https://youtu.be/sMyBEQNyVCY Image Description: A photo of the a bronze statue of a Filipina woman, the bust of her head larger than the background depicting the Philippine Revolution. The words at the top read: “Tandang Sora Memorial Shrine at Himlayang Pilipino, Quezon City, Philippines”. The title reads “Charity”. The website addresses are “Lukayo.com” and “www.patreon.com/lukayo”. Content Warning: […]
Troubleshoot Tuesday: The Place of Rage
Image Description: A cellphone with a giant angry emoji/emoticon on the screen, lying on top of a wooden surface. Transcript: Mabuhay! This Troubleshoot Tuesday, I’m going to briefly talk about what Katherine Cross writes as “call-out culture, purity politics, and the veneration of rage in activist circles” (the link to her article in Feministing is […]
Musings Monday: On Healing Justice & Sacred Activism (Part 2 of 5)
Image Description: A stick of upright incense in a bowl on a wooden table. The smoke curls in the shape of a heart against a black background. The title on the image reads: “On Healing Justice & Sacred Activism” with the URLs “lukayo.com” and “patreon.com/lukayo“. (This article is one of a 5-part series written in […]
Troubleshoot Tuesday: 3 Signs That You Need to Disengage From Work
Image Description: A close-up of a road sign that means “no entry”. It is a red circle with a white horizontal stripe on it. Inside the stripe is the title “3 Signs That You Need to Disengage from Work”. Below the title is the URLs “patreon.com/lukayo” and “lukayo.com” in white. One reason I decided to […]
Musings Monday: On Healing Justice & Sacred Activism (Part 1 of 5)
Image Description: A stick of upright incense in a bowl on a wooden table. The smoke curls in the shape of a heart against a black background. The title on the image reads: “On Healing Justice & Sacred Activism” with the URLs “lukayo.com” and “patreon.com/lukayo“. (This article is one of a 5-part series written in […]
Fresh Friday: Bitoon
Before the word “trauma” was taken from the Greeks By the English and brought to Luzon and Bisayan shores via American false promises of salvation My people knew it already In the stories of creation I knew it already In the rhythm of my family’s name When I listen to these social workers and doctors […]
Update: Still Chronically Ill
Hello folks, I want to apologize that I haven’t been keeping up with this website and Patreon due to increasing chronic illness and disability, and that I am packing up and moving from Tkaronto/Toronto back to Odaawaa/Ottawa in the next two months. The good news is that I found a lot of old art, poetry, […]
Workshop Wednesday (Pt 3): Direct Action
This is a visual tool that gives the basic outline and/or check-list on putting together a direct action. Though direct actions can be violent (such as sabotage and property destruction) and non-violent (such as strikes, sit-ins, and blockades), the goal is always to stop, change, or reveal an oppressive institutional mechanism. This tool is best […]
Workshop Wednesday (Pt 2): Inclusive Programming
This is a visual tool that gives the basic outline on how to plan an inclusive program or event. Ideally, events and programming would center those most affected by the issue that the event is about, as well as have them in leadership positions, so they would not have to be considered simply “included”. Events, […]
Workshop Wednesday (Pt 1): Inclusive Policies & Procedures
This is a visual tool that gives a basic outline on how to plan the sections for creating inclusive policies and procedures for your organization, collective, or group. Ideally, these policies and procedures would center those most affected by the mission and ideals of the group, as well as have them in leadership positions, so […]