Founded in 1999 and formerly known as Sigaw ng Bayan, Radyo Kapwa is an inclusive Filipino/a/x community and cultural radio show that celebrates the diversity and difference of people with roots to the Philippines. With three historical colonial invasions, multiple waves of migration worldwide, and over 7000 islands, we recognize and honour that Filipino/a/x/s are not a monolith. We provide a wide range of programming, music, and discussion topics to reflect this diversity.

Radyo Kapwa aims to share their platform with grassroots community organisers and organisations, as well as interviews with inspiring members of our community. Our framework is based on values rooted in decolonization, and restorative and transformative justice. Our mission is to create an anti-patriarchal, anti-racist, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, faith inclusive, non-ableist, trauma-informed space.

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Every Wednesday 2 - 3pm (EST)

March 22, 2023: Ep. 34: Jela Dela Peña, Filmmaker, Director & Visual Storyteller

In this broadcast, we invited Jela Dela Peña, filmmaker, director, fiercely trans, non-binary carving their name in the world as visual storyteller. As a first generation immigration, filmmaking has been one of the means that they use to showcase stories that are often not portrayed in their lense.

Tune in and listen to meet our own Filipinx artist to learn more about their inspiration to start creating films and how this intersects with their immigration journey as well as their identity, sexuality and gender expression.

Follow Jela on Instagram at @jeladp and their Film Studio @created.from.scratch

If you are interested to get to know Centre Kapwa or want to stay connected, please follow us on our Instagram @CentreKapwa or send us an email at centrekapwa@gmail.com

@radyokapwa
@centrekapwa
@ckutmtl

Host(s):
@des.escalante
@strumming_violin
@lorrakida

Guest(s):
@jeladp
@created.from.scratch

Sound Team:
@lorrakida
@pearpush
@hirayaproductions

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