Upcoming Events
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Kagat Zine Fair
Kagat Zine Fair will be a gathering of Filipinx/a/o zinesters, makers and artists to share their works and discover others who share the same passion for small scale self-publishing. The fair is organized by Ka Collective to celebrate the one year anniversary of Ka-Artehan, our monthly Filipinx/a/o artist drop in.
Kapwa FMA (Filipino Martial Arts)
The wait is over! Join us for an exciting Filipino Martial Arts workshop in celebration of Filipino Heritage Month! 🇵🇭
Get ready to unleash your inner warrior and celebrate our rich heritage! 💪✨
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Kapwa Movie Nights
Kapwa Movie Nights is back for Filipino Heritage Month!
This initiative by @martinthomasdufresne started last month with Asian Heritage Month, with the goal of presenting films made by Asian and Filipino filmmakers.
This is a way to celebrate the creativity within our community, for our stories deserve to be told and put forward, and to expand our perception of movies beyond the mainstream western media by promoting Asian cinema.
For Filipino Heritage Month this June, we will be screening CLEANERS (2019) directed by Glenn Barit.
Kapwa FMA (Filipino Martial Arts)
The wait is over! Join us for an exciting Filipino Martial Arts workshop in celebration of Filipino Heritage Month! 🇵🇭
Get ready to unleash your inner warrior and celebrate our rich heritage! 💪✨
Kapwa Walk: Chinatown
This months Kapwa Walk will take place in Chinatown.
We are so thrilled to have André Ho, a progressive leader in the Chinese community and member of @cclgbtqplus guiding this months walk!
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Kapwa Movie Nights
Introducing Kapwa MOVIE NIGHTS starting 13.05.2024 and led by @martinthomasdufresne!
For Asian Heritage Month in May as well as Filipino Heritage Month in June, we will showcase two films made by Asian and Filipino filmmakers respectively.
This is a way to celebrate the creativity within our community, for our stories deserve to be told and put forward, and to expand our perception of movies beyond the mainstream western media by promoting Asian cinema.
The film showcased this month will be SAVING FACE (2004) directed by Alice Wu.
Beki Bakla Babae
'Beki, Bakla, Babae' will unpack the intricate history of evolving gender dynamics in the Philippines, including queer and trans resistance and women’s rights during colonial periods and ongoing imperial regimes. Through art and calligraphy, participants will explore the multifaceted experiences of bekis, baklas, and bababes and critically analyze their role in shaping the gender discourse in Philippine society.
This workshop will be facilitated by Pinay Collection and Makulay Atbp. in partnership with Centre Kapwa!
Kapwa Walk: Parc-Ex
This month’s kapwa walk will be taking place in Park Extension aka Park Ex.
WHAT TO EXPECT? A mix of movement, connection and exploring a neighborhood with Kapwa. THE perfect recipe to start your weekend!
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Annual General Assembly
Join us on Saturday, March 23rd, 4pm-8pm, for our Annual General Assembly! We'll be providing annual updates and going through constitutional amendments. We will also be celebrating our 2nd year anniversary! Light snacks and drinks will be served.
Kapwa Walk: NDG
This month’s kapwa walk will be taking place in NDG.
What to expect?
A mix of movement, connection and exploring a neighborhood with Kapwa.
THE perfect recipe to start your weekend!
Dumpling Dialogues: Lumpia
Join us for Dumpling Dialogues, a FREE workshop with Chef Andre Mejia (@eats.by.dre) who will guide us through making lumpia from scratch while we discuss the importance of preserving culture through food with Community Organizer France Stohner (@francestohner).
In collaboration with @centregreene, join these two Filipinx Culture Bearers and learn more about the lumpia, a spring roll that can be deep fried or fresh, with a plethora of combinations for filling.
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective
Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Parc Ex Teach-In
Join us for a teach-in with @briquexbrique x @pymmontreal in Parc Ex.
The panel discussion will be on imperialism, colonialism, and our shared contexts in Canada, South Asia, the Philippines, and Palestine 🇵🇸
Kapwa Walk: Old Montreal
This month’s kapwa walk will be taking place in OLD MONTREAL.
What to expect?
A mix of movement, connection and exploring Old Montreal with Kapwa. The perfect recipe to make winter more fun ❄️
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Kapwa Walk: Little Italy
🇮🇹 This months Kapwa Walk will take place in LITTLE ITALY. Let’s EXPLORE + CONNECT + MOVE…and eat cannoli’s together 😉
All are welcome!
Parol Making Workshop
Have you ever wondered how to make a parol (traditional Filipino holiday lantern)? Well this could be your chance!
Come join us on Friday November 24th @cafeviger as we learn the art of parol making with Deann Louise C. Nardo (@friedchickenvixen).
Book Launch: Reuniting With Strangers
@centrekapwa is excited to host a book launch event on Saturday November 18th for our dear Kapwa Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio for her debut novel, Reuniting with Strangers.
In celebration of the new book, our community is gathering to share readings and conversations with Jennilee.
Moderated by a Concordia undergraduate student Erika Espinosa, the book launch event will also have a question period where community members get to share about their shared immigration experiences in the diaspora.
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Ka-Artehan
Ka-artehan: a monthly Filipinx/a/o artist tambayan with Ka Collective. Whether you call yourself an artist or flirting with the title, come and hang out with other Filipinx/a/o creatives: shoot the shit, talk process or just have some merienda while you meet other people. Kita kits!
Shift Lunch & Learn
We’re honoured to share the stage with The Buckskin Babes Collective - a collective that creates accessible opportunities for urban Indigenous people to connect with land-based traditions such as moosehide tanning, prioritizing intergenerational relationships and knowledge transmission.
The SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation supports existing and emerging social transformation initiatives that unite the efforts of Concordians and their partners with the goal of creating a more just, inclusive, and broadly prosperous Montreal.
Peace Days Closing Ceremony
Peace Days 2023 has been full and so has our season at the garden. On Monday Oct. 2nd, as we contemplate Truth and Reconciliation, please join us at the Roseraie on Parc Jean Drapeau for a Playdate to wrap this season and close Peace Days. On what will be the International Day of Non Violence, we will think about how connecting to the earth can prevent violence. From 5 pm - 8 pm we will begin to close the garden and offer the gift of our annual plants to those who would like to take one home. A gift of the earth to you.
Poetry For Peace
On the occasion of the Peace Days, join @centrekapwa and @therefugeecentre and @journeesdelapaix for a poetry and songwriting workshop for peace.
You will be led through a series of exercises such as left-brain and right-brain processes related to creativity, judgement free writing, and the importance of rest during the creative process.
Facilitated by @fennycristo , an MC, community organizer, and tech professional; and @carousel_cl, a Queer Filipinx writer and educator, get ready to go on artistic adventure as a way to promote peace and prevent violence.