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Thoughts and reflections.

[yves1988]

My goals for 2017

In line with being more conscious about how I live my life. I’m gonna start writing down personal goals per year. 

1. Study more revolutionary theory - this year, we’ve entered new situations, new conditions, new contradictions. A lot of times, I’ve felt ill equipped in handling these matters. I aim to be more disciplined in either doing self-study or participating in collective discussions on more advanced revolutionary theories.

- Finish my Marx and Engels reader book. 2. Read more novels - this is related to point number 1. I used to read lots of novels when I was in high school and when I just recently migrated to the United States. It helped me endure months and years of homesickness and loneliness. - Finish reading 3-5 novels this year.  

3. Be more healthy and physically fit - I plan to be more physically active this year, maybe enrolling in a kick boxing or self-defense class or just reenrolling at a nearby gym. Will also try to be more disciplined in terms of not smoking and preparing my own food. I want to run more. I also want to go a really long bike ride. 

- Enroll in a kick boxing class

- Fix my bike

- Go on a bike ride to palisades park

- Get new running gear  

- Run for 5 miles

4. Enjoy traveling more - at some point, I started hating my out of state travels because it is stressful and are always rushed. Instead of hating it, I should just accept it, be more disciplined about it and find time to explore the places that I travel to. (I really want to go back to the Netherlands, explore Europe, maybe Japan or South Korea. Or go back to the Philippines and take a vacation). 

- Eat at a unique place wherever at every state that I travel to

5. Save money - I actually have to start thinking about being financially stable. Now that my mom will be here in the United States soon, I should really start working on my financial security. I recently opened a savings account and have signed up for sideline jobs to augment my income. I also started fixing my credit. I need to take some sort of financial literacy workshop. 

6. Play the drums more - I forgot how fun it is to play in a band. I actually really miss it. This year I was able to go jam again with some friends. This 2017, I should really work on improving my drumming. I will save up for an electric drum set and practice more. I should also really set time to practice with my friends. 

- Get an electronic drum set

- Play at show at least once!!!

7. Write more - I will try to write more, either blog posts or statements. 

I think that’s all for now. I’ll add more as I think of them. 

[kbkn]

Statement on the Killings, Violent Dispersal of Cotabato Farmers and Lumads

Kapit Bisig Kabataan Network (KBKN) strongly condemns the shooting and brutal dispersal of farmers and Lumads blockading the Cotabato-Davao highway in Kidapawan City. KBKN joins the Filipino people in their demand for justice for the victims of the violent dispersal and the call for immediate relief from the Philippine government due to the intense drought in the area.

Approximately 5,000 farmers and lumads mobilized to demand government relief in the form of the immediate distribution of 15,000 sacks of rice to affected communities facing massive crop failures due to the drought caused by El Nino.

On April 1st, 2016 11:15 AM, the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines violently dispersed the protesters. According to reports, security personnel opened fire on the protestors barricading the highway. According to the Solidarity Action Group for Indigenous People and Peasants, three people have been confirmed dead, 116 injured, and many more unaccounted for.

This tragedy also highlights the reality and the devastating effects of climate change. Various international institutions and renowned scientists have already warned about the dangerous impact of climate change on food security and the agricultural sector as a whole, resulting in massive crop failures, especially to agricultural countries like the Philippines. The local Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has already sounded the alarm of an impending El Niño cycle as early as 2014. 81 provinces, mostly from Mindanao have already been warned to prepare for possible droughts. As early as January of this year, North Cotabato was already put under a state of calamity.

The farmers and lumads of Mindanao experiencing massive crop failures due to a prolonged drought have been seeking assistance from the government for the past three months. Instead, the Philippine government has ignored their calls. Is this how the Philippine government treats people who are in need? Is this how the Philippine government repays those who labor to feed the country? Is this how the Philippine government is going to respond to the devastating effects of climate change?

We hold the Philippine government responsible for this tragedy. We demand justice for the victims of the violent dispersal. We demand that the Philippine government heed the call of the farmers and lumads for immediate relief in the form of 15,000 sacks of rice from the Philippine government and take the impacts of climate change seriously. ###

[anakbayanusa]

Carry on the Legacy of Malcolm X, Yuri Kochiyama, and Ho Chi Minh May 19, 2015

Anakbayan-USA honors and celebrates the birth anniversaries of Malcolm X, Yuri Kochiyama, and Ho Chi Minh, three staunch anti-imperialists who embodied the spirit of international solidarity. Just as Yuri and Ho stood in solidarity with oppressed African Americans in their time, we stand with the people of Baltimore, Ferguson, and people across the US who are rising up in protest against the brutal extrajudicial killings of our Black brothers and sisters. We call upon all Filipino American youth to heed Yuri Kochiyama’s life-long call to “build bridges, not walls.” We are in solidarity with all oppressed peoples and communities fighting for self-determination against economic attacks and state terrorism under US imperialism, our common enemy.

