Kultivating Kapwa: Decolonizing Parenthood Episode 3.13
"Birthing Your Freedom"
In this episode, we are joined by France. We discuss how she navigated the system to help her community, all while parenting with her partner, how Pinayism shows up in her parenting, visioning possibliity, and more.
France was born in the Philippines and grew up in Tiohtià:ke, colonially known as Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As an uninvited settler immigrant on Turtle Island, she was raised in a community with limited resources. Despite this, France overcame the challenges that many immigrant and racialized families face. She pursued a Master's degree in Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Spirituality from the universities of Ottawa and Saint-Paul, to serve the needs of immigrant communities. With her grassroots activism background close to her heart, France now works as a mental health counsellor. She is a former political candidate, and continues to champion for equality and justice as a long-time community organizer, and a decolonizing mama to Kalayaan. She strives to nurture a culture of politics that is more attentive, accessible, and exemplary of the multifaceted communities she serves.
*Episode Notes: This episode contains brief instances of profanity.*
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Hosted by Jana Lynne Umipig//
Produced by Olivia Sawi//
Co-Produced by Annie Aarons-Sawi//
Music by AstraLogik
