The Kinaiyahan Unahon Library and Social Centre was finally opened last Sunday January 11, 2009. It was successfully done with the help of friends and visitors from around Davao City. Cultural art groups, academic professors, parents and children from the neighbors, and different NGOʼs all participated in the much awaited event that was doggedly prepared for two weeks. Through donations and gifts given by friends and sympathizers, the collective has managed to provide the necessary things to accomplish the activity: paint, wood, kitchen utensils, food etc...

During this event, different programs have been presented by various art collective and performers. Some of which are poetry reading, acoustic music, children dance and fire dancing. The collective have also given the participants the opportunity to raise questions and concerns about the centre and the punk counterculture. Meaningful conversation between the collective and the participants halted the merry celebration for few minutes and ideas for strategies exchanged. In the end, differences in opinions and lifestyle was openly expressed and accepted.

In this wonderful day that all of us have waited for so many months another opportunity has dawned and opened up for us to continue creating meaningful moments for our lives. With this, we would like to give our greatest gratitude to all of the people who helped us in making these things possible. We all want to build and live in a decent, humane, and compassionate world and we are all desperate to make it happen. Nothing can stop us!!!

Kinaiyahan Unahon Collective