[Bloquez l'empire!] Philippines: Battle of the Ballot Box, June 28th: Conference on the 2007 Elections in the Philippines.

[Stefan Christoff]

PHILIPPINES: Battle of the Ballot Box

A report-back event featuring Montreal delegates
to the People's International Observers' Mission, 2007.

Presentations, * Film-Screening, * Debate, * Discussion, * Translation

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THURSDAY, June 28th, 7pm
Location: St-Paul's Anglican Church,
3970 Côte-Ste-Catherine
Métro Côte-Ste-Catherine
Suggested Donation, 5-10$
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Join the Centre for Philippine Concerns for an exciting event detailing the 
experiences of a five-person delegation from Montreal, which traveled to the 
Philippines in May 2007 to participate in the People's International Observers' 
Mission (IOM) within the context of mid-term elections in the country. 2007 
elections in the Philippines were marked by state violence orchestrated by the 
government of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, wide-spread electoral corruption, and 
numerous political killings.

* Film Screening: "Poverty, Power & Persuasion: 2007 Elections in the 
Philippines", a short film produced by journalist Stefan Christoff & KODAO 
Productions in Manila.

* Presentations from:

Minerva Gutierrez: A Montreal based activist & social worker originally from 
Mexico. Minerva is active in the Quebec labor movement, a member of the 
political party, Québec solidaire & traveled to act as an international 
observer during the 2003 elections in El Salvador.

Freda Guttman: An internationally-acclaimed visual artist who first visited the 
Philippines in the 1980s. Freda is also deeply involved in the Palestinian 
solidarity movement having traveled on numerous occasions to the occupied West 
Bank of Palestine with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).

Fr. Artemio S. Calaycay: A local priest with the Iglesia Filipina Independiente 
(Philippine Independent Church), community worker and labor organizer within 
Montreal's Filipino community. In 2006 the Supreme Bishop of the Fr. Artemio's 
church, Bishop Ramento, was murdered within the context of the growing 
political killings throughout the Philippines.

Roderick Carreon: A leader of the national Filipino worker’s organization, 
Siklab Canada, and founding member of Kabataang Montreal, the local Filipino 
youth movement.

Stefan Christoff: An independent journalist and social activist based in 
Montreal, who is a regular contributor to CKUT Radio, the Montreal Mirror & 
Pacifica Radio. Christoff is also a member of Tadamon!, a collective working to 
build alliances with movements for social & economic justice in Lebanon & 
Palestine.

* For more information contact the Centre for Philippine Concerns at:
capcpc[at]web.ca / 514 574 9906

* Visit the Stop the Killings campaign at: http://www.stopthekillings.org

Organized in cooperation with the Quebec
Coalition to Stop the Killings in the Philippines

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Centre d'appui aux Philippines / Centre for Philippine Concerns
Montréal, Québec, Canada
mailtto:capcpc at web.ca
Tel: +1 514 574-9906 (texte et voix / text and voice)