Crystal
@cris-l.bsky.social
Communications Manager @swan-vancouver.bsky.social #RightsNotRescue
“Aquino says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of staff Trevor Ford made — depending on your perspective — a request or demand.
‘We needed to issue a statement apologizing to the mayor,” said Aquino. “We needed to not only retract, but to apologize.’”
‘We needed to issue a statement apologizing to the mayor,” said Aquino. “We needed to not only retract, but to apologize.’”
“Filipino B.C. had been meeting every quarter with city council and had their own dreams of a cultural centre. But by all accounts, the relationship turned sour around the period when they criticized the city’s proposed benefit concert at Rogers Arena…” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The messy politics behind the battle for a Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver | CBC News
Vancouver council will vote on whether to work with a new non-profit, the Filipino Legacy Society, to fast-track approval and development of a cultural centre on a piece of land at Main Street and Eas...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Aquino says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of staff Trevor Ford made — depending on your perspective — a request or demand.
‘We needed to issue a statement apologizing to the mayor,” said Aquino. “We needed to not only retract, but to apologize.’”
‘We needed to issue a statement apologizing to the mayor,” said Aquino. “We needed to not only retract, but to apologize.’”
“Filipino B.C. had been meeting every quarter with city council and had their own dreams of a cultural centre. But by all accounts, the relationship turned sour around the period when they criticized the city’s proposed benefit concert at Rogers Arena…” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The messy politics behind the battle for a Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver | CBC News
Vancouver council will vote on whether to work with a new non-profit, the Filipino Legacy Society, to fast-track approval and development of a cultural centre on a piece of land at Main Street and Eas...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“Filipino B.C. had been meeting every quarter with city council and had their own dreams of a cultural centre. But by all accounts, the relationship turned sour around the period when they criticized the city’s proposed benefit concert at Rogers Arena…” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This #GivingTuesday, support Healthcare Without Fear, our campaign to raise $10,000 for SWAN’s safe, confidential, and language-accessible healthcare access programs. Donate today: swanvancouver.ca/donate
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This #GivingTuesday, support Healthcare Without Fear, our campaign to raise $10,000 for SWAN’s safe, confidential, and language-accessible healthcare access programs. Donate today: swanvancouver.ca/donate
Leave Britney alone!
one of the more unexpected Vancouver political alliances has been NDP MLA Mable Elmore repeatedly posting pictures of Ken Sim and asking people to stop criticizing him
can't really think of a comparable in recent history, and shows the messy dynamics of the Filipino cultural centre debate
can't really think of a comparable in recent history, and shows the messy dynamics of the Filipino cultural centre debate
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Leave Britney alone!
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SWAN Vancouver has launched mobile STBBI testing in partnership with the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre (VIDC). As an alternative to in-person visits to clinics, our staff collect samples at women's workplaces, transport them for testing, and work with our partner clinic for follow-up.
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
SWAN Vancouver has launched mobile STBBI testing in partnership with the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre (VIDC). As an alternative to in-person visits to clinics, our staff collect samples at women's workplaces, transport them for testing, and work with our partner clinic for follow-up.
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Your gift goes twice as far this #GivingTuesday! For the second year, Blackbird Fabrics is matching donations up to $1,000 to our "Healthcare Without Fear" campaign — supporting healthcare access designed to protect im/migrant sex workers’ safety and privacy. swanvancouver.ca/donate/
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Your gift goes twice as far this #GivingTuesday! For the second year, Blackbird Fabrics is matching donations up to $1,000 to our "Healthcare Without Fear" campaign — supporting healthcare access designed to protect im/migrant sex workers’ safety and privacy. swanvancouver.ca/donate/
“To build something worthy of our community, any proposal brought forward in our name must be grounded in transparency, sound planning, and accountability.“ filipinobc.com/fbc-news/202...
An Open Letter to the Filipino Community in British Columbia — Filipino BC
From RJ Aquino, Chair - Filipino BC NOVEMBER 14, 2025 My dear community, For many years, Filipino BC has believed that our community deserves more than temporary spaces and improvised solutions. ...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“To build something worthy of our community, any proposal brought forward in our name must be grounded in transparency, sound planning, and accountability.“ filipinobc.com/fbc-news/202...
“Court records show that the property at 1940 Main is tied up by two separate foreclosure proceedings initiated by lenders.
In one case, Reyes and his companies were ordered last month by the B.C. Supreme Court to pay $2.7 million to a lender called MIB Enterprises after defaulting.”
