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2.02.2010

factsheet: activism is not a crime


Bay Area friends! The Manilatown Heritage Foundation, along with BAYAN USA, will be having an opening reception for Factsheet: Activism is Not a Crime, an exhibition of 30 posters by artists in the U.S. and the Philippines about human rights violations in the Philippines. It opens this Saturday, February 6 at the I-Hotel Maniltown Center in San Francisco. Here are some details:
Manilatown Heritage Foundation Presents

FACTSHEET
Activism is NOT a Crime

February 6 - April 24, 2010

An exhibition of 30 posters by artists in the u.S. and the Philippines about human rights violations in the Philippines.

Opening reception: Saturday, February 6, 4-6 PM
Live performances & special guest, Marie Hilo from KARAPATAN, a human rights organization in the Philippines.
Free, donations appreciated.

Film & Discussion: Saturday, March 27, 4-6 PM
Film shorts about human rights in the Philippines from the Southern Tagalog Exposure, followed by a panel discussion with Bay Area community organizers.
$5-10, no one turned away for lack of funds

Closing Reception: Saturday, April 24, 4-6 PM
Free, donations appreciated
The exhibition opens this weekend and runs through April 24. In addition to the Opening Reception, which features special guest speaker Marie Hilo, there will be a short film screening and discussion on March 27. For more information about Factsheet, go here.