Upcoming:
Symposium 2024
“Nation in Motion: Changing Representations of Philippine Culture and Identities”
For this year’s symposium, we are excited to present you with a scintillating lineup of artists, musicians and academics with whom we can explore the evolution of Filipino culture as we see it and as it is seen by others.
Sunday, 09 June 2024
For registration and all further info, please visit the event page.
Past events:
Salas:
2024
Friday, 26 April 2024
At our third Sala entitled “Three Decades Later: The Persistent Challenge of Overcoming Perpetrator-Victim Narratives” Bettina Beer shared her findings on why the imagery portraying Filipinas as hopeless and helpless persists in the Western public perception.
(Read abstract.)
2023
Friday, 03 November 2023
The second edition of our Sala was on “The global care work economy: Philippine nurse migration to Europe” with an input by Stefanie Meier.
It took place on the same night as our GA of 2023.
Friday, 28 April 2023
Our first Sala (formerly known as “Salon”) on the Manila art scene with art consultant Lay del Rosario took place in Zurich.
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General Assemblies:
2023
Our last General Assembly (GA) took place on Friday, 3 November 2023, at Lili’s Filipino Restaurant in Schlieren. Following the formal meeting, we will also held the 2nd edition of our Sala (formerly known as “Salon”), see below.
The minutes of the meeting can be found here.
2022
Our first General Assembly took place on 14 October 2022, hosted by Wilma’s Kitchen. You can find the minutes here or sign up for our mailing list to stay updated for future activities. The event was also featured in Annette Hug’s column for “Die Wochenzeitung (WOZ)”, which can be downloaded here.
"THE PHILIPPINES IN THE WORLD" - 2022 SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, 21 May 2022 in Zurich
With talks by Dr. Danica Salazar (Oxford), Dr. Cristina Martinez-Juan (London) and Stephanie Willie (Zurich) as well as the Student Forum (Lucerne). Art and music by Anna Wiget and Stella Cruz.
More information can be found on the event page.