Kanlungan Filipino Consortium

Join us for the launch of Kanlungan Filipino Consortium’s new report, which reflects on the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the Filipino community and the crucial support provided during the pandemic. This report outlines the experiences of Filipino migrants and frontline workers, and highlights Kanlungan's efforts to deliver policy advocacy, direct support, and services like food for NHS workers, vaccination clinics, and immigration advice. We will be joined by: - Lia Bote, Report Author - Louie Horne, Vice President, Filipino Nurses Association United Kingdom; Chair of Filipino Senior Nurses Alliance - Christanghelo Godino Barde, Campaigns & Advocacy Manager - Kanlungan Staff & Volunteers Please sign up through Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eCT94zbm We look forward to seeing you there!

On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, Kanlungan had the privilege of leading a vital discussion as part of the Royal College of Art's Annual Research Programme on the School of Architecture's?“Spectral Labours: Architecture for Whom?”?series. Our Campaigns and Advocacy Manager, Christanghelo Francisco Godino Barde, grounded the conversation in Marxist Political Economy, highlighting the struggles of Filipino migrants caught between the Philippines' Labour Export Policy and the UK’s Hostile Environment Policy. The discussion was enriched by the powerful testimonies of Filipino Domestic Workers, shared by Phoebe Dimacali, bringing human stories to the forefront of this systemic issue. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the organisers and RCA City Design staff for inviting us to speak. Spaces like these are rare but essential for amplifying the voices of migrant workers and exposing systems of oppression. Together, we continue to build networks of solidarity to win that will fight for the rights of people. #SpectralLabours #ArchitectureForWhom #Migration #WorkersRights #Solidarity #Kanlungan #RCA

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Congratulations to our very own Edgar, Jr. Baylon for completing and passing the OISC Level 1 Assessment! May your success be the first step towards accreditation — and many more fruitful returns. ?

Last night, Kanlungan proudly joined the EU Citizen’s Summit, hosted by?the3million?to stand in solidarity with all migrants in the UK. We represented Filipino-EU migrants affected by Brexit and the EU Settlement Scheme, and supported the manifesto advocating for the rights of every migrant in the UK. Together, we amplify the voices of all who face these challenges. ?

Our congratulations to Tony Vaughan MP for a double historic win! Read on to learn more about the UK's first Filipino-British MP, his plans for change — as well as the community's hopes — as reported by Tinig UK's and our very own Liezel Longboan.

Happening ONLINE tomorrow! Monday, 13 May, 5:00 - 6:30pm GMT Zoom via Eventbrite Migrant Voice is hosting its fifth annual assembly tomorrow, as part of our Status Now 4 All (https://statusnow4all.org/) campaign for the regularisation for all migrant and refugee people in the UK, particularly those victimised by the government’s hostile policies. Join other migrant and refugee rights activists and take part in discussions made even more necessary by the forthcoming general election campaign. Help us further the fight for fair regularisation! Hear from Migrant Voice CEO Nazek Ramadan and poet Lorain Mponela, as well as representatives from the PLATFORM FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS?(PICUM), a leading trade unionist, the?Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants?(JCWI),?Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment?(SSAHE) who will be paneling. Waling Waling, (domestic worker rights campaign),?Birmingham Asylum and Refugee Action?(BARA),?Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group?(CARAG), and the?Filipino Domestic Workers Association - UK and Kanlungan Filipino Consortium will be speaking as well. Attendance is absolutely FREE! Register via the Eventbrite link now and hope to see you then!

We would like to invite everyone to Bayanihan Leicestershire's first ever Barrio Fiesta — happening this 16 June, Sunday, at the Judgemeadow Community College in Leicester! ?? There'll be food and drinks for sale and sampling, live music by Soulm8s, our own Santa Cruzan, as well as the 2024 Little Miss Bayanihan — with celebrity guests Pepita Curtis, Ian Red, and Ate Gurl. ?? Concessionaires are also invited to join. Interested parties, or anyone with queries may contact Jay Tseng at +44 78410 91899, Randy at +44 07360 12888, and Noel at +44 74757 65444.

We're very proud to invite everyone to the launch of our joint report "UK agriculture and care visas: worker exploitation and obstacles to redress"! ?? Sunday, 12 May 2024, 1-4pm ??Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E1 5QJ This event will be an opportunity to come together with other care workers and community members, researchers and charities, to hear about the research, listen to each other's stories, learn from collective experiences, and meet each other over a shared meal. Lunch will be served. Sign up for FREE via Eventbrite https://t.ly/CE0yc We may be able to reimburse travel cost to a limited number of participants from the community. Please contact [email protected] for any questions.

On #MayDay, we honour the hands and hearts of #MigrantWorkers, whose labours aren't always just. Those working in farms often face unfair practices in the workplace, like working without pay or being placed in living accommodations without heating. Carers and nurses often take on the invisible toll of caring for their families while looking after the needs of others. And of course, being employed from the great distance of another country results in the emotional labours of cultural assimilation as well — on top of the labours of being the family's breadwinner. ? And so we strive for the improvement and the enactment of migrants' rights, today and every day, until all labour is recognised as such. Happy #LabourDay to all! ?