Binnadang-Migrante
invites you toThe 4th year CORDILLERA DAY celebration in Toronto, Canada
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, UNITE! DEFEND OUR LIFE, RIGHTS and LIVELIHOOD.
April 21, 2012
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
HOLY ROSARY Parish Hall on St. Clair West (just east of Bathurst St.)
Binnadang-Migrante is a newly-formed organization in Canada of indigenous migrants from the Cordillera in Northern Philippines, advocating for the assertion of rights as migrants and actively engaged in the struggle of the indigenous peoples in the Cordillera for self determination and the Filipino people’s struggle for genuine freedom and democracy.
Committed to these principles, Binnadang has adopted and spearheaded the annual celebration of Cordillera Day here in Toronto since last year. Cordillera Day has been celebrated every year on the 24th of April for 28 years since the assassination of Maclling Dulag, a respected pangat (tribal chieftain) who bravely opposed the World Bank-supported Chico Dam Project of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. This intensified the struggle of the Kalinga and Bontoc tribe for the defense of their land and resources. Cordillera day is at once a commemoration of the historical struggle of the indigenous peoples of the Cordillera for the defense of their ancestral domain and their right to self determination, as it is an occasion to strengthen the unity among the different indigenous groups of the Cordillera and build solidarity with other indigenous peoples, sectors and other nationalities for social justice, freedom and democracy.
For inquiries and confirmation, please call any of the following:
Jenny Owatan: 416-877-5725
Bridge Cosme Dang-ay: 647-740-4175
Geralda Cobsilen: 647-898-7531
Marivic Kalagui: 647-894-1270
Anabelle Fuchay: 416-275-7164
Nellie Angagca: 705-984-6536
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