This journal will be available to ship in early November pingkian noun \pi?-k?-?n\ * flint * nom de plume of revolutionary Emilio Jacinto * metaphor for struggle From the Philippines, PINGKIAN (pi?-k?-?n), Journal for Emancipatory and Anti-imperialist Education, is published by the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND)
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Views from the Beltline: Kudos to Maria Ressa
Among the numerous seriously unpleasant men leading countries in the world today, Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, must be included. Perhaps his most odious policy is his support for the extrajudicial killings of “undesirables.” When mayor of the city of Davao, he was accused by the Philippine Commission on
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – David Brady, Ryan Finnigan and Sabine Hubgen challenge the claim that there’s any relationship between single motherhood and poverty. And Doug Saunders writes that there’s an opening for progressive movements to take back the theme of family values which obviously bear no
Continue readingAlberta Politics: If Donald Trump won’t knuckle under, could he face an American ‘Colour Revolution’?
PHOTOS: One of many anti-Trump rallies in the United States in the past few days (from Facebook). Below: U.S. President Elect Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, U.S. Senator John McCain and Julius Caesar. It would be an irony if the troubles the United States has visited on much
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Filipinos Trash Stephen Harper
I couldn’t have said it better myself.“Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is an embarrassment to the civic-minded and environmentally conscious Canadians.” That’s the assessment of Filipino priest and environmentalist, Father Robert Reyes, speaking on behalf of environmental and public health activists protesting 50-cargo containers full of hazardous waste that have
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Justice for Jennifer Laude
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Continue readingdrive-by planet: COP 19 Warsaw: interview with Filipino negotiator Yeb Saño: leaked doc shows U.S. concern about ‘blame and liability’
At the UN climate summit in Warsaw (COP 19), Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman talked with Naderev “Yeb” Saño, the lead negotiator for the Philippines. At the time he spoke with Democracy Now, Saño was on the 9th day of a fast to make the case for an urgent climate deal
Continue readingHarper outshames Ford
Embarrassing our country more than Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would seem to be an impossible task. Yet our prime minister has done just that. On November 12th, the federal government issued a formal statement that included the following remark: “Canada applauds the decision by Prime Minister Abbott to introduce legislation
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: The sickening first response of government to disaster
THE SICKENING FIRST RESPONSE OF GOVERNMENT TO DISASTER Typhoon Haiyan is perhaps the most devastating weather event to ever hit land. More than 10,000 people have been killed, and the full details are still very much uncertain. The Philippines has had more than its share of natural disasters –
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: The sickening first response of government to disaster
THE SICKENING FIRST RESPONSE OF GOVERNMENT TO DISASTER Typhoon Haiyan is perhaps the most devastating weather event to ever hit land. More than 10,000 people have been killed, and the full details are still very much uncertain. …
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: The sickening first response of government to disaster
THE SICKENING FIRST RESPONSE OF GOVERNMENT TO DISASTER Typhoon Haiyan is perhaps the most devastating weather event to ever hit land. More than 10,000 people have been killed, and the full details are still very much uncertain. The Philippines has had more than its share of natural disasters –
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: America Urges Philippines to Combat Inequality
Yeah, I know, I know. Me too. Then again, the Philippines is a good long way away from Main Street, U.S.A. American officials are urging the Phillipines to see to fair distribution of the country’s new found wealth. Despite having Asia’s second highest growth in gross domestic product (GDP) last
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Climate Change Petri Dish
It’s not a couple of low-lying islands about to sink under a risking sea. It is the 7th-most populous country in Asia, 12th in the world.Its 92-million people are scattered throughout the 7,100 islands that make up their country and cover 300,000 sq.kms. And, right now, they’re reeling from the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Oooh, This Could Get Nasty
China has provoked outrage in the Philippines by deploying this oil platform, the country’s first deepwater drilling rig, into the South China Sea. The rig, CNOOC 981, began drilling operations yesterday in disputed waters 320 km from Hong Kong. According to Reuters, civil society and political groups with links to
Continue readingThings Are Good: Manila Uses Paint That Cleans the Air
This is groovy, a paint is being used on the walls of Manila that cleans the air. In the Philippine capital Manila, which is one of the most polluted cities in the world, a paint which it is claimed can purify the air is being used. A local company has
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