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Pangalawang bahagi ng kuwentuhan kasama sina Amanda Echanis at China de Vera, Chapterhouse, Quezon City, Marso 7, 2026.

Unang bahagi ng kuwentuhan kasama sina Amanda Echanis at China de Vera, Chapterhouse, Quezon City, Marso 7, 2026.

Recording ng bahagi ng paglulunsad ng SLANT OF LIGHT/HILIG NG LIWANAG, mga piling tula ni Emily Dickinson na sinalin ni Faye Cura at linathala ng Paper Trail Projects. Pagpapakilala ni Chingbee Cruz. Chapterhouse, Quezon City, Mayo 16, 2026, 3:30 ng hapon.

Ngayong Women in Translation Month (Agosto), pakinggan ang pagbabahagi ng makata at bilanggong politikal na si Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis hinggil sa pagsasalin niya sa makata at pulang mandirigma na si Kerima Lorena Tariman na nasawi sa isang engkuwentro sa Negros noong Agosto 20, 2021. Alamin ang pakikipagkuwentuhang nabibigyang-daan ng pagsasalin, kung bakit ito sinuong ni Amanda at kung paano siya nagsimula, gayundin ang mga balakid at posibilidad nito sa pagpapalaya hindi lamang ng diwa kundi ng buong lipunan. Unang pinakinggan ang recording na ito sa talakayang "Sali't Salin" na inorganisa ng Gantala Press at ginanap sa Chapterhouse, Sikatuna Village noong Agosto 23, 2025.

At this point of its prolonged occupation of Palestine, Israel has only continued its attacks on Gaza despite the ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, as part of its BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) strategy, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) calls for a boycott of the Frankfurt Book Fair, where the Philippines is Guest of Honor this year. On International Book Day (April 2), publishers in the Philippines and abroad discuss the Frankfurt Book Fair in the Philippine context, BDS and PACBI principles as applied to the call for boycotting the Fair, and how publishers and bookmakers worldwide can contribute to the struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine. The Philippines' export-oriented/import-dependent book industry is critiqued, the Fair's complicity in the genocide is scrutinized, and the need for building a critical mass is discussed. With Paper Trail Projects and Publishers for Palestine.

We interview Teia Contreras and Nathania Kuy, actor and dramaturg of Tanghalang Ateneo's NINGNING SA SILANGAN, translated by Jerry Respeto from the play by Jo Clifford, on the art of theater, defending land, and how to find light in these dark times. Follow Tanghalang Ateneo on Facebook and Instagram for more details on the play, and showdates.

Panayam ni Faye Cura sa klase ni MJ Tumamac, CL 185 Literary Translation, Department of Humanities, UP Mindanao. Tinalakay ang proseso ng pagsasalin sa Red Love ni Alexandra Kollontai (Pulang Pag-ibig, Gantala Press, 2024), ang kontekstong ginagalawan ng salin, ang Frankfurt Book Fair at henosidyo sa Palestine, ang poesiya ng Filipino, at marami pang iba! Maraming salamat, MJ at mga estudyante mong Creative Writing major 3

Roda, Mae, and Faye discuss Librong Laso, Gantala Press' new line of Tagalog romance novels featuring three works by the feminist writer and scholar Joi Barrios.

In this episode, we speak with cultural workers China de Vera, Michael Beltran, and Tey Lopez about writer and activist Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis whose collected works, BINHI NG PAGLAYA, is forthcoming from Gantala Press. We talk about "redundancy" in writing, writing about fascism in children's books, writing and resistance, and many more. "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."

Happy National Literature Month! This episode is Part 1 of the webinar organized by the class of MMS 198 Special Topics (Introduction to Publishing) of the BA Multimedia Studies Program under the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies of the University of the Philippines Open University. Women writers and small press publishers Rowena Festin (Aklat Mirasol), Mina Esguerra (#RomanceClass), and Faye Cura (Gantala Press) discuss the challenges in writing and publishing as, for, and by women, working with mainstream publishing, and building a community of readers and writers. Facilitated by Roda Tajon, the webinar was held on Zoom on March 29, 2023. Part 2 will include the open forum.

This episode is based on the monthly book discussion organized by the Education Committee of Gantala Press. For the month of February, It features all about love: new visions by bell hooks, which discusses the aspects of love and its role not only in our daily lives but also in the context of our communities and society.

‘Ika nga ni Zenaida Seva, "Hindi hawak ng mga bituin ang ating kapalaran. Gabay lamang sila. Meron tayong free will. Gamitin natin ito." Sa karamihan, ang astrolohiya ay tinitingnan bilang pampalipas-oras lamang at kakatwang gabay sa ating araw-araw na buhay. Ngunit sa kasalukuyan, mapapansin natin ang nagbabagong pagtanggap dito ng mga tao bilang higit pa sa mga prediksyon at simpleng sabi-sabi.   Sa episode na ito, kasama natin si Bridgette Diaz, ang founding president ng UP Esoterica at manunulat at mananaliksik tungkol sa astrolohiya at esotericism.

Calendars have always showcased women in sexy outfits, often endorsing cars and liquors. Businesses and political candidates give away calendars as marketing materials. In this episode, Roma, Faye, and Marian discuss the creation of Gantala Press' 2022 Calendar -- how the featured women were selected; some important dates and commemorations, and some tips on illustrating women's portraits.

Bilang  pakikiisa sa 16 Days of Activism, nais ng Gantala Press na maglunsad ng  mga usapan na magbibigay-linaw sa usapin ng sexual harassment at  gender-based violence sa mga bata, kababaihan, at mamamayang Pilipino. Makakasama si Atty Twyla Rubin ng CHR Gender Office.

Ito ay inedit at pinaikling bersiyon ng isang talakayan sa Zoom tungkol sa Eleksiyong 2022 na pinangasiwaan nina Justine Siscar at Shar Soledad ng Center for Women's Resources (CWR) at BaBaE Network (Babae, Bantayan ang Eleksiyon!), at linahukan ng mga kasaping organisasyon ng Southeast Asia Feminist Action Movement (SEAFAM). Tinalakay ang kasalukuyang kalagayang pampulitika, ang kalagayan ng kababaihan sa ilalim ng Gobyernong Duterte, ang halalan o pagboto bilang demokratikong karapatan ng mamamayan, ang Pulitika ng Pagbabago, at ang Eleksyong 2022 at ano ang ating kailangang gawin? Para sumali sa BaBaE Network, sumulat sa [email protected] o sagutin ang Google form sa https://forms.gle/98p8n5A5z4xRspbEA