EDSA People Power @36: Lessons & Legacies with Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB

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  • In Canada: Feb 25, 2022, Friday, 7:00 PM Vancouver | 8PM Alberta | 9 PM Winnipeg | 10 PM Montreal and Toronto
    In Manila: Feb 26, Saturday, 11AM

    Just click or copy the link: Link: https://tinyurl.com/EDSA36

    Meeting ID: 828 4313 2650 Passcode: 693082

    Sr. Mary John is a veteran of the EDSA People Power, a feminist and political activist; one of the founding members of GABRIELA and currently the VP for External Affairs of the St. Scholastica’s College and the Exec Director of the Institute of Women’s Studies.

    She will be joined by Reactors: (1) Danny Nicolas – former political detainee held in the same stockade as Ka Pepe DIokno; member of the Board of Directors of the Ateneo Alumni Association of North America; practising real estate broker in California and (2 ) Chris Sorio – former political prisoner under the Marcos regime; long time community activist; Chair of Bayan Canada and Secretary General of Migrante BC

    The EDSA online forum is organized by the Vancouver Coalition 4 Leni and Kiko in partnership with Bayan Canada, Malaya Canada,1Sambayan Canada Chapter and 1Sambayan U.S. Chapter.Forum will be livestreamed on the 1Sambayan Canada chapter FB page.

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