In the physical spaces we occupy, we tell the world: we have been here; we will always be here; and we will continue to exist.
This UP Pride, we are once again mapping our experiences and memorializing the places where we found safety, love, and acceptance – places that have genuinely given us a sense of Pride.
You may map your stories of Pride here: http://tinyurl.com/UP-Pride-23-Mapping-Pride.
What do gender-inclusive spaces look like in classrooms in the arts and letters? How do professors ensure that all gender and sexual identities are well represented and celebrated in the course curricula and instructional materials?
In celebration of UP Pride 2023, the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman College of Arts and Letters, in partnership with the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and UP Pride, will hold a lecture series on Queering the Classrooms in the Arts and Letters. Five faculty members from the College will share their best practices, insights, and experiences in teaching courses of their expertise from a gender-sensitive standpoint: Prof. Eloisa May Hernandez of the Department of Art Studies, Ms. Lakan Umali of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Asst. Prof. Jeff Roxas of the Department of European Languages, Asst. Prof. Holden Kenneth Alcazaren of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, and Asst. Prof. Jose Monfred Sy of the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas. This will take place on 25 October 2023 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN at the UPCWGS Conference Room.
RSVP via this link: https://bit.ly/UPPride2023CAL. Only 35 registered attendees will be accommodated to comply with the safety protocols of the venue.
Here is the official lineup of events for UP Pride 2023! These are made possible in coordination with the different LGBTQI organizations in the UP System.
We believe in community efforts to champion our rights. Let us all move, hand-in-hand, towards fostering equality!
Join our community calendar here: https://tinyurl.com/UP-Pride-23-Events.
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) invites everyone to the UPCWGS Research Dissemination Forum on 16 November 2023 (Thursday), 1:00-4:00 PM at the UPCWGS Conference Room and online. Featuring the research projects of our 2022 Research Grantees, this event is the ninth session of the “Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge” lecture series.
Register for face-to-face and online participation via https://tinyurl.com/RDForumUP.
The featured research projects are:
Living in Inflicted Limitations: Microaggressions toward Women with Mobility Disabilities in Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, Inc.
by Joshua Arsenio V. Espiritu III, Christelle Juin R. Ancha, and Jan Erron R. Celebrado
Understanding Motherhood during COVID-19: Experiences of Mother-Teachers in Distance Education
by Holden Kenneth G. Alcazaren, Andrew Bonifacio L. Clete, Bianca Camille L. Guese, and Arnielle Mari H. Resuello
Performing Care in a Digitalized World: The Case of Older Filipina Australians in Victoria, Australia
by Earvin Charles Cabalquinto
Dear Survivor, Nandito ang Lunas: A Study on Promoting Care to Improve Help-Seeking Behaviors and Attitudes among Service Users of the Lunas Collective Helpline
by Sabrina Gacad, Julie Jolo, and BL Lanot
Organizational Legitimacy and Feminist Organizing: The Case of a Women-Led, Urban Poor Community Association in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City, Philippines
by Ervin Grana
Food and Women’s Power: Gender Analysis of Military Ration System in the Philippines
by Ivan Harris Tanyag
Nipping the Stereotypes: Development of a Transdisciplinary Sexual Health Literacy Program for Female Teens and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
by Marie Grace A. Gomez
For registrants, please make sure to create a Zoom account, and log in your Zoom account before you click on the webinar link. Individuals who do not have a Zoom account and are not logged in will not be able to enter the Zoom webinar. If you have registered but did not get the link, send us your email via a private message on Facebook or email us at [email protected].
For those registering for the online event, links will be sent on the day before the event or earlier. Kindly wait for our email.
Do you wanna be in the epicenter of fierce fabulousness? On October 25, MerienDRAG will debut as a part of our UP Pride 2023 in Gyud Food! We are on the hunt for fierce performers who can sashay, shantay, and sizzle on stage!
Whether you’re the future Precious Paula Nicole, just a budding drag queen, or even an amateur, as long as you’ve got what it takes to showcase your fierce and fabulous moves, then this is your chance to show off your drag prowess with unique performances, mind-blowing reveals, and killer moves!
Kaya’t huwag nang magpatumpik-tumpik pa, boom karakaraka! Get your wigs, stilettos, and doll-like looks ready, and be a part of this year’s UP Pride 2023: MerienDRAG!
If you’re interested in becoming a part of MerienDRAG, sign up for the event no later than 15 October 2023 here: tinyurl.com/UPmerienDRAG.
“Yung pinaka-paborito ko po ay yung malaman kung paano mag-handle ng emotion, kung paano po i-express ang sarili gamit po ang action or movement na ginagawa namin at natutunan. Yun po yung tumatak sa akin,” Jacquilyn, a young Ati woman, shared her experience after going through the creative movement.
Last 31 March to 2 April 2023, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops with the indigenous people (IP) cluster in pursuit of the arts-based research project.
The arts-based research project aims to pioneer a more innovative, engaging, and accessible approach to the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention discourse through its arts-based methodology, while also widening the constituency for advocacy by drawing on the feminist standpoint epistemology to find approaches appropriate for sectors with different perspectives.
The video highlights were developed and produced by the Feminist Media Lab for the UPCWGS and OXFAM Pilipinas.
You may view the video highlights of the workshops here.
“Nung una nag-dadalawang isip ako sumali [sa creative workshop] dahil nung nalaman ko na tungkol ito sa family planning at GBV, baka sensitibo ito so baka wala rin akong masabi… pero nung pag-kapasok ko dun, ‘di rin ako aware sa ganitong mga bagay until nalaman ko ngayon yung mga nararanasan ng kapwa ‘kong babae,” Hijara, a young Muslim woman, stated after going through the life stories creative workshop.
Last 4-5 June 2022, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops with the Muslim cluster in pursuit of the arts-based research project.
The arts-based research project aims to pioneer a more innovative, engaging, and accessible approach to the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention discourse through its arts-based methodology, while also widening the constituency for advocacy by drawing on the feminist standpoint epistemology to find approaches appropriate for sectors with different perspectives.
The video highlights were developed and produced by the Feminist Media Lab for the UPCWGS and OXFAM Pilipinas.
You may view the video highlights of the workshops here.
Open invitation to all organizations, companies, businesses, and student councils. Join forces with us as we take little steps and big strides towards our movement for equality!
The book, Gender and Society: Understanding the Gender Dimensions of Philippine Culture and Society, by Carolyn Sobritchea, Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, Marie Aubrey Villaceran, Excelsa Tongson, Eric Julian Manalastas, Beatriz Torre, Nathalie Africa-Verceles, Jaclyn Marie Cauyan, Jhoanna Cruz, and Veronica Gregorio is now available for purchase at the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) for P650 per copy. For orders, please email Cecile via [email protected]. Deliveries and payment via GCash are also available.