October 20, 2007 AWARE Reunion

In 1989, Florchita “Chit” Bautista, along with like-minded Filipinos doing work among migrants, established AWARE, a volunteer endeavour to reach out to Filipino domestic workers who came to Canada under the Foreign Domestic Movement Program (now the Live-In Caregiver Program). AWARE undertook educational and supportive workshops to facilitate adjustment to life in Canada and to inform the participants (mainly women) of their rights. The graduates
of these programs constituted themselves into a migrant workers’ organization that they then called GABAY (Guide). Now, members of GABAY and AWARE are coming together for a reunion, to reflect on their history and past experiences and strive to renew their commitment to serve their kababayans and co-workers. invite you to Ganito kami noon, paano na tayo ngayon …

A HOMECOMING
20 October 2007
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wellesley Community Centre
With a launching of the book
Leaping into the Unknown
By Florchita N. Bautista

Calling all graduates of AWARE’s programs, members of GABAY
and members of our support groups.
Tayo na pong magtsikahan, magsalu-salo
at muling buhayin ang diwa ng pagtutulungan
at paglilingkod sa isa’t isa at sa bayan.
Contact Agnes (416-493-3383), Marissa (416-398-2557), Aida (416-484-4851), Ricky (416-418-1577)
-Gabay