#lean alejandro

[bauliya]

But for real: "The next best thing to freedom is the struggle to be free." — Lean Alejandro

Oh snap snap, spark spark / It's time to light up the diggy diggy dark

just cause i love that rap.

[paperrocketeer]

A letter by Lean Alejandro, a student activist who was arrested and assassinated during the Marcos Regime.

As we remember the Martial Law, let us remember those who gave up their lives to fight for the very freedoms that most of us take for granted these days. We have the responsibility to remember and pass on these lessons to the next generation so that those dark days will never come to pass again. 

[runningpinoy]

UP Diliman to Stage an Obstacle Run called The Great LEAN Run

UP Diliman to Stage an Obstacle Run called The Great LEAN Run

An event commemorating the life of Lean Alejandro, a student leader in the 1980s during the Martial Law period, is going to be held in UP Diliman this September.  It would be an obstacle run and it is dubbed The Great LEAN Run (TGLR).  Here are the event particulars:

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[gerilya]

LEAN Sticker Art by Gerilya 2014

[marichulambino]

Death Anniversaries

          Death Anniversaries         The drone of the radiator and the slapping of the windshield wipers would soon prevail. The waters would swallow up this road any minute now, vendors would soon wade through the murky torrents, towing their carts. I checked my AccuWeather and twitter feeds – it always pelts down in September.       He was killed in September. i was back in school. Three years…

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[wordsarebulletproof]

Today we remember Lean Alejandro, who was murdered on this day in 1987 a victim of the wave of extra-judicial killings that happened immediately after the first EDSA People Power Revolution. Know more about Lean and his struggle on this link http://bit.ly/Qmofob For a related post visit this link http://bit.ly/1a5yoxb

[gerilya]

LEAN ALEJANDRO Artwork by Gerilya Poster art for LEAN: Based on Lean the Musical by Gary Granada 2013

[thestagedoorcanteen]

On The Menu: The UP Repertory Company's LEAN

"Huwag ninyong hayaan ang inyong pag-aaral ay maging sagabal sa inyong edukasyon." In between the harsh dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and the triumph of the People Power Revolution, there stood an iconic student activist named Leandro Alejandro. His life of activism takes centerstage in Gary Granada's LEAN THE MUSICAL (1997), beginning with his experiences as a student in UP Diliman and ending with his untimely death at age 27.  Fighting for national democracy in the university and in the nation, Lean would prove his importance in history with his works as an activist, a politician, a friend, a husband, a son and a father. His life has defined an era of student activism and his work still inspires the youth today. 

Directed by UP Rep alumna Kathryn Manga and featuring new musical arrangement by Karl Ramirez, LEAN features powerful catchy songs that breathe new life to the many different characters and personas of the 1980s. Through song and dance, the musical not only tells the story of the influential student activist but also creatively re-imagines the loud cries of the masses and the lives of our so-called “iskolar ng bayan” during this era.

As part of its 41st anniversary celebration, The UP Repertory Company proudly presents LEAN, a musical that will surely get your toes tapping with an endless surge of LSS-worthy tunes and creative dances of joy and sorrow while provoking thoughts on our current society, leaving an important question to the audience – kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?

LEAN runs on September 9, 14, 16, 21 (3pm and 7pm) and September 13 and 20 (7pm only) at the Dalisay Aldaba Recital Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. For ticket inquiries, contact Jenica (09163210485). Tickets are at 250php, 200php for UP students.

For more information, visit the productions official Facebook page HERE and their ticket reservation site HERE.

About The UP Repertory Company

The University of the Philippines Repertory Company (UP REP) is a non-stock, non-profit student theater organization that has delivered performances to a variety of audience, in and outside of the University. The company aims to enlighten its audience on different social issues and to bring Philippine Theater closer to the masses. The organization is nearing its 41st anniversary.