Augustine Doronila
Filipino-Australian teenagers, Jasmine Inocencio from West Sunshine, Jonas and Anna Inocencio (shown here in photo) from Deer Park Teens will be among the seven young people to attend the “Unity Lab” in South America this July 2014.
Unity Lab is a weeklong social camp organised by the Catholic faith based Focolare Movement to encourage future social innovators. It will be held from 14 to 20 July 2014 in O’Higgins where the group will join 500 teenagers from all over the world to learn how to build unity among people and promote human rights and intercultural co-operation.
During the second week, the Melbourne group will join other delegates from Australia and New Zealand and will have the opportunity to put the skills learnt at the ‘lab’ into practice as they work with deprived children in schools and hospitals in Rosario, Argentina.
“Harana” movie to raise funds
“Harana”, the Search for the Lost Art of Serenade movie night will be held as a fundraising event in support of young people of the Focolare Movement on their upcoming Mission Trip to Argentina to support these teenagers.
The film is the true story of Florante Aguilar, a classically trained guitarist based in USA, who on his father’s death returns to the Philippines where he rediscovers the music of Harana. Harana is a long-forgotten tradition of Filipinos serenading women to capture their heart by singing at night under the window of the woman they love.
Can Harana be restored to its former glory or is it doomed to vanish silently into the night forever? The movie night is set on 21 June 2014, 7-9 pm at Quin Auditorium Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in Braybrook.
Tickets will be available through Yob Doronila email aidoronila@gmail.com mobile 0427531226. Tickets are at $18 for adults and $15 for children below 16 years old. Early bird prices (before Fri 6 June) $16 and $12, respectively. Group prices for 10+ tickets $15 per person.
