We seek to cultivate a deep sense of pride for Filipino cultures and promote social justice through strengthening institutional memory, fostering the arts, and interrogating existing structures of power and knowledge.
This focus area is aligned with the following UN SDGs.
Low-Hanging Fruits
Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Southern Luzon
UPLB Office for the Initiatives in Culture and the Arts
Soksay sa Barangay, Barangay sa Soksay
Empowering Southern Luzon communities through cultural mapping, psychological first-aid, culture for development, and inclusive programs
Dunong Program
Collaborative initiative between UPLB and the Department of Education to fight learning poverty in the Philippines through nurturing opportunities for the youth
University Pulse
Where We Can Collaborate
- Identification and documentation of significant cultural and natural heritage in UPLB and Philippines
- Multi-disciplinary Conservation Management Plan for sustainable conversation of heritage
- Production of art and knowledge against systemic injustices
- Involvement of community members as actor-participants in research and creative
- Creation of a supportive environment and space for artists and cultural workers
- Collaborative partnerships for projects that advance artistic and cultural practices
UPLB AGORA's other focus areas
