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"Expand the ranks of cultural workers and activists!" "Excel in creating and popuarizing artworks from the masses and for the masses!" - from SINAGBAYAN's General Program of Action |
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HISTORY |
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Due to these efforts, SINAGBAYAN finally held its FOUNDING CONGRESS on February 21, 2004 at the Alcantara Hall of the University of the Philippines - Diliman. It was attended mainly by those who, later on, comprised the National Chapter. The SINAGBAYAN constitution was ratified and the Executive Committee was elected: Marfred Waddell as the Chairperson, Elsie Losabia as the Vice-Chairperson and Pia Corpuz as the Secretary General. |
From thereon, SINAGBAYAN has established chapters and affiliations in communities and schools; launched educational discussions, fora and skills-development trainings; integrated in various communities; staged various performances and productions; launched and participated in various campaigns; and strengthened its link with the international community. |
SINAGBAYAN also aims to arouse, organize and mobilize artists, writers and other cultural workers in order to serve the people by actively participating in the people's struggle, and in particular, by advocating a nationalist, mass-oriented and scientific culture. |
SINAGBAYAN also aims to arouse, organize and mobilize artists, writers and other cultural workers in order to serve the people by actively participating in the people's struggle, and in particular, by advocating a nationalist, mass-oriented and scientific culture. |
SINAGBAYAN aims to study, create and popularize nationalist, mass-oriented and scientific art and literature which present the life and struggle of the Filipino massses while exposing the decadent, colonial and feudal culture of a semi-feudal and semi-colonial Philippine society. |
SINAGBAYAN also aims to arouse, organize and mobilize artists, writers and other cultural workers in order to serve the people by actively participating in the people's struggle, and in particular, by advocating a nationalist, mass-oriented and scientific culture. |
Sining na Naglilingkod sa Bayan (SINAGBAYAN) or Art for the People is a mass organization of nationalist artists, writers, cultural workers and activists; individuals and groups who are competent or inclined in the various disciplines of art and literature and are ready to arouse, organize and mobilize the masses towards the path of National Democracy. |
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SINAGBAYAN Sining na Naglilingkod sa Bayan (Art for the People) |
Organizing a large number of cultural workers and activists by building theater groups and SINAGBAYAN chapters in schools and communities; Advocating national democracy, primarily through performances and other cultural activities; Popularizing exemplary cultural and artistic works that depict the condition, aims and struggle of the Filipino people; Advancing firm and direct solidarity with the struggle of the opressed classes of workers and peasants; and Forming a united front of artists and cultural workers, locally and abroad. |
1994: A group of young writers and visual artists formed a performing group called Tumbang Preso, named after a traditional Filipino children's game wherein slippers (symbolizing art and literature) are aimed at a tin can (symbolizing society's ills). |
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SINAGBAYAN'S HISTORY |
1997: Its membership began to include theater artists and musicians. It was renamed as the Tumbang Preso Multi-media Group. |
2000: To advance a nationalist, mass-oriented and scientific culture, the group was "reborn" as Sining na Naglilingkod sa Bayan (SINAGBAYAN) or Art for the People. |
SINAGBAYAN was introduced to the public through its first major production "Piketlayn ng Bayan" ("People's Picketline"), a musicale which depicted the plight of Filipino workers under the regime of Joseph "Erap" Estrada. |
To maintain and strengthen the organization, SINAGBAYAN launched and participated in various activities and programs... |
"Expand the ranks of cultural workers and activists!" "Excel in creating and popularizing artworks from the masses and for the masses!" - from SINAGBAYAN's General Program of Action SINAGBAYAN is a cultural mass organization based in the Philippines. Its membership is composed of writers, musicians, visual artists, art enthusiasts, cultural workers and activists who arouse, organize and mobilize the masses towards national democracy. SINAGBAYAN serves the people by actively participating in the people's struggle; in particular, by advocating a nationalist, scientific and mass-oriented culture. Art from the people and for the people. SINAGBAYAN studies, creates and popularizes art and literature which present the life and struggle of the Filipino masses. SINAGBAYAN's programs include: performances productions education workshops organizing community integration international work campaigns Join/Support SINAGBAYAN! We encourage you to: enlist as a full-time or part-time volunteer; sign up for activities; contribute artworks (songs, poems, stories, sketches, etc.); or donate materials/funds for our projects. Mailing address: 39 Scout Bayoran, Barangay South Triangle, 1109 Quezon City, Philippines Peso Account number: 1287 - 10805 - 9 Depositor's ID: SINING NA NAGLILINGKOD SA BAYAN Bank: Equitable-PCI Bank, New York-EDSA branch Swiftcode: PCIBPHMM |