Bindleblast - June 18, 2020

Bindle-Laugh Jam with Kevin Camia
June 26th at 7pm PST on ZOOM

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DATE: Friday, June 26th at 7:00 pm PST
PRICE: $15 tickets/ $20 support-the-artists

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AGASAN: Acts of Self Preservation 6/19

Directed by: Rachel Lastimosa
Producers: Charito Sorriano & Conchita Campos
Stage Manager: Joe Cascasan
Collaborators: Bernardo Josue, Flex Maxim Dalit, Jaime Lebrija, Jeffrey Yip, Lisa Saguitan-Melnick, Marina Stankov-Hodge, Patricia Barretto Ong
Consultants: Angela Angel, Rani Laksa Marcos

Online via zoom at 8pm PST:
June 19
June 26
July 3 

A virtual interactive offering to address ancestral trauma, AGASAN explores the depth of expression and our connection to wellness through arts as an integrative practice.

In partnership with the SF Arts Commission (SFAC) and the Filipino Mental Health Initiative of San Francisco (FMHI-SF), AGASAN in the Ilokano dialect means, “to heal or give medicine” and is a multi-phase project that includes workshops and an interactive offering to address ancestral trauma, created in collaboration with all POC artists and health practitioners.

At the AGASAN experience, we will be using sound, movement, and visualizations to explore our inner workings. The offering is designed for a virtual space, allowing the participant to reflect and interact directly within this new social landscape. 

Open to anyone, AGASAN is for those willing to explore creative pathways of healing: artists, workers, youth, elders, POC, LGBTQA, service providers and especially communities within the diaspora. 

Visit www.agasan.org for details and registration. 

Follow us on IG @agasan_project

Testimonials

“I found confidence in my willingness to express myself through movement.” -Legal Secretary

“I felt we created a new space or even transported ourselves. It was deeply moving to connect with the group in a way that did not involve conversation or eye contact. It was a different type of connection, free of any judgments or mental hang-ups. It felt spiritual.” 
- Executive Director

“…felt so good to play with my voice with other people. The experience of hearing and feeling the collective voices of people is very supportive and nurturing.”
- Teaching Artist and Youth Worker

“…so transformative for me as a teacher, mother, and person in community. I will take these lessons to guide me in the everyday. Thank you for this chance to regenerate.”
- Professor of Ethnic Studies 

“...it activated senses that I do not explore often enough, especially in a community/group setting.”
- Visual Artist 

“These workshops also helped me learn I can go on a healing journey in community as well, not just alone/individually at home or in a therapy session, and that is important to me.”
- Artist/Organizer

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Comedy Workshop with Kevin Camia 6/24 to 7/29

DATE: 6/24 to 7/29, Wednesdays from 530pm to 7pm
PRICE: $85 for 6 classes 

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“Tatlong Bagsak for Black Lives: Combating Anti-Blackness in the Filipina/x/o Community” is a symposium presented by Pin@y Educational Partnerships, Balay Kollective, Pinayista, Asian Solidarity Collective, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, and Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Services. The goal of this event is to provide a space to discuss the following questions:

ISANG BAGSAK: How is Filipina/x/o freedom tied to Black Liberation?
DALAWANG BAGSAK: How can Filipinas/xes/os be in solidarity for Black Lives?
TATLONG BAGSAK: How can our Filipina/x/o community continue to spread this critical dialogue?

The symposium aims to tackle these questions through two panels with leading thinkers and activists who will provide us with research, experiences, stories, and a language to use when discussing anti-Blackness. The last part of the symposium is devoted to providing an opportunity  to train and support to leaders, educators, and those who want to bring this dialogue back to their organizations, communities, and families. This will be in an interactive workshop format guided by activists and teachers in the Filipina/x/o community. There will be a community lesson plan, resources, and strategies that will be provided at the workshop. We hope that by spreading this dialogue, we can contribute to combating anti-Blackness in our community.

For more information & registration go to www.tatlongbagsak.org

CENSUS 2020
Children's Coloring Poster

Please help us raise money for the SOMA Community!

Bindlestiff artistic director, Aureen Almario, partnered with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to create a children’s coloring poster to provide awareness about the census to our community in SOMA Pilipinas. Artist Little Honey Vee illustrated an informative poster to give students a fun activity while sheltering in place. The poster is filled with SOMA Pilipinas references, see if you can find Bindlestiff. We have a limited number of posters and crayons for students. If you would like to pick some up in person, we are only at the theater from 2pm-3pm on Thursdays (email aureen@bindlestiffstudio.org). 

Download the Coloring Sheet PDF

Help us make sure everyone is counted in the census. Resources and political representation rely on the census. The census is safe, there will be no citizenship question in the census and your information is kept confidential. For more information check out Ask Me Anything: 2020 Census with Robert Clinton from San Francisco's Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA). 

Go to 2020census.gov to fill out the census.

Census videos by our SOMA Pilipinas community

We're only $600 away from achieving our pledge goal of $2500!

We will match dollar-for-dollar up to $2500 in donations sent to the following orgs (please label your donation "BindleMatch"):

Many in our community cannot venture out, nor do they have the resources to purchase important supplies for sheltering in place. There is an acute need for the following:

• Disinfecting Wipes

• Hand Sanitizer

• Concentrated Disinfectant Solutions (70% Alcohol, Bleach, Hydrogen Peroxide, etc.)

• Toilet Paper

• Paper Towels

• Latex/Nitrile Gloves

• Masks (Non-medical, surgical, N95)

• Word puzzles, crosswords, sudoku, colored pencils, coloring books, reading materials

• Non-perishable goods (especially rice, dried noodles, crackers, spaghetti sauce, tuna, sardines, corned beef, fruit cocktail, etc.)

If you would like to donate any of these items, please ship them to:

United Playaz
c/o Rudy Corpuz
1038 Howard St
San Francisco, CA 94103

You can also drop off donations at the above address during the hours of 
12pm-5pm, Monday - Friday

Call Rudy 415-716-4100 to confirm drop-off time.


Volunteers needed to help prepare grocery bags and deliver them to recipients. Please contact each respective org above to offer your time.

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