Tagpuan Ateneo

Unheard Voices of Climate Action

Tagpuan Ateneo partnered with MindaNews – an online newspaper based in Mindanao – for a forum and exhibit entitled “Unheard Voices of Climate Action.” This project highlights the Indigenous knowledge and local practices that contribute to climate resilience across Mindanao— from the mangrove stewards of Siargao Island, to the upland Ata-Matigsalug rice farmers of Davao City, the Teduray communities who gather wild tubers in Maguindanao, and the coastal residents witnessing the movement of tropical sea otters into the residential zones of the trans-frontier Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area.

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Sinsayan sa Katipunan

"Sinsayan sa Katipunan" (Sinsayan) is Tagpuan Ateneo’s flagship initiative for collaborative student engagements to foster a culture of encounter within the Ateneo Higher Education (HE) community.  It seeks to intentionally design a transitional, third space for students, straddling work and home spaces. Much like a landing or a level platform between two flights of stairs, Sinsayan envisions meaningful encounters taking root on campus.

“Life, for all its confrontations, is the art of encounter.” 
- Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti (Oct 2020)

Pope Francis in Fratelli Tutti, his encyclical released in 2020, elaborately and passionately calls for social friendship among all individuals to address complex issues the society confronts today. Consistent with Ateneo de Manila University’s commitment to transcending cultural divides, there is a call for building processes of encounter that lead to a renewed sense of global co-responsibility, solidarity grounded in justice, and the attainment of peace and reconciliation. Cognizant of this possibility through a gradual process of dialogue and mutual recognition, the Office of Student Activities for Higher Education (OSA-HE) and Tagpuan The Center for Dialogue, Research, and Collaboration brings together:

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