features contributions from diverse writers including Doretta Lau, Ayelet Tsabari, Jael Richardson, Kaie Kellough, Doyali Islam and more.

And edited by Bermuda-born, Toronto-based spoken word artist, former slam poet, musician, and author Dane Swan, this anthology showcases a special collection of writers he identified as community leaders:

"When I first started putting this anthology together, one of the things that I wanted to do was make sure that the first group of people that I reached out to were actually involved in their communities. I didn't want to get a random person because they came from a certain background. I wanted people who were heavily involved.”

Shout-out to #FilipinoTalks!

If you’re looking for stories and poems about race, ethnicity, and identity by diverse Canadian writers and community leaders, check this out at @guernicaeditions and at your favourite Canadian bookstores!

#PlumaWrites #FilipinoCanadian #FilCan #WeNeedDiverseBooks #FilipinoAuthors #PlumaCollective

✨ CULTIVATING CARE IN THE FILIPINO DIASPORA ✨⠀
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So excited to share this very special writing workshop from Pluma member and @livinghyphen founder @justineabigail in partnership with the North York Community House @nychonline specifically for Filipino caregivers, nurses, personal support workers, and essential workers - link in bio! ⠀
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Cultivating Care is a writing and storytelling workshop series that explores what it means to live in between cultures, peoples, and places as part of a diaspora and what it means to give and receive care from afar during a global pandemic.⠀
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All attendees will be provided with an honorarium for their participation. ⠀
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No writing experience necessary. Attendees should be ready to share their written work out loud. Register in my link in bio!⠀
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Registration is now full for the December 10 session but PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST because if there is enough interest, @nychonline + @livinghyphen will work to bring another session. ⠀
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Pwede rin mag sulat at mag salita sa Tagalog kung mas comportable para sa iyo. Marunong mag Inglis at mag Tagalog yung tagapagturo. The workshop facilitator is fluent in both English and Tagalog. (That’s @justineabigail!)

Hey everyone! It’s your Pluma sista @memoirsofaj

Hey everyone! It’s your Pluma sista @memoirsofajaisa here & I’m excited to finally take over the plumawrites account for today.

It’s taken a while for me to share on here because I’ve been busy learning how to be a mother to my 8 month old named Jasper. Before he was born I actually considered my first baby to be my first published book, holding off any family planning until my manuscript was submitted to my editor.

That’s my book under the xmas tree & yes I already have wrapped gifts underneath it. In fact, all my xmas shopping is done! Because what else is one to do while her baby is asleep on her but shop online? 😂

Now I’ll assume that some of you still have a few folks on your gift list, right? If so, then if anyone on that list is interested in the journey of healing and the practices of mindfulness, self-compassion, energy medicine &/or shamanism, then consider sharing my book with them!

“Purpose In Paralysis: From Chronic Pain to Universal Gain” is available on Amazon but if you’d like me to sign it & write a personalized message then send me a DM @memoirsofajaisa.

If not my book, then do consider any of the other amazing books by our Pluma Writes authors. Because wouldn’t it be great to get more pin@y authors under everyone’s xmas trees this year?🎄

Super proud of our very own Shirley Camia! For Win

Super proud of our very own Shirley Camia! For Winnipeg Words, @winnipegartscouncil is featuring her poetry at Harvey Smith Library, just a few blocks from where she grew up.

This poem is from her latest collection, Mercy, available from @turnstone_press. Link in bio!

⛈️Benevolent Assimilation- it's such a twisted

⛈️Benevolent Assimilation- it's such a twisted concept. Look up some interesting quotes from Senator Beverage and President McKinley.
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It's really a jumble of ideas. There was no real sketch or plan, I just creatively threw up on a canvas with brushes and markers. The itch took a while to develop though. It began when I was confronted by a slew of information while working at the @kapisanan centre. I worked there with some inspiring people like Alex, Myk, and Caroline, and together we tried to develop an arts based history class. The exposure to a number of great resources was eye opening, especially, The Forbidden Book. The page that I added to this post struck me like a lightning bolt. As immersed as I was in our culture... And as the picture shows, I participated in Sinulog dances as a kid, banging my sword while two stepping around an idol... I will always have this part of me that was intentionally washed out. And who did the most scrubbing? Well I guess we all have our opinions, either or what are we going to do about it now? I can't speak for you, but I have alot more pages to add to my activity book.

🌴So in 2018, I put out a Philippine Islands Act

🌴So in 2018, I put out a Philippine Islands Activity Book.🌴
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Now I want to make it clear, I am far from an expert and do not propose to carry myself as one. What I am is someone who grew up with an idea of my culture but not really knowing it.
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Sure, I knew that LapuLapu was a hero and that Marcos was a villain, but I also knew that I would NEVER have the same connection to my heritage the way my parents did. And at the end of the day, should I even care? Recognizing the disconnect I decided to search for myself and was inspired by the artist depicted in this painting. As a visual artist I like to express myself in multiple ways so after almost a decade of not painting, I created the art piece you see here. I was so inspired by #apowhangod that I wanted to include this amazing artist in the book. If you swipe all the way to the right, you'll even see the page.
The thing is.. I didn't include it. Why not? It's hard to explain.
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The tribes in the Philippine islands are unique and integral to our history. In fact I think their recognition is one of the most important points in knowing our history. In including this page, I didn't think I was doing the Kalinga people justice. Maybe one day. In the end, I know there is so much more that I have to learn. - @erctigz

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