Bayanihan Tour + Blood Drive

The Bayanihan Tour + Blood Drive campaign aims to increase civic engagement for Filipino and diverse ethnic blood donors in the South Bay region. The campaign centers on producing a traveling dance theatre musical called Bayanihan (the Tagalog word for the communal accomplishment of a common goal). In support of continuing advocacy work for San Diego Blood Bank, the campaign seeks to unite Filipino-American artists to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation in the lowest quartile California Healthy Places Index communities where they live, work, and create. The show features multigenerational, multi-ability performers ages 7-77, including professional artists, youth academy students, and seniors from the Filipino American Women’s Club Dancers of South Bay Terraces. The campaign culminates in the summer with an arts festival and blood drive.