Peacetahan sa Penguin

Maraming Salamat sa Penguin, Kiri Dalena at Miguel Pancho, Bobby Balingit, SAD (Samahan ng mga Anak ng Desaparecidos), Celia ng FIND, Free All, Toyo, Color it Red, Cooky Chua, Drip, Mark Laccay, Sir Eghai Roxas, Thomas Daquioag, Bong of PhilVio, Isko ng FMD, Sulong CARHRIHL at sa mga dakilang volunteers ng event na ito - michael, caloi, alvin, ivan, jarold, pj, ryan, jocelyn, jed, cha, sherwin, tootoots at vani. Simula na ng Peacetahan!

Year Ender Activities

ROCK THE RILES 2007

1 to 7 pm, December 9, Sunday

Cubao MRT Station

Jeepney Joyride, Toyo, FMD, Torn for Peril, Nityalila, Datu's Tribe,

Drip, Typecast,

The Wuds, Philippine Violators

Out of the Box:

Peacetahan sa Magnet-Sining at Galing para sa Karapatan at Kalinaw

7:30 pm, December 14, Friday

Magnet Katipunan, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City

Bayang Barrios, Wake Up Your Seatmate, Radioactive Sago Project

SUNDAY OF SILENCE Part 2

4 to 6 pm, December 16, Sunday

Baywalk Area in front of Raja Sulayman, Malate Church

Rendezvous at Cebu

DAKILA went to Cebu last November 16, 2007 for the second leg of the Peacetahan 2008 launch. The event dubbed as Out of the Box: Peacetahan sa Cebu - Sining at Galing para sa Karapatan at Kalinaw, was a joint project with Sulong CARHRIHL. It was held at the Outpost Cafe, Lahug, Cebu City.

We were greeted at the airport by the warm smiles of Kathy, Dennis and the University of Southern Philippines Student Council. After a delicious lunch at Sutukil in Mactan, we proceeded to UP Cebu and USP to promote the Peacetahan event.

DAKILA would like to thank the USP Student Council, UP Cebu Student Council, USP Social Work Department, UP KASUKO, UP College of Fine Arts, University of Cebu students for the overwhelming support for our first ever Cebu activity.

Volunteerism at its best as the whole USP Student Council and the USP Social Work Department Classes were mobilized to lend their hands for the Peacetahan event at the Outpost Cafe.

DAKILA would also like to thank FIND Cebu, Partido ng Manggagawa - Cebu Chapter, KPD, Mandaue Prince Warehouse Club Union for their help in the preparations of the event.

Special thanks to Sining Dilaab, XO, Skanky Muggles, Island Joe and JR Kilat who really rocked the house and gave the crowd one hell of a party time. Even TADO can't help but dance the night away. Thanks to the OUTPOST CAFE accommodating DAKILA and to BITE Magazine for covering the event.

And, Peacetahan sa Cebu would not be possible with out the formidable tandem of Tepi and Kathy who moved mountains not only to make sure that the event would push through but also made it @#%$#&% successful!

Sa lahat ng tumulong at sumuporta sa Peacetahan sa Cebu, Daghang Salamat!

Peacetahan sa Cebu

SUNDAY OF SILENCE

PAYAPAIN ANG LIGALIG NG MAGHAPON

Hayaang salaminin ng banayad na hampas ng alon
ang papalamig na ningas ng araw;
ang tilamsik nito ay hahagod, bibigkis
sa magkadikit nating balikat.

Dakila ang payapang pagtindig.
Bughaw ang kulay ng pansamantalang pananahimik.

Silang mga namanhid, hindi nakinig
ay mabibingi sa kawalang-tinig;
at magbubunga, babangon kinabukasan
ang ningning ng sinag na naging hiyaw.

-Axel Pinpin*

*Sometime in October last year, poet Axel Pinpin found himself writing a poem for a political prisoner captured in the Southern Luzon province of Batangas; only to find out several months later that he would become a political prisoner himself. Axel or Antoy to his many friends is now detained in Camp Vicente Lim in Canlubang, Laguna. He and his group called the “Tagaytay 5” were arrested by the Philippine National Police for rebellion charges. Axel and his companions were but victims of repressive tactics of the Arroyo administration against progressive organizations
A BS Agriculture graduate, Pinpin is currently serving as consultant of the peasant organization Kalipunan ng mga Magsasaka sa Kabite (Kasama-Ka). He was abducted by elements of the PNP in Tagaytay City on April 28, 2006. Abducted together with Pinpin were other Kasama-Ka members Riel Custodio and Aristedes Sarmiento and drivers Enrico Ybanez and Michael Masayes. It took the PNP three days before presenting the Tagaytay 5 to the media in a press conference on May 1. On this occasion, there were visible signs that the detainees had suffered in the hands of their captors: Custodio for one, had his legs wrapped with bandages; Sarmiento on the other hand could not walk properly; and Pinpin looked as if he just had an asthma attack. (source: panitikan.com.ph)

Pinpin sent this poem to express solidarity for our SUNDAY of SILENCE. Obviously, he can't join us. 11 Nov. 2007. @4pm until the sun sets. Roxas Blvd stretch by Baywalk. Sit down, side by side in silence. Walang imik. Dahil WALA NA TAYONG MASABI SA MGA NANGYAYARI SA BAYAN. Come in blue.
Silent majority, have your silence felt.