Reposted from our friends at Anakbayan-Toronto and the Sulong Theatre Company:
In response to the recurring flooding in the Philippines, the Filipino
artistic community wanted to raise money and awareness that there was
nothing 'natural' about these disasters. But they knew they would have
to go to drastic measures to get the point across.
OPERATION LIFEBOAT:
On 20:00hrs EST, Sept 21st, Artistic Director of Sulong Theatre Company
in partnership with Anakbayan-Toronto, Catherine Hernandez will be lying
in a lifeboat filled to her chin in dirty water for a total of 24
hours. She will have no access to food and her only luxury will be to
have access to clean water to drink at timed intervals and health
professionals at the ready for her own health and safety. Through Twitter, Youtube and Facebook feeds throughout the world, she will be
watched as she observes a day-long demonstration/ performance art
installation to raise awareness and funds for the recurring flooding in
the Philippines.
We want to make a point that the flooding is not a "natural disaster".
It is an accumulation of exploitation of our lands by our government and
greedy corporations.
Additional message by Dylan Hamada and Ysh Cabana of Anakbayan Toronto:
http://notaradical.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/fronting-the-weather-filipino-urban-poor-amid-floods-peril/
To learn more, please check out their website:
http://www.sulongtheatre.com/the-truth-in-24-hours.html
http://www.sulongtheatre.com/learn-more.html
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag
The red, blue,and white colours, the three stars and eight-rayed sun that together comprise the flag of the Philippine nation-state traces its roots to the Philippines' revolutionary past, when Andres Bonifacio, Ladislao Diwa, and Teodoro Plata first founded the secret society known as Ang Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or KKK, in English, "the Highest and Most Venerable Society of the Children of the Country."
According to the book BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag, the KKK flag went through several versions but in most of its manifestations was often red in colour. The symbol of the sun as well as the letter K, in its romanized lettering as well as in its alibata or baybayin form, was also a motif.
(image courtesy of Wikipilipinas)
Different leaders within the KKK had their own flag which they flew during battles against the Spanish conquistadors.
Andres Bonifacio's flag had a red background, in the middle of which was a sun with sixteen rays, and below it were the initials K.K.K.
Emilio Aguinaldo, one of the finest generals of the revolution, had his own flag too. It had a red background and a sun in the middle with eight rays representing the eight provinces that first revolted against Spain (Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite). Inside the sun is the baybayin for the letter K.
Read more about the Philippine flag and its relationship with Philippine independence in BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag available now at the Pinoy Culture website.
According to the book BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag, the KKK flag went through several versions but in most of its manifestations was often red in colour. The symbol of the sun as well as the letter K, in its romanized lettering as well as in its alibata or baybayin form, was also a motif.
Different leaders within the KKK had their own flag which they flew during battles against the Spanish conquistadors.
Andres Bonifacio's flag had a red background, in the middle of which was a sun with sixteen rays, and below it were the initials K.K.K.
Emilio Aguinaldo, one of the finest generals of the revolution, had his own flag too. It had a red background and a sun in the middle with eight rays representing the eight provinces that first revolted against Spain (Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite). Inside the sun is the baybayin for the letter K.
Read more about the Philippine flag and its relationship with Philippine independence in BANDILA: The Story of the Philippine Flag available now at the Pinoy Culture website.
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