Lumad students vow to get justice for slain schoolmate
“It’s government that is teaching us to become rebels."
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“It’s government that is teaching us to become rebels."
“There’s no safe place under Duterte’s fascist dictatorship, especially for children."
MANILA – Groups led by Save our Schools Network picketed at the Department of Justice in Manila to demand the dismissal of trumped-up charges and the release of the Lumad educators Amelia Pond and agriculturist Dominiciano Muya on Friday, Aug. 18. Pond, 64, is the...
“We are appealing to the public, as well as the international community to unite and defend Lumad schools in Mindanao.”
At least one Lumad school comes under attack per week under the Duterte administration.
“They executed an affidavit and yet they are in the custody of the military. So what was the motive behind that?”
"“We will take back our lands! We will get justice."
“Let the schools continue to operate.”
“We bring home victory: the support of a broad range of people to the people’s resistance in Mindanao, which is also the Filipino people’s struggle.”
“I was accompanying 36 students of the Misfi academy when this happened. They also brought the students with me. We were interrogated.”
“We are here not because we pity you, we are here because you have human rights.”
“These beacons of hope for the indigenous communities are now being shadowed over by the continuing threat of militarization and development aggression.”
“What’s at stake here is the Lumad schools, the heritage, the yutang kabilin (ancestral land). The Lumad must survive.” -- UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan
“We are here to bring the bad news of the attacks on the people of Mindanao. But we also bring the good news, that we are not afraid, that we know why this is happening, and that our actions are just.”
"The truth about the killings and forcible evacuation has been clear since the first week of the incident, yet in the delay, many lies have been forcefully fed to the public to justify the systematic military operation against Lumad schools, progressive organizations and communities in Mindanao.”
“The future of the next generation relies on teachers. That is why even if it’s difficult, I am determined to continue teaching.”
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