No Gatekeeping: This History Belongs to All of Us
The babaylan. The burning of Manila. The Aswang propaganda. The Manongs of Delano. The census box. The colonial language. None of these stories belong to Ugat. We just put them on slides. They belong to all of us.
Our history. Our story.
These stories were kept out of our classrooms for generations. The last thing we want is to keep them behind a paywall, a logo or a follower count.
What you can do with every post
Like, share and comment. Every share puts a piece of our history in front of someone who never learned it.
Collab with us. DM us "COLLAB" on Instagram and we can add you as a collaborator, so the post lives on your profile too and reaches your community.
Retell it in person. If you're comfortable in front of a camera, run it. Make your own video, in your own words. You don't need our permission.
Teach it. Bring it to your family, your classroom, your org, your barkada.
If you credit us, great. If you don't, that's okay too. Just pass the story on.
Each one, teach one
The proverb comes out of the Black American experience: enslaved people who learned to read, often at great risk, were expected to teach someone else. That's how knowledge survives when the system doesn't want it to. That's how culture lives. That's how we reclaim our roots.
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Shop the story
Wear the history. These Ugat pieces carry the roots behind this post:
Know History, Know Self. No History, No Self.
Ugat means root. We design Filipino streetwear rooted in our history, from Baybayin tees to our oversized barong-style jerseys. Follow us on Instagram at @ugatclothing.
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