Saturday, April 25, 2009, Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE), a volunteer-run, mass-based women's organization serving the New York City area, will celebrate the history and resistance of Filipino women in an all Filipina and Filipina-American artists' showcase.
Diwang Pinay ("Spirit of the Filipina") is an annual performance and silent auction in New York City showcasing Filipina/ Filipina-American performers, writers, and visual artists. Diwang Pinay hopes to promote the work of Pinay artists everywhere and, following in the fold of Gabriela Silang, Lorena Barros and Bullet X Marasigan, redefine the "ilaw," the light and radiance that has represented Filipino women for decades.
In the traditional Filipino family, while the father is considered the "Haligi ng Tahanan," the pillar of the home, the mother has long been regarded as the "Ilaw ng Tahanan," the light of the home. The dominion of the woman in Filipino culture is over taking care of the children, keeping a home and being responsible for the radiance of the household.
Although, this might be the case for many Filipino women, the past 25 years have seen Pinays break out of this mold. Often, her duty has doubled working from sunrise to sunset, at home and at the workplace. And, more excitingly, a true testament to the will and strength of the Pinay, she has also taken up the responsibility to emerge as an integral figure of social change in the Philippines and in the US.
This year's Diwang Pinay is embracing the tradition, revising its meaning, reflecting on women's advances and looking towards the future. In a commemoration of Filipino women's struggle, hardships and triumphs, Diwang Pinay's theme is "Light of the Nation, "Ilaw Ng Bayan": Celebrating 25 Years of Filipino Women's Resistance."
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