Dare To Struggle: Films from the Philippine Frontlines November 16, 2005

DARE TO STRUGGLE:
REEL VIEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES

A Film Screening to Commemorate the One-Year Anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre (see below for descriptions)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2005, 7 - 9 pm
@ the Filipino Community Center (FCC)
35 San Juan Avenue bet. Mission and Alemany
Directions: Take the #49, #29, or #14 Muni Bus to Mission/Ocean. Walk North along Mission, just past Wells Fargo Bank & turn left on San Juan

Featuring rare documentaries Made In the Philippines, including:

Sa Ngalan Ng Tubo (In the Name of Sugar/Profit), by Tudla Media Collective, is a striking portrayal of the events that led to the violent loss of seven striking workers in Tarlac, PI, and most recently, the murder of Hacienda Luisita Union President Ricardo Ramos.

There's Blood In Your Coffee, by Southern Tagalog Exposure, is a documentary on the 3+year Nestle workers strike in Cabuyao, Laguna, Southern Tagalog, where Filipino Nestle Union President and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Labor Leader Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna was brutally murdered.

Rukkuas! by Southern Tagalog Exposure and Northern Perspective, highlights the 150,000 hectare cassava project in Cagayan Valley, focusing on the effects of Danding Cojuangco's pet project on the valley's people, and their struggle against the largest land grabbing scheme in the country.

Oyayi Sa Kanlungan Ng Digma, by Southern Tagalog Exposure and Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights, gives an account of the plight and struggle of Mangyans, Dumagats, and peasants driven from their home by militarization. They are now internal refugees (IRs), seeking sanctuary from the violence perpetrated by the Macapagal-Arroyo regime.

and more!

$10 at the door. ALL PROCEEDS will go towards continued documentation efforts of human rights violations in Philippines. E-mail [email protected] or call FCC at 415-333-6267 for more info.