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SF RALLY: * END THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE PHILIPPINES | |
Date | Friday March 03 |
Time | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE (Sutter at Powell) San Francisco (above Union Square) |
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Event Type | Protest |
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by GABRIELA NETWORK This Friday and every Friday until the state of emergency ends: GABRIELA NETWORK - A US-Philippine mass women's organization demands: * END THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE PHILIPPINES * OUST GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO * FREE THE SIX PARTY-LIST CONGRESSPEOPLE & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS EMERGENCY RALLY AGAINST STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 3 5 - 7 PM WHERE: PHILIPPINE CONSULATE (Sutter at Powell) In addition, people will be at the consulate all day, join us! On the 20th anniversary of the People Power movement to oust Dictator Ferdinand Marcos, puppet President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo(GMA) has declared State of Emergency/Martial Law in the Philippines. All rallies are banned. email and texting disrupted. Massive rallies are happening anyway and being met with violent dispersal. Six progressive congresspeople including GABRIELA Women's Party Liza Maza and Anakpawis (labor) representative Crispin Beltran have been arrested. Grassroots organizations are under threat; warrants have been issued for their leaders. Media organizations have been "cautioned," and at least one - The Daily Tribune - has been closed. Have you heard about this in the news? No - because there's been a complete international media blackout! So we must make our voices heard and protect the people in the Philippines Join us as we demand freedom for those arrested, an end to the state of emergency and the ouster of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo! For more information contact: SFbayarea@gabnet.org http://www.gabnet.org |
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