Philippine Embassy Hosts Talk on Collective Memory in Heritage Activism in Celebration of National Heritage Month
The Philippine Embassy in London hosted an event dubbed “Pamanang Pilipino sa Sentro Rizal London” on 24 May 2024, in celebration of National Heritage Month.
The program featured a talk on the power of collective memory in heritage activism by Dr. Cristina Juan, Project Head of the Philippine Studies at SOAS University of London. Dr. Juan discussed how collective memory can be harnessed to champion Philippine heritage, citing as an example the community curation workshop that the Embassy and Philippine Studies SOAS held in 2022 to curate the collection of Filipiniana items that were later exhibited in Sentro Rizal London.
Ambassador Locsin Laid a Wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall
Ambassador Locsin laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall yesterday during the annual Peacekeepers Day Ceremony. The memorial ceremony is done in remembrance of UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving the UN since 1948.
Read more: Ambassador Locsin Laid a Wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall