Muni-muni ng Isang Gala

Kini ang kusganon ug kolektibong panawagan sa Mindanao Peoples' Peace Movement (MPPM), usa ka tri-people ( Bangsamoro, Katawhang Lumad ang mga Migrante sa Mindanao) nga alyansa sa nagkadaiyang grupo gikan sa nagkalaain laing komunidad sa Mindanao nga nagaduso sa pagrespetar sa tawhanong katungod sa tanang katawhan. Buot ipaabot sa MPPM ang iyang mainiton nga pakigtimbaya ug pagsuporta sa mga kaigsuonang Subano sa lungsod sa Midsalip nga sa kasamtangan naga-atubang ining dako nga hulga sa ilang mga komunidad,mao ang pagsulod sa mina nga gipanag-iya sa kumpanyang MMEC, kanhi Geotechniques and Mining Inc (GAMI). Kining pagtimbaya sa kaigsoonang mga Subano bunga sa kasinatian usab sa uban nga katribuhan sa Katawhang Lumad nga nasugamak sa susama nga sitwasyon,diin ang ilang mga yutang kabilin ug ang mga katawhan niini napaubos na sa mando ug pang-abuso sa mga korporasyon nga mina. Ang pagbarog sa mga kaigsoonong Subano sa Midsalip sa pagbalibad sa pagsulod sa MMEC ilang katungod isi

http://www.toshootanelephant.com/   "To shoot an elephant" is an eye witness account from The Gaza Strip. December 27th, 2008, Operation Cast Lead. 21 days shooting elephants. Urgent, insomniac, dirty, shuddering images from the only foreigners who decided and managed to stay embedded inside Gaza strip ambulances, with Palestinian civilians. Context Gaza Strip has been under siege since June 2007, when Israel declared it an "enemy entity". A group of international activists organized a siege-breaking movement, the Free Gaza movement. Thanks to their efforts, and despite the Israeli ban on foreign correspondents and humanitarian aid workers to cover and witness operation "Cast Lead" on the ground, a group of international volunteers: self organised members of the International Solidarity Movement were present in Gaza when the bombing started on December, 27th 2009. Together with two international correspondents from Al Jazeera Inte

Dear Friends, The Mindanao Peoples' Peace Movement (MPPM) Zamboanga Peninsula Cluster is currently organizing a delegation that will do a prayer vigil in solidarity to the Subanen of Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur. This Subanen community is threatened with the entry of MMEC mining firm formerly the Geotechniques and Mining Inc (GAMI). Should any friends and allies want to join the group, you may contact Ms. Tanie Suano at 09196919686. On another front, MPPM will also join in the peace mission that will start tomorrow in Carmen and Kabacan,North Cotabato on the recent clashes between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). For those interested to join, you may contact Mr. Romy Saliga of the Lumad Development Center at this number: 09195089759. Alternatively, you may also contact the Secretariat of MPPM at this number: 064-4211358 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting                   064-4211358         end_of_th

Tahimik ang gabi Piping nangugusap Bawat galaw ng mga dahon Naglalambing sa dampi ng masuyong hangin   Dama patak ng hamog Sa mga dahon ng punong-kahoy Habang mahigpit na nakatiklop Mga talutot ng bulaklak Nakikinig,mabining sumasayaw Kaulayaw ng hanging mapanghalina   Mukhang nahimbing ang daigdig Mga alalahanin at pagkabalisa Pansamantalang naipahinga At kamalayan ay pumaalinlang   Nagtatagpo dalawang kaluluwa Nagsanib puso at kamalayan Ipinagdiwang pag-iisang dibdib Pag-iisa ng mga kaluluwa   Sabay na naglawig Nagpapalaot sa mga alon ng mga ala-ala Unang pagtatagpo, unang pagsinta Binabalikan mga yugto nagluwal ng pagsasama Nang pag-iisa   Saksi ang buwan Mga bituin sa kalangitan Ang mga panganorin Nakikipagsaya, nakiisa Maging ang ulan ay nagpaubaya Buong gabi hinayaan buwan at mga tala Magningning, kikislap ng kaysaya May mga salitang namutawi sa mga labi Subalit lalong marami yaong hin

The Bal'ian leading the agong players and the delegates for the closing ritual. Six (6) T’duray women, one of the more than twenty groups of Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao, with their colorful traditional dress shook my hand vigorously and a couple embraced me tightly as they arrived at the Upi Agricultural School, the venue of the 6 th Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Summit. Tired from the long habal-habal (motorcycle vehicles) travel and some trekking from the interior communities of South Upi, these women were still all smiles as they proudly showed off their agong (an indigenous musical instrument) to me. They were part of the one hundred twenty-five (125) women delegates out of the three hundred ninety-three (393) total participants to the sixth Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Summit last December 12-16,2010 in Upi,Maguindanao, Mindanao,Philippines. They were the agong players that accompany the Bal’ian (spiritual leader) in the opening and closing rituals. Now on its 10 th year,

The Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Movement (MPPM) considers the struggle of the Bangsamoro and the Katawhang Lumad (Indigenous Peoples) one of its primary concerns. This is evident in the many venues it provided for the sharing, discussions, fora and summits on the understanding of the right to self-determination of peoples. Exposure programs and exchanges in the tri-people communities were also a constant event to foster further this understanding. Ever since its inception in 2000, MPPM has been consistent in its support of the peoples struggle for their Right to Self-Determination. This manifests in its long running advocacy on the Referendum on the Political Options for Peace in Mindanao. For the tri-people peace movement, the advocacy on the REFERENDUM is its humble contribution in resolving the seeming never-ending conflict in Mindanao in a peaceful and democratic manner. While this mechanism may not yet be too popular in the Philippine context, however, other countries with multi-nati