In a world where the path to change is swallowed up by the mainstream culture, one must create a counter-culture that makes the change digestable.
Artivista ***, a transplant from San Diego attends classes at SFSU. Upon taking classes and joining the League of Filipino Students at SFSU, he became more politicized and active in the Filipino community. Artivista was born from his love of art and his passion for political awareness. He aims to portray the stories and struggles of Filipinos to create awareness that inspires action and excel in popularizing the art of the people in means of using whatever materials to make art.
Currently artivista*** organizes with San Francisco Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (SF CHRP) shares the vision of human rights advanced by the National Democratic movement of the Philippines. SFCHRP educates, organizes, and mobilizes people and communities in the Bay Area to take progressive action in upholding and supporting human rights in the Philippines and throughout the
world.
