I spent my Sunday afternoon/evening with Anakbayan Seattle, Pinay sa Seattle, Alay ng Kultura, and PUSO (Philippine-US Solidarity Organization) painting these murals together, eating together, drinking together and playing outside in the sun together.
It was a beautiful process to be apart of - and I can’t wait to see our murals come to life when they’ll be on display at the Gabriela-USA 2nd Assembly and Anakbayan-USA’s Founding Congress in Chicago, Illiniois this May 18th!
7th May 2012
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#anakbayan#seattle #bayanusa #masscampaigns #committee #meeting #youth#student #filipino #community #agitate#organize#mobilize (Taken with instagram)
Every #throwbackthursday or #flashbackfriday, I reminisce on my time spent in the Philippines this past summer on an Exposure Trip with Anakbayan. It was a time that I miss, that I’ll never forget, and has shaped who I am today.
This is me and a fellow youth community organizer in San Roque, Manila, Philippines - an Urban Poor area whose homes are facing demolition threats by the government in order to pave the ground for malls, shopping centers and other commercial buildings.
Thousands of people would lose their homes, their livelihood - so they are organizing their communities to take a stand against the demolition threats, to take a stand against unjust actions for the sake of profit, to take a stand against the blatant imperialism that threatens their lives.
We walked around the community, asking for permission from the Nanays and Tatays if we could post on the wall of their homes, many of which were constructed with cement, scrap wood and scrap metals. Using homemade wheatpaste, a walis (broom) and newsprinted posters, we promoted the upcoming People’s State of the Nation Address rally while we learning about the issues this community faced and the beautiful action they were taking to claim their homes, their land, their lives.
The graffiti on the wall reads: “Makibaka para sa Pambansang Demokrasya”, which means “Struggle for National Democracy”. And struggling they are.
- Camera: Nikon D90
- Aperture: f/4
- Exposure: 1/4000th
- Focal Length: 50mm
#anakbayan #anakbayanseattle #seattle #45kaliberproof #zine #filipino #activism #agitate#organize#mobilize @suplado_one @carms23 @chelpina @prometheusbrown @daps1 @sncrbrn 😁 (Taken with instagram)
Post-#anakbayan planning #meeting. #uw #sunset #sky #northwest 🌅😍 (Taken with instagram)
#Anakbayan#Seattle#Youth#Student#Meeting (Taken with instagram)
Youth and Student Movement in the Philippines
This video was filmed during an exposure trip of July 2011 in the Philippines and featured at the report back multi-media show “Halong” in November 2011.
An exposure trip is a program designed to expose people to the harsh realities and true living conditions experienced by the people of the Philippines through educational discussions, integrations, mass actions and community organizing.
We had the opportunity to learn about the youth and student conditions in the Philippines and the movement of young people demanding basic human rights for their future. We were able to integrate with various youth and student organizations including Anakbayan chapters at the Univeristy of the Philippines Diliman and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, other youth groups, alliances and fraternities including out-of-school and working youth, as well as youth community-organizing outside of their sector in the womens movement, workers movement, cultural movement, etcetera.
To learn more about Anakbayan Seattle, the Filipino youth and student movement, and the National Democratic struggle in the Philippines, please visit anakbayan.net or email anakbayan.seattle@gmail.com.
Filmed by: Nicole Ramirez
Edited by: Janelle Quibuyen
#AnakBayan #lunch #meeting @sncrbrn @nclrmrz @a_devilina (Taken with instagram)
#throwbackthursday This is me in San Miguel, Mindanao, Philippines visiting a local urban poor and fishing community this past summer on my exposure trip with #Anakbayan Seattle. (Taken with instagram)
#AnakBayan #educationaldiscussion #meeting (Taken with instagram)
Folding #AnakBayan brochures at #UniversityofthePhilippines (Taken with instagram)
Limited run screen printed posters - 25 signed, dated and numbered by designer and printer.
“Youth On The March - A world of timid and apathetic youth will merely feed all the regimes of injustice and exploitation with a constant flow of manpower for exploited labor and cannon fodder for unjust wars.“
- Jose Maria Sison, Published in the Philippines Free Press, November 2, 1986
Dimensions: 11.75x18”
$15 for an original quality print, screenprinted by hand for a good cause. BUY IT NOW!
Hand pulled and screen printed two color (black and gold) on Snow White 100lb paper, unframed. All prints are handmade, making each piece unique. Watch your print get made: http://vimeo.com/25019345
Your purchase will help fund A Critical Lens, an upcoming project by AnakBayan Seattle. For more information, visit http://criticallens.anakbayan.net. Thank you for your support.
Ready to march for May 1st.
Thugz Mansion x Richard A
Reblogged From celduran
ANAKBAYAN SEATTLE PRESENTS BANGON: GET UP, STAND UP
Celebrating Eight Years of Community Organizing and Empowering Youth in Seattle
Seattle, Washington – November 15, 2010 — AnakBayan Seattle proudly celebrates its eight year anniversary on Friday, December 3, 2010 through mixed multimedia presentations and live cultural performances at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle. Doors willbe open at 6:00pm with the program starting promptly at 7:00pm. All attendees confirmed on the Facebook event page will automatically be entered into a raffle drawing for a special prize package that evening.
As the first overseas chapter of AnakBayan Philippines, AnakBayan Seattle, founded on November 30, 2002, was formed out of the conditions to create an international mass organization directly connected to the youth and student struggle in the Philippines. November 30th also marks the birthday of Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan - who lead the Philippines in resistance against Spanish colonial rule.
“Bangon”, a Tagalog word meaning to rise up or start again, pays tribute to the earlier generations of AnakBayan Seattle, and abroad, as the organization continues to thrive eight years later. AnakBayan Seattle is a Filipino American organization that organizes and educates Filipino American youth and students about the ongoing struggle of Filipinos locally, in the homeland and abroad. Since it’s founding eight years ago, AnakBayan Seattle has continued to facilitate educational discussions in the community about Filipino and Filipino American history, issues problems and solutions.
In addition, AnakBayan Seattle has sponsored youth-led Exposure Trips to the Philippines in order to allow Filipino Americans to experience the rich culture and current social conditions through BAYAN Philippines, a multi-sectoral alliance of progressive organizations that fight for the rights and welfare of Filipinos. A portion of the proceeds from “Bangon: Get Up, Stand Up” will go towards sending members on an Exposure Trip program in the Philippines in the Summer of 2011.
Advanced tickets are available for only $5 through any AnakBayan Seattle member, and only $8 for tickets at the door. For more information, please visit the “Bangon: Get Up, Rise Up” Facebook event page at www.tinyurl.com/bangon2010.
