Pinas: Philippine Studies Network in Australia

28/08/2023

25/08/2023

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05/03/2023

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14/11/2022

Who wants to know the current national situation in the Philippines under the current Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s regime? Join us to get some insights from a Human Rights Lawyer and former Party-List representative (Bayan Muna) of the Philippine Congress, Atty. Neri Colmenares.

07/11/2022

Listen: Author-Professor Dexter Cayanes talks about how his book and dissertation, Tawid Diwa, was recently branded as "subversive" and "anti-government" by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino memorandum.

"Its prohibition to be distributed to schools and libraries in the memorandum is an attack on freedom of information. It impedes the flow of information and access to knowledge by people in general. I think it is important that we safeguard any acts of censorship by red tagging a text because it's a threat to robust discussion and discourse that protect our rights as academics."

PINAS, Monash University and UPLB Department of Humanities stand with scholars across the globe who are unjustly threatened or persecuted for their work.
In our upcoming Scholars At Risk webinar, we will hear from those living in this climate and discover how we can support them. Hope to see you there!

📍Online and free
🗓️ November 8 2022, 6-7PM (AEDT) or 3-4PM (PHT)
🔗 Register: http://ow.ly/5VKp50LiJ6h

Anakbayan Melbourne BAYAN Australia Filipino-Australian Student Council of Victoria Migrante Melbourne Migrante Australia Philippines Australia Solidarity Association - PASA Malaya Movement Australia

01/11/2022

Listen: PINAS member Reagan Rosendo Romero Maiquez talks about the role of Filipino PhD students and researchers in supporting academics in the Philippines experiencing censorship and political persecution.

"PINAS was originally founded by PhD students. It eventually became a venue for forums discussion about what's happening back home and how it is also connected to the movements of Filipino migrants and even Australians in this space."

PINAS, Monash University and UPLB Department of Humanities stand with scholars across the globe who are unjustly threatened or persecuted for their work.

In our upcoming Scholars At Risk webinar, we will hear from those living in this climate and discover how we can support them. Hope to see you there!

📍Online and free
🗓️ November 8 2022, 6-7PM (AEDT) or 3-4PM (PHT)
🔗 Register: http://ow.ly/5VKp50LiJ6h

Anakbayan Melbourne Migrante Australia The Philippine Times (Australia) Filipino-Australian Student Council of Victoria Malaya Movement Australia Migrante Melbourne BAYAN Australia Philippines Australia Solidarity Association - PASA

24/10/2022

Laurence Marvin Castillo shares an insider view of the current political climate in the Philippines and its impact on academic freedom. 👇

is integral to the advancement of our world. And we stand with scholars across the globe who are unjustly threatened or persecuted for their work.

Register for the second event in Monash University's landmark Scholars at Risk Speaker Series on academic freedom in the Philippines.

Hear from those living in this climate and discover how we can support them.

📍Online and free
🗓️ November 8 2022, 6-7PM (AEDT)
🔗 http://ow.ly/5VKp50LiJ6h

18/10/2022

PINAS invites you to join our Scholars at Risk webinar on the 8th November, focussing on the Academic Freedom in the Philippines.

We will hear from Filipino academics who are facing the challenges of living under the current political climate in the Philippines and discuss opportunities for scholars who want to support academic freedom in this space.

This webinar is in collaboration with Monash University and UPLB Department of Humanities, as part of our collective effort to promote academic freedom and to raise awareness on behalf of scholars who are unjustly threatened or persecuted for their work.

When: 8 November 2022, 6:00 PM (Melbourne Time) / 3:00 PM (Philippine Time)

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/scholars-at-risk-philippines (Free)

24/07/2022

STATEMENT OF PHILIPPINE STUDIES NETWORK IN AUSTRALIA (PINAS) FOR THE UPCOMING State of the Nation Address (SONA) by the President of the Philippines to Congress
25 July 2022

The Philippine Studies Network in Australia (PINAS) calls on all freedom-loving Filipinos and allies to join the fight against disinformation. The restoration of the Marcoses in the Philippines through the fraudulent May 2022 elections is just the most recent outcome of the massive disinformation campaign mounted by political elites to attack democracy.

Before the elections, the Marcoses and the Dutertes engaged in an aggressive campaign that sought to discredit democratic values, activism, and human rights. Social media companies, which have profited from the proliferation of content that ranged from fake news to troll attacks and hate messages, have done very little to curb this massive propaganda psywar campaign. Disinformation has led many Filipinos to accept the false myths of the deposed Marcos dictatorship, sow hate and divisiveness against those committed to social justice and human rights campaigns, and vote for politicians who ran on a campaign of deceit and lies.

Activists, academics, and journalists have pushed back against disinformation. But they have been subjected to relentless intimidation, harassment and even red-tagging. Armies of trolls gang up on those critical of the Marcoses and the Dutertes and keen to expose their lies. But these difficulties shouldn't let us lose hope.
The early weeks of the Marcos administration already reveal his incompetence in handling the socio-economic crises into which the country is plunged. Social discontent is everywhere. The mask will be taken off, and the real face of the illegitimate regime will be revealed in all its horrendousness.

There is no better time to continue upholding historical truth and expose the lies. A people's movement against fascist disinformation is already on the ground and will continue to swell in this crusade for truth and justice.

22/12/2021

We are appealing to your kind hearts at this critical time when our kababayans need us most. You can both approach officers of Migrante Melbourne and its sister organisation Gabriela Australia. Thank you in advance

19/12/2021

As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Australia and the Philippines, it is also important to evaluate the relationship between the two countries from the lens of Filipino diaspora in the continent. The aim of this paper is to critically reflect on the role of the said diaspora on the presence of Araling Pilipino (AP) or Philippine Studies (PS) in
the Australian continent. On the other hand, this could also be a study of the current situation and the future of this diaspora in the continent through the lens of AP/PS. The paper is limited
to tracing and narrativizing in general terms the migration of Filipinos in Australia and the experience of emergent scholarship in Melbourne, Victoria. Through this, it is proposed that
centers of AP/PS studies and programs are not neccesary to better understand Filipino culture in Australia, nor Australia itself through AP/PS.

https://ajol.ateneo.edu/katipunan/issue/article/download

03/11/2021