At the same time, we stand with the call of Asians across the US who also cry justice for slain African-American Akai Gurley and demand that Chinese-American NYPD officer Peter Liang be held fully accountable for his death. We will not allow white supremacy to drive a wedge between Black and Asian communities and pit us against each other in the media  in order to maintain the status quo. All police officers, no matter what their race, must be held accountable for the killings they commit.

The lives of Malcolm, Yuri, and Ho continue to serve as examples for youth of color facing white supremacy and state violence today. It is justified to rebel against an oppressive system that does not serve the needs and interests of the people, to defend oneself as Malcolm stated, “by any means necessary.”  After living as a worker in the US from 1912-1918 and integrating with the progressive Black community in Harlem, Ho Chi Minh later returned to Vietnam to lead the national liberation struggle against French colonialism. Yuri Kochiyama also worked with the progressive Black community in Harlem fifty years later during the 1960’s and joined Malcolm X’s organization. She also supported various national liberation struggles throughout her life, including today’s ongoing revolution in the Philippines. The extrajudicial killing of Malcolm X in 1965 by government assets was executed at a time when his politics began to evolve towards an internationalist perspective due to his travels among the oppressed people of the world.

We urge today’s youth to learn from their examples and realize the interconnectedness between the struggles of poor and working class people across the world. Only by immersing ourselves in working class communities can we concretely understand how people from the US to the Philippines and countries across the globe are all suffering under US imperialism and neoliberal policies. We must carry on and push forward the organizing work started by Malcolm, Yuri, and Ho in order to bring about a more just and humane future.

State terrorism and fascist police violence against African-Americans in the US are a constant thread throughout this country’s existence. The police principally function to serve and protect the property and business interests of the ruling class by quelling the resistance of the working class masses. This rang true in the 1960’s during the time of Malcolm X and was recently demonstrated in Baltimore as well as in other uprisings such as Los Angeles in 1992.

The US was founded by racist slave owners and the wealth of this nation’s ruling class was accumulated through the massive inhumane exploitation of working people and people of color. The first police forces in the US were Slave Patrols created to protect the property of slave owners from rebellion by interrogating and persecuting African-Americans without any justification or due process. This unjust practice continues today as police are increasingly being exposed for their unjust and widespread treatment of African-Americans as automatic criminal suspects and threats to the oppressive status quo.

In tandem with the denial of basic resources and underfunding of social services such as education and youth development programs, the police consistently attack African-American and other communities of color as a means to continue capitalist profit-making through the prison-industrial complex. We demand an end to this malicious scheme and call for systemic changes for the people to gain political power to determine the future of their communities.

Anakbayan-USA raises our fists across the nation to remember and learn from Malcolm, Yuri and Ho as revolutionary examples of offering one’s life in complete service of the people. In the same spirit, we salute the community organizers and people of Baltimore who are proactively seizing the situation as a way to build collective strength in their community and work towards meaningful social change. We are in solidarity with the people of Baltimore who are in the struggle for their livelihood; calling for liveable jobs to rise from poverty, to end the school-to-prison pipeline, to seize self-determination, and demanding their right to live.

[kamalayankonsciousness-blog]

Filipino, Canadian, or Filipino-Canadian: We Have a Responsibility.

[*in solidarity with the movements for true democracy worldwide, from Wall Street to Toronto to Manila]

Yesterday [13 Oct 2011] was the Anihan Arts and Academic Showcase at the University of Toronto.  There I spoke about our responsibility as Filipino-Canadians to be active in the fight of all Filipinos for respect, cultural pride, and national sovereignty. 

This weekend (starting 15 October) is the beginning of the Toronto portion of the global “Occupy” movement.  I will be there to stand with my kababayans, and with all that realize that we need to create a more just world.

Yes I am Canadian.  Yes I am Filipino.  And this means that I, and we, bear responsibility for both sides of our identity. 

This dual identity also helps us cultivate a global identity, we must see that the issues we have as Filipino-Canadians are intrinsically lined to the motherland, and that the issues of the motherland are tied to the policies of Canada, the US, and the world at large.

Do either you or your family send money home to the Philippines?

Do you have a relative or friend that was/is a temporary worker in Canada?

Do you pay taxes/pay into the Canadian Pension Plan?

Do you own anything containing gold?

Keep reading

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

May Day 2014 - New York City

May 1st Rally for Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights, Union Square.

