Programs — habi habi po +++

Weaving Our Ancestries habi habi po’s first program took place in Toronto in spring 2025 that prioritized youth participants. It consisted of five workshops that incorporated textile and promoted sustainability in artistic practices with instruction from Filipino/a/x artists. The program honours our ancestors and our families - blood and chosen - as we weave our paths as future ancestors. The program participants are Alex Faraday, Billie Raphael, Chloe Panaligan, Rachelle Mahusay, and Yanni Santos.

The program is the main feature of “habilin”, a transnational community zine featuring the work of Filipino/a/x artists, researchers, and writers from both the Philippine archipelago and diaspora. “Habilin” means “something given for safekeeping” or “will”. You can view it for free below:

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The program and zine is funded by the Toronto Arts Council.

𓆉 habi habi po works in Tkaronto, Mohawk for “the place in the water where the trees are standing” and Dish with One Spoon Territory. This land is the territory of the Anishinaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Today, Turtle Island is still home to many Indigenous peoples. As racialized Filipino/a/x settlers on this land, we aim to deepen our understandings of Indigenous history here and in the Philippines, where Indigenous Peoples continue to struggle against red tagging, intimidation, and land theft. We work towards decolonization - which includes land back, allyship with the Black community and other communities of colour that continue to be oppressed, and we strive toward collective liberation for all.