[bru-info] December 10: Canadians Return from Human Rights Mission from the Philippines

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Two BRU organizers, Jennifer Efting and Beth Grayer participated in a Fact
Finding Mission November 14-22 in the Philippines.

Please join us for their report back on Sunday, December 10th, 5-7 pm at
Trout Lake Community Centre. They will be showing video clips, photos and
sharing on the human rights violations being carried out by the Philippines
government against political activists.

>* apologies for cross-postings *

>JOIN US ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY TO HEAR FROM THE RETURNING
>DELEGATES ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES & TO DISCUSS WAYS OF SUPPORTING THE
FILIPINO PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS:
>
>"Stop the Political Killings in the Philippines"
>Community Report Back from the Canadian Human Rights Fact-Finding Mission
>to the Philippines
>Sunday, December 10, 2006
>5:00 pm-7:00 pm
>Room 210 | Trout Lake Community Centre
>3350 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
>
>CANADIANS RETURN FROM A HUMAN RIGHTS MISSION IN THE PHILIPPINES...
>
>From November 14-22, 2006, 9 Canadians from Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto
>and Ottawa traveled to the Philippines on a Human Rights Fact-Finding
Mission.
>
>The delegation went to three areas in the country to speak with community
>members, activists and human rights defenders about the daily violations
>and repression they are experiencing at the hands of the Philippine
military.
>
>Since Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo came to power in 2001,
>Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights) had documented
>over 760 civilian activists, workers, church people, peasants and others
>have fallen victim to extra-judicial killings allegedly carried out by
>elements of the Philippine military. The spate of killings and other human
>rights violations have brought international criticism of the Philippine
>government from human rights organizations like Amnesty International and
>business groups like the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Manila and
>executives representing major US clothing retailers like Gap and Wal-Mart.
>
>While on their human rights fact-finding mission , the Canadians likewise
>experienced harassment and intimidation by the Philippine military and
>Arroyo administration. The group also had the opportunity to bring their
>concerns over the worsening state of democracy and human rights in the
>country to the Canadian Ambassador.
>
>JOIN US ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY TO HEAR FROM THE RETURNING
>DELEGATES ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES & TO DISCUSS WAYS OF SUPPORTING THE
FILIPINO PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS:
>
>"Stop the Political Killings in the Philippines"
>Community Report Back from the Canadian Human Rights Fact-Finding Mission
>to the Philippines
>Sunday, December 10, 2006
>5:00 pm-7:00 pm
>Room 210 | Trout Lake Community Centre
>3350 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
>
>Contact 604-215-1905 or 604-215-1103 for more information.
>Organized by the "Stop the Killings in the Philippines" Campaign Local
>Steering Committee
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