In one case, Reyes and his companies were ordered last month by the B.C. Supreme Court to pay $2.7 million to a lender called MIB Enterprises after defaulting.”
'Red flags': Disagreement erupts over Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for Filipino cultural centre vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Court records show that the property at 1940 Main is tied up by two separate foreclosure proceedings initiated by lenders.
In one case, Reyes and his companies were ordered last month by the B.C. Supreme Court to pay $2.7 million to a lender called MIB Enterprises after defaulting.”
In one case, Reyes and his companies were ordered last month by the B.C. Supreme Court to pay $2.7 million to a lender called MIB Enterprises after defaulting.”
Reporters dropped the "sex slave" narrative while covering the Boston brothel sting, and Journalism Professor Elizabeth Nolan Brown says it finally cleared the air for the public to ask, What's the point? reason.com/2025/04/09/c...
Cambridge brothel case: What's the point?
Massachusetts is in the midst of prosecuting people who patronized a fancy sex business near Harvard University. But what's the point?
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August 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reporters dropped the "sex slave" narrative while covering the Boston brothel sting, and Journalism Professor Elizabeth Nolan Brown says it finally cleared the air for the public to ask, What's the point? reason.com/2025/04/09/c...
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How do Canada’s sex work and immigration laws affect massage parlour workers? Im/migrant women who are simply trying to earn a living face arrest, detention and deportation when police enter their workplace. Learn more: swanvancouver.ca/resources/
August 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How do Canada’s sex work and immigration laws affect massage parlour workers? Im/migrant women who are simply trying to earn a living face arrest, detention and deportation when police enter their workplace. Learn more: swanvancouver.ca/resources/
“Audiences see the patterns: who is interviewed and who isn’t, which words are chosen, whose humanity is recognized. If journalists want to rebuild trust, the solution isn’t to retreat into false ‘balance’ or further police their language. It is to show that journalism can be a force for justice.”
Beyond the famine frame - J-Source
The war on Gaza has exposed a breaking point between young people in Canada and traditional media
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August 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Audiences see the patterns: who is interviewed and who isn’t, which words are chosen, whose humanity is recognized. If journalists want to rebuild trust, the solution isn’t to retreat into false ‘balance’ or further police their language. It is to show that journalism can be a force for justice.”
Community honours Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy victims through mural www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Community honours Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy victims through mural
To honour the lives lost at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy in April this year, one Filipino-Canadian artist is taking it upon herself to create a mural in remembrance of the victims.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Community honours Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy victims through mural www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Filipino BC is looking for volunteers for the re-launch of the Kapwa Centre for Community Resilience. As a volunteer, you’ll help prepare spaces for gatherings, share information about upcoming programs, and welcome folks with respect and compassion. APPLY NOW: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Filipino BC is looking for volunteers for the re-launch of the Kapwa Centre for Community Resilience. As a volunteer, you’ll help prepare spaces for gatherings, share information about upcoming programs, and welcome folks with respect and compassion. APPLY NOW: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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After a fulsome and productive meeting on Monday, Filipino BC is confident and reassured that the City of Vancouver is committed to prioritizing the interests of victims and their families and will take thoughtful and deliberate action to address their concerns. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Filipino BC Statement on meeting with City of Vancouver — Filipino BC
After a fulsome and productive meeting on Monday, Filipino BC is confident and reassured that the City of Vancouver is committed to prioritizing the interests of victims and their families and will ta...
filipinobc.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
After a fulsome and productive meeting on Monday, Filipino BC is confident and reassured that the City of Vancouver is committed to prioritizing the interests of victims and their families and will take thoughtful and deliberate action to address their concerns. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
"What we're seeing here is a gap. […] we're going to be asking the same questions whether it's a temporary memorial or this memorial event or benefit concert — have you spoken to the families yet?" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Friends of victim of Lapu-Lapu tragedy support benefit concert but wish city had involved the community | CBC News
A friend of one of the victims of the Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy says they want to support the event, but it would've been 'kinder' if the City of Vancouver had involved them in those plans.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"What we're seeing here is a gap. […] we're going to be asking the same questions whether it's a temporary memorial or this memorial event or benefit concert — have you spoken to the families yet?" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What happened here is not a natural disaster. It is a social disaster, one that exposes deeper harms and systemic gaps. When the crisis is emotional, communal, and psychological, it’s harder to name. You cannot see a fire burning inside someone. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Filipino BC’s Statement: 30 Days Since the Tragedy of April 26, 2025 — Filipino BC
We continue to hold space for everyone impacted: the victims and their families, witnesses, and all who are still navigating the emotional aftermath. Healing does not follow a straight line. It takes ...
