Past events:
Symposia:
2024
“Nation in Motion: Changing Representations of Philippine Culture and Identities”
Sunday, 09 June 2024 in Zurich
At our second symposium, we once again had a scintillating lineup of artists, musicians and academics with whom we explored the evolution of Filipino culture as we see it and as it is seen by others.
Thank you to everyone who made this unforgettable event a success!!!
Check out our event gallery; all further info can be found on our event page.
2023
“The Philippines in the World”
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.
Thank you to everyone who was a part of our successful launching event!
All photos can be found in the Event Gallery.
Salas:
2024
Saturday, 12 October 2024
Our fourth Sala featured Filipina poet Luna Sicat Cleto. Together with her translator, Annette Hug, she presented a collection of poems that was published this year: in “Offenes Meer”, where the Tagalog poems are found side by side with their German translation, she evokes memories of decisive events from the past 30 years. A lively and diverse crowd gathered in Zurich to kick off Luna’s tour across various stages in Europe.
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.
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 General Assembly (GA) in 2023 took place on Friday, November 3rd, 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 above.
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.
Workshop at Zurich Ethnographic Museum
Friday, 20 May 2022 in Zurich
A hands-on workshop introducing the “Mapping Philippine Material Culture” project by Dr. Cristina Martinez-Juan (SOAS / London). With Andreas Isler (Völkerkundemuseum / Zurich) for students and researchers from all across Switzerland.
