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DESCRIPTION:Join ICHPR, IPS, Gabriela USA and CODEPINK's China Is Not Our Enemy 
 campaign for a conversation with Brandon Lee, Alliyah Lusuegro, Abbey 
 Irodistan, and Megan from CODEPINK about US militarization in the 
 Philippines and the negative impacts on the planet and local communities. 
 \n\nSpeakers\nBrandon Lee is a Chinese American San Francisco native, human 
 rights and environmental activist who moved to the Philippines in 2010 to 
 live and work with the Igorot indigenous people in the Cordillera region of 
 the Philippines. For supporting the Igorot self determination and defense 
 of ancestral land, life and resources, Brandon became the first American 
 targeted for assassination by the U.S. backed Duterte regime on August 6, 
 2019. The attack left him permanently paralyzed as a Quadriplegic, 
 paralyzed in his hands and from the chest down. Today, Brandon continues to 
 use his voice to advocate for human rights as a member of the International 
 Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines- United States chapter. He is 
 currently on the "Fight Like Brandon Lee! A Speaking tour for Just Peace in 
 the Philippines” from April to September this year.\n\nAlliyah Lusuegro 
 is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Priorities Project, serving as 
 project manager for growing collaborations with immigrant rights 
 organizations and movements against climate change. A first-generation 
 immigrant, Alliyah has roots in the Philippines and now calls Washington, 
 DC home. Her interest in anti-militarism comes from organizing for justice, 
 healing, and sovereignty for traditionally disenfranchised 
 communities.\n\nAbbey Irodistan is the Secretary General of GABRIELA USA, a 
 grassroots-based alliance of progressive Filipino women’s organizations 
 in the U.S. seeking to liberate all oppressed Filipino women and the rest 
 of our people. She is a second-generation Filipino, born in Watsonville, 
 with a background in crisis mental health work. She was first engaged in 
 the national democratic movement for the Philippines through student 
 organizing, but found her home in organizing the women's sector as she 
 learned more about the roots of oppression for Filipino women.\n\nMegan 
 Russell is the Campaign Coordinator for CODEPINK's China is Not Our Enemy 
 Campaign. She graduated from the London School of Economics with a 
 Master’s Degree in Conflict Studies. Prior to that, she attended NYU 
 where she studied Conflict, Culture, and International Law. Megan spent one 
 year studying in Shanghai, and over eight years studying Chinese Mandarin. 
 Her research focuses on the intersection between US-China affairs, 
 peacebuilding, and international development. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/07/07/18867854.php
SUMMARY:US Militarization in the Philippines: Abuse of People and Planet Webinar
LOCATION:Zoom\nhttps://www.codepink.org/philippines_webinar
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/07/07/18867854.php
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