Photos by redguard

[anakbayanlb]

Happy International Workers’ Day! Download Anakbayan Long Beach’s first-ever MAY DAY MIXTAPE, dedicated to all the workers in history who fought for the rights that we have today and to all of today’s workers who continue to fight for the genuine liberation of all working people.

download

[yves1988]

Some thoughts on the issue of National Sovereignty

The struggle to defend our sovereignty against China and the United States actually highlights the urgency of fighting for National Democracy and establishing a government that will pursue the following:

1) An independent foreign policy to put our national and people's interest first

2) Implement a national industrialization and a planned economy to ensure that our resources and energy are allocated towards the building of a self-reliant economy and external defense capacity.

3) Genuine agrarian reform to emancipate 75% of our population from feudal exploitation and work towards national reconciliation and also ensure food security

We can no longer accept the argument that we have to surrender to U.S.' impositions in order for us to defend our sovereignty against China. We must once and for all reject the outdated and obsolete mendicant and US-dependent approach. In fact, this position, together with the continuous feudal exploitation and government corruption, is to blame for the current deplorable condition of our country now. This mendicant approach has been fanatically pursued for the past 50 years under the guise of national security and modernization of our defense capacity. Look at our situation now. We are neither secure nor modernized.

As youth and students, we have a big role to play. We need to deepen our understanding of the roots of our current predicament and the National Democratic alternative. At the same time, we must propagate this solution to the broadest number of people, convince them and mobilize them to fight for it.

[yves1988]

We cordially invite you to Anakbayan New York and New Jersey's Anniversary celebration at Project Reach in Chinatown on November 30th.  In 2005, these Anakbayan chapters were established to expand community organizing to serve the Filipino American communities on the east coast.  We will be celebrating 7 years of community organizing and contributing to the Filipino youth and student movement in the United States.

Come celebrate the progress that Anakbayan NY and NJ has made within the past year and our vision to move forward into the next. We will also be celebrating the birthday of the Philippine revolutionary, Andres Bonifacio, who is alive in our enduring struggle for a Philippines that is genuinely free and that truly serves the people.

* Take the B or D train to Grand St.  To RSVP please click here Also, come to our AFTER PARTY at the INC Lounge, located at 334 W 49th Street.  Say AB at the door. Portion of the proceeds will help support Anakbayan's work for the following year. 

 For more info click here : 

For more information: E-mail: [email protected] Bea Sabino (NJ): 201 779 6886 Jeremy De Nieva (NY): 213 880 4569 Website: anakbayannynj.wordpress.com

[yves1988]

Mock them if you want, condemn them for resorting to violence but understand that as you sit in your comfortable homes, the poor people that you mock and condemn are fighting for their lives. We will always be on their side.

[sfchrp-blog]

IBON Infomaterial: P426 NCR minimum wage still insufficient for a family to live decently

[artivista-blog]

PEOPLE’S SONA 2012

www.bayanusa.org BAYAN USA invites you to join the People’s SONA Action to further expose the true nature of the puppet Aquino regime in the Philippines which upholds corruption, human rights violations and bows down to U.S. imperialist demands!  Under Aquino’s administration there have been a recorded 76+ extrajudicial killings, a rising cost of electricity and basic living needs, and lack of jobs, resulting in an increase in poverty and hunger across the nation. We call upon Filipinos and Friends in across the Nation who believe in Human Rights & National Sovereignty to unite for Real Change needed in the Philippines to benefit the 99% of the people! This means Fighting for National Democracy, National Industrialization, and Genuine Agrarian Reform! US troops out of the Philippines! Junk the Visiting Forces Agreement! No to the the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement & Increased Militarization in the Asia Pacific! Justice for the many victims of human rights violations! Justice for Melissa Roxas! Join us at these events held across the Nation: SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Friday July 20th @7pm Community Discussion on the State of the Philippines & Commemoration for Ka Arman SOMCAN Office 1070 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Monday July 23rd, 2012 People’s State of the Nation Address Action at Union Square & March to Philippine Consulate Gather @5:30pm Guerilla Theatre & Program @ 6pm San Francisco - CA LOS ANGELES, CA: Monday, July 23rd Delegation Visit of Church Workers and Medical Mission Participants to Philippine Consulate @3PM and Vigil for Victims of Human Rights in the Philippines @ 4:30PM Philippine Consulate 3600 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010 SEATTLE, WA: Monday, July 23rd @ 6:30pm Community Forum on the Real State of the Nation Filipino Community Center 5740 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Seattle, WA 98118 Sunday, July 29th Community Action at Pista sa Nayon Seward Park Amphitheater Seattle, WA 98118 NEW YORK CITY: Friday July 20th @ 7:00 pm Community Forum on the State of the Philippines at the BAYANIHAN Filipino Community Center 40-21 69th St. Woodside, NY 11377 (take the local 7 to 69th St.) Monday July 23rd @ 5:30pm People’s State of the Nation Address for the Philippines at the Philippine Consulate 556 5th Avenue New York, NY 10036 (bet. 45th St. & 46th St., take the B/D/F/M to 42nd St.- Bryant Park) For more information please contact: Jessica Antonio, BAYAN USA Secretary General:[email protected]

[yves1988]

Fight for national liberation and genuine people's democracy for the Philippines!

