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Eyewitnesses to the Philippines Election: A report-back and discussion from the People’s International Observers Mission (PIOM), Philippines

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The National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
UCLA Labor Center
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)
BAYAN USA

PRESENT:

Eyewitnesses to the Philippines Election: A report-back and discussion from the People’s International Observers Mission (PIOM), Philippines

Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

UCLA Downtown Labor Center
675 South Park View Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057

Members of the NLG delegation to the Philippines invite you to join as we discuss our observations from the 2010 Philippines elections and talk about next steps in organizing against human rights abuses in the Philippines.

The delegation witnessed:

• Military intimidation
• Widespread irregularities
• High potential for fraud
• Voter machine breakdowns
• Gun battles inside the polls
Despite the widespread irregularities, propensity for fraud and election violence, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino has been declared president-elect and Incumbent Gloria Arroyo and Imelda Marcos, widow of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, won seats in the House of Representatives.

Please join NLG delegates as we give a presentation, discuss our findings, and talk about our plans to push U.S. policymakers to take heed of the human rights situation in the Philippines.

Arroyo lawyer’s proposal to postpone polls dangerous

May 5, 2010 Other Statements Comments Off
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“What is the Palace game-plan?”
This was the question raised by the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan as the election lawyer of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo proposed the postponement of the May 10 elections for 15 days. The proposal comes in the wake of failed PCOS machines, the huge deployment of soldiers in Metro Manila, and [...]

Filipinos representing at May Day marches across the US

May 3, 2010 Actions, Events, News, Videos Comments Off
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Vote for Kabataan Partylist!

May 3, 2010 Music, Videos Comments Off
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LA May Day Mega March for Immigrant Workers Rights

May 1, 2010 Actions, Photos Comments Off
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A Unity Statement of the Filipino Community on Immigrant Rights

May 1, 2010 Other Statements Comments Off
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Together, We Have
Worked the fields and in the canneries
Nursed the ill and the elderly
Taught the young and tomorrow’s leaders
Fought for freedom and defeated tyranny
Invented new technologies and perfected the old
Ministered to congregations celebrating life and coping with grief

Together, We Are
The doctors and nurses who heal the sick and tend the wounded
The engineers who build skyscrapers [...]

Through performance, students and community members call for clean and fair elections and an end to Oplan Bantay Laya in the Philippines

Apr 25, 2010 Other Statements, Photos Comments Off
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University of California, Los Angeles – Community members and students called for clean and fair elections in the Philippines and an end to human rights violations with two events on campus–Fowler Out Loud and Power in Numbers.  AnakBayan Los Angeles, Habi Arts, and Sisters of GABRIELA, Awaken (SiGAw), all member organizations of BAYAN USA, collaborated [...]

Philippines Election – International Observers Mission

Apr 23, 2010 News, Uncategorized, Videos Comments Off
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ILPS statement on the 7th anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq

Mar 17, 2010 Other Statements Comments Off
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By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Chairperson
International League of Peoples’ Struggle
20 March 2010
The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) joins the peoples of the United States, Iraq and the rest of the world in condemning the continuing US occupation of Iraq and national oppression of the Iraqi people, as well as the continuing notorious US-led global war [...]

Money for schools & education, not for war & criminalization! No money for torture & illegal detention! Free the 43!

Mar 2, 2010 AB Statements, Photos Comments Off
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Schools shutting down? Thousands of school workers and teachers getting laid off?  Larger class sizes? A shorter school year?  2010 is starting off with another round of drastic budget cuts.  It was already hard enough worrying about getting into college, let alone paying for the ever-increasing tuition.  Now our schools and communities are bracing for [...]