filipinobc.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
What happened here is not a natural disaster. It is a social disaster, one that exposes deeper harms and systemic gaps. When the crisis is emotional, communal, and psychological, it’s harder to name. You cannot see a fire burning inside someone. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
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Filipino BC continues to advocate for the memorial to be treated with cultural sensitivity and deep empathy, especially as many feel that the grieving process is still ongoing. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Community Update | May 22, 2025 — Filipino BC
Filipino BC was on site alongside provincial psychosocial services and the City of Vancouver at the temporary memorial at East 41st Ave. and Fraser St. to oversee the careful and respectful consolidat...
filipinobc.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Filipino BC continues to advocate for the memorial to be treated with cultural sensitivity and deep empathy, especially as many feel that the grieving process is still ongoing. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
In Filipino Catholic tradition, there is a 40-day mourning period. On the 40th day, it is believed that souls ascend into the afterlife. So for many, our beloved community members are still with us. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
May 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
In Filipino Catholic tradition, there is a 40-day mourning period. On the 40th day, it is believed that souls ascend into the afterlife. So for many, our beloved community members are still with us. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
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Today, we met with Latincouver and Consul Generals from Latin American. We recognize the profound loss to the community and we will develop a plan to work closely with them moving forward. Community Update | May 13, 2025 filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Today, we met with Consul Generals from Latin America, as well as with the organization Latincouver to share information about what resources are available to them, our crisis response and the joint t...
Today, we met with Consul Generals from Latin America, as well as with the organization Latincouver to share information about what resources are available to them, our crisis response and the joi...
filipinobc.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Today, we met with Latincouver and Consul Generals from Latin American. We recognize the profound loss to the community and we will develop a plan to work closely with them moving forward. Community Update | May 13, 2025 filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
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We honour the lives lost in the recent tragedy and hold their families close in our thoughts. May their memory live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved them.
Community Update | May 8, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Community Update | May 8, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
May 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
We honour the lives lost in the recent tragedy and hold their families close in our thoughts. May their memory live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved them.
Community Update | May 8, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Community Update | May 8, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
RJ Aquino, Chair of @filipino-bc.bsky.social steps into the temporary Resilience Centre for victims and anyone impacted by the April 26 tragedy. Nearly 100 hundred people were already there.
May 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
RJ Aquino, Chair of @filipino-bc.bsky.social steps into the temporary Resilience Centre for victims and anyone impacted by the April 26 tragedy. Nearly 100 hundred people were already there.
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In Tagalog, we say, magpahinga, which means to rest. And the Resilience Centre is made for people to do just that. When it reopens today from 5 to 8 PM, anyone who has been affected by the tragedy can gather for a meal, connect, learn about resources and rest. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
Lapu Lapu Day Block Party and Filipino BC Community Update – May 5, 2025 — Filipino BC
Stay informed with official updates from Filipino BC on the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party (also referred to as the Lapu Lapu Day Festival). Latest community news and announcements for May 5, 2025.
filipinobc.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In Tagalog, we say, magpahinga, which means to rest. And the Resilience Centre is made for people to do just that. When it reopens today from 5 to 8 PM, anyone who has been affected by the tragedy can gather for a meal, connect, learn about resources and rest. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...
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May 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Filipino BC is now on BlueSky, follow @filipino-bc.bsky.social for the latest updates and subscribe to the newsletter here: form.jotform.com/BCFilipino/f... #KAPWASTRONG
We encourage families—including parents, grandparents, caretakers, and children—individuals, vendors, volunteers, staff in nearby businesses, and anyone affected to come as they are. Whether you’re seeking comfort, connection, or simply a quiet place to be, the Centre is for you.
The Filipino BC Resilience Centre will livestream the Holy Rosary Memorial Mass at today's Resilience Centre drop-in for affected community members in attendance.
Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.
Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.
May 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We encourage families—including parents, grandparents, caretakers, and children—individuals, vendors, volunteers, staff in nearby businesses, and anyone affected to come as they are. Whether you’re seeking comfort, connection, or simply a quiet place to be, the Centre is for you.
The Filipino BC Resilience Centre will livestream the Holy Rosary Memorial Mass at today's Resilience Centre drop-in for affected community members in attendance.
Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.
Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.
May 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Filipino BC Resilience Centre will livestream the Holy Rosary Memorial Mass at today's Resilience Centre drop-in for affected community members in attendance.
Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.
Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.