[artivista-blog]

PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

BAYAN USA invites you to join the People’s SONA Action to further expose the true nature of the puppet Aquino regime in the Philippines which upholds corruption, human rights violations and bows down to U.S. imperialist demands! Under Aquino’s administration there have been a recorded 100+ extrajudicial killings, a rising cost of electricity and basic living needs, and lack of jobs, resulting in an increase in poverty and hunger across the nation.

We call upon Filipinos and Friends across the U.S. who believe in Human Rights & National Sovereignty to unite for Real Change needed in the Philippines to benefit the 99% of the people!  This means Fighting for National Democracy, National Industrialization, and Genuine Agrarian Reform!

US troops out of the Philippines! Junk the Visiting Forces Agreement!

No to the the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement & Increased Militarization in the Asia Pacific!

Justice for the many victims of human rights violations! Justice for Melissa Roxas!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Friday July 20th @7pm Community Discussion on the State of the Philippines & Commemoration for Ka Arman SOMCAN Office1070 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103

Monday July  23rd, 2012 People’s State of the Nation Address Action at Union Square & March to Philippine Consulate Gather @5:30pm Guerilla Theatre & Program @ 6pm San Francisco - CA

[yves1988]

In NJ & NYC.

[peaceloveandafropuffs]

“Power to the People! Black Power to the Black People! Yellow Power to Yellow People!”

In front of court house - Oakland , California - l969

I’ve only ever seen the Yellow Peril supports Black Power picture, never this one. They never show pictures of The Black Panthers interacting with other races peacefully. They also hardly ever show Asian Americans in protest.  

[reallifedocumentarian]

For my people: remember that we were there. APIA folks in protest and solidarity with other POC is part of our history. Resistance is part of our history. Struggle is part of our history. Making noise is part of our history. And they’re all part of our present too.

[yves1988]

Uphold our revolutionary tradition!

[lfssfsu]

[yves1988]

Continue our struggle for national liberation! Down with imperialism!

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

U.S & Syria: Facts you should know

If NATO military actions are unleashed against Syria or Iran, the United National Antiwar Coalition – UNACpeace.org is urging activists across the country to immediately call united “Day After” demonstrations within 24 hours at Federal Buildings across the U.S.

  But don’t wait for another U.S. war. TAKE ACTION NOW!

Actions against the growing war danger are already being held in 28 cities during the week of June 23 to July 1.

List of actions in 28 cities

These emergency united actions are demanding:

  Hands Off Syria and Iran!

End the Drone Wars!

We Need Jobs, Education and Healthcare, Not Endless War!

  The growing threat of war against Syria is escalating! Recently, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Russia not to get in the way of US backed efforts to force out the government of President Assad. The U.S. supplied Turkish jet shot down over Syria has heightened tensions. While Washington and its NATO allies openly funds and arms mercenary forces in Syria, the corporate media is making every effort to overwhelm us with calls for another “Humanitarian War”.

  The drumbeat of sanctions and threats against Iran is growing! On Thursday June 28th, the most extreme form of U.S. oil, banking and trade sanctions on Iran are set to take effect, followed by EU sanctions on July 1. Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in response. Sanctions are an orchestrated effort to create crisis, destabilizing shortages and economic dislocation. Even in the absence of an immediate conflagration, oil sanctions are a prelude to war, not an alternative to war.

US drone attacks are an expanding form of anonymous war! U.S. drone attacks on Pakistan are now occurring on a daily basis. In response, Pakistan has closed all NATO supply routes into Afghanistan for the past 8 months. U.S. drone wars have expanded to Yemen, Somalia and now the Philippines. This is international lawlessness and an attack on the sovereignty of every country.

  During the period from June 23 through July 1, there will be demonstrations, vigils, forums and meetings around the country to protest the growing threats of war.

Please join the protests or organize an emergency action in your city.

  If NATO military actions are unleashed against Syria or Iran, UNAC is urging activists across the country to immediately call united “Day After” demonstrations within 24 hours at Federal Buildings across the U.S.

[jalwhite]

The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices raise serious concerns over racial profiling, illegal stops and privacy rights. The Department’s own reports on its stop-and-frisk activity confirm what many people in communities of color across the city have long known:...

[etmm-blog]

[isabelanicole]

Yes! 

[cinemilitancy-deactivated201301]

LOL. this ishh on tumblr now?! hahaha. I wonder how Nomi feels about this haha.