BAMBOO WHISPERS
Filipinas Heritage Library and the Mangyan Heritage Center proudly present BAMBOO WHISPERS: A People Writes Their Story.
An exhibition on Mangyan script and ambahan poetry (2/F Function Room, Free Admission), and ticketed activities (G/F Lobby).
October 7-25 | EXHIBITION of artifacts, photographs, and artworks inspired by Mangyan script and poetry
October 7 | SYMPOSIUM in honor of Antoon Postma (with Masaru Miyamoto, Tish Agarrado Javier, Anya Postma, Quint Fansler, and Ewald Dinter SVD)
IPalengke BAZAAR of products from IP communities
October 14 | TALKS on the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), indigenous peoples (IP), and Mangyan issues (with Nestor Castro, Resti Reyes Pitogo, and Kevin Kunishi)
October 21 | LECTURE/WORKSHOP on ambahan writing (with Danton Remoto)
October 24 | LAUNCH of Bamboo Whispers, book of Mangyan poetry with photographs
Ayala Museum, Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City, Philippines
For inquiries, contact (+632) 759 82 88 local 8281 or e-mail asklibrarian@filipinaslibrary.org.ph.
The Mangyan Heritage Center (MHC) is a library, archive, and research & education center located in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The MHC promotes awareness of the indigenous peoples of the island of Mindoro.
If you would like to help the MHC, please contact (+63) (43) 441 3132, mhc@mangyan.org, or mangyanheritage@gmail.com.
This is in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month.
Featured Work by Níccolo José —
Banig, a sculptural three-seater Rocking Chair made of up-cycled century-old Philippine hard wood (Magkono, Molave, Makaasim), 2017
Inspired by the Mangyan poem Ambahan 237.
Hanunuo-Mangyan
