3-day sign language convention for the deaf

To reach out to the Deaf community, Jehovah's Witnesses will hold a three-day annual sign language convention in Manila, Baguio City and Davao City. The Bible-based programs will be presented in Filipino Sign Language, according to the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of the Philippines, the legal and corporate arm of Jehovah's Witnesses. In Manila, the convention will be held at Tanghalang Pasigueno in Pasig City on Oct. 21-23, 2011; on Nov. 11-13 at Greenheights Business and Convention Center in Buhangin, Davao City; and Nov. 25-27 at the Baguio Convention Center in Baguio City. Hearing and Deaf Jehovah's Witnesses who learned sign language have been teaching Bible in sign language for free at the homes of the hearing impaired individuals as part of their worldwide Bible education program. On Nov. 4-6, the program will be presented in English at Tanghalang Pasigueno in Pasig City. From late October 2011 through January 2012, Jehovah's Witnesses will hold 109 conventions in 74 areas in the country with the theme "Let God's Kingdom Come!" The programs will be presented in Bicol, Cebuano, English, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Korean, Pangasinan, Tagalog, and Waray-waray. Conventions, which will be presented in Filipino, will be held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Novaliches, Quezon City starting on Oct. 21. All convention sessions are open to the public and are free. For details, log on to www.jw-media.org and www.watchtower.org. (Press Release)