10 • 30 • 2020

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Make a $25 contribution and receive a set of five 2 x 3.5 inch Diwata Prayer Cards specially illustrated by Don Aguillo.

Diwata Prayer Cards
Art by Don Aguillo
Words by Aimee Amparo

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Lakbai Diwa Cultural Ceremony Highlights Video

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Streets of Diwata
Bonifacio Street and Lapu Lapu Street,
San Francisco

Walk the streets of heroes and experience Streets of Diwata

Take a self guided tour through ephemeral street art of Mga Diwatas/Deities of Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, and Transcendence at Bonifacio Street and Lapu Lapu Street.

Diwata murals designed and painted by Cece Carpio, Nikila Badua, Deejae Pa’este, Paolo Salazar, and Mel Vera Cruz.

More information here.

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Lakbai Diwa Survey

Take our survey about your experience at Lakbai Diwa Diasporic Spirit. Your responses will be extremely helpful in guiding our thinking about future programs and understanding the impact of our work. Your answers are both confidential and anonymous. At the end of the survey you can enter a raffle for a $100 Visa gift card.

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Mandala Creation
by Aze Ong
Quezon City, Philippines
www.azeong.com

“Because of my mobile public art project “Queen,” I worry about the presence of public space during this time of pandemic. Art is shifting to virtual space. Some Filipinos who lost their jobs survived by selling online. As tribute and as a form of performance, I started selling woven face masks made by my Cordilleran weaving teacher. An aspect of it was my delivery on foot to clients who are less than an hour's walk from me. Exercise is always healthy and it took my mind off the climate of fear and anxiety. It was also an avenue to renew friendships, have meaningful conversations and a realization of the sincere Bayanihan spirit. I was reminded of the symbol of continuous unity among Filipinos when I was stitching the masks together to form a mandala. It gives hope in these challenging times.”

Mandala Creation by Aze Ong

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Create Your Own Mandala

Share Your Mandala Images Here

View Mandala Gallery Here

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Make Your Own Parol Lantern

Materials for making your own parol lantern are now available for purchase while supplies last.

Buy Parol Lantern-Making Kit here.

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Virtual Parol Lantern-Making Workshop

Fridays, 05:30 PST
Nov 6, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 27, 2020
Dec 4, 2020
Dec 11, 2020
Dec 18, 2020

www.parollanternfestival.com

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ACT NOW!

Time is running out! Practice your right and do your share to create change.
Go vote!

It is too late to mail in your ballots. Use a dropbox instead or find a polling place and vote in person.

You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683.

Know your rights as a voter.

More voting information here.

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Thank You Lakbai Diwa Artists, Staff, and Community Members!

A big and heartfelt THANK YOU to the artists, staff, and community members for making Lakbai Diwa Cultural Ceremony - Diasporic Spirit Dance Ritual and Streets of Diwata happen!