“Sama-samang paglalakbay para wakasan ang karahasan!”

Mark your calendars and catch the #Safecity Caravan to End Violence Against Women (VAW) this 24 November 2023 (Friday), 7:30 AM at Liwasang Aurora, Quezon City Memorial Circle.

The #Safecity Caravan is hitting the road, uniting advocates, bikers, and Vespa riders for a solidarity ride to end VAW, from Quezon City Memorial Circle to the Commission on Human Rights.

Join us in this kick-off event for the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW and let us ride together for a safer future.

Register here: https://bit.ly/RSVPSafecityCaravan.

This event is in partnership with the Quezon City Gender and Development Council; Lunas Collective; the Quezon City Vespa Club; the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS); the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI); Bayi, Inc.; and Safecity Philippine Chapter, with the support of the Quezon City Government, the Commission on Human Rights, Red Dot Foundation Global, UN Women, and the Asia Foundation.

Join us today, 25 October 2023 (Wednesday), 4:00-7:00 PM at the School of Statistics Lecture Hall 2 for the Filipino Sign Language Workshop. Learn basic FSL and the history of queer deaf culture in the Philippines with speakers from Pinoy Deaf Rainbow: Erika Allosa and James Patrick Batadlan.

The lecture series, Queering the Classrooms in the Arts and Letters, is happening this Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN, at the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (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 are the quick run-throughs of the talks of our speakers:

UP for Equality: A Forum on the UP Policy on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Our calls for a UP SOGIESC Policy have been heard! This 24 October 2023 (Tuesday), 1:00-4:00 PM at the UP School of Statistics Auditorium, the current working draft of the UP Code for Equality and Non-Discrimination will be presented to the UP community with UP Pride 2023 Equality Talk 2, UP for Equality: A Forum on the UP Policy on Equality and Non-Discrimination.

Happy Equality: A Forum on the Equality Bill

Join us on 24 October 2023 (Tuesday), 9:00-11:30 AM at the UP School of Statistics Auditorium as we talk about the current situation of the SOGIESC Equality Bill with UP Pride 2023 Equality Talk 1, Happy Equality: A Forum on the Equality Bill.

Get to know the brilliant brains behind the films that make up this year’s UP Pride Queer Film Festival official lineup. There will be a Talkback Session after the screening on 25 October 2023 (Wednesday) at the UPFI Film Center, where most of our directors will be present and ready to answer any questions you might have. Registration starts at 9:00 AM at the cinema entrance. Screening starts at 10:00 AM. The screenings are open to the public for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Eating and drinking are not allowed.

We present to you: MerienDRAG! The most appetizing drag event presented by UP Pride 2023. Mark your calendars on 24 October 2023 (Tuesday), 4:00-6:00 PM at Gyud Food UP Diliman.

The UP Pride Queer Film Festival 2023 proudly presents this year’s selection of astounding films that feature the diverse paths, crossroads, ups and downs the members of the LGBTQI community travel.

Clear your schedule for 25 October 2023 (Wednesday) and visit us at the UPFI Film Center to catch this lineup. Registration starts at 9:00 AM at the cinema entrance. Screening starts at 10:00 AM. The screenings are open to the public for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Eating and drinking are not allowed.