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YOUTH AND STUDENT MOVEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

This video was filmed during an exposure trip of July 2011 in the Philippines and featured at the Anakbayan Seattle report back multi-media show “Halong” in November 2011. 

An exposure trip is a program designed to expose people to the harsh realities and true living conditions experienced by the people of the Philippines through educational discussions, integrations, mass actions and community organizing.

Anakbayan members from the Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, and New Jersey chapters had the opportunity to learn about the youth and student conditions in the Philippines and the movement of young people demanding basic human rights for their future.

We were able to integrate with various youth and student organizations including Anakbayan chapters at the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, as well as other youth groups, alliances and fraternities, including out-of-school youth, working youth, and youth organizing in the women’s movement, workers movement, cultural movement, and other sectors of Philippine society.

Filmed by: Nicole Ramirez
Edited by: Janelle Quibuyen
Music: From Monument To Masses - Comrades and Friends

To learn more about the National Democratic Movement in the Philippines and get involved in Anakbayan Los Angeles, visit anakbayanla.org or email anakbayanla@gmail.com

Just over a week ago, I was on an exposure trip like the one seen in this video. Even though mine was only for 3-4 days, it was an eye opening, life changing experience — now I’m back in the States and more inspired than I’ve ever been. It’s almost impossible to not be fired up after integrating with various communities and seeing the strength of the organizing that takes place, whether it’s the peasants in rural areas or the workers in urban poor neighborhoods.

Not only did I find inspiration from the people who lived in those communities, but also from the organizers that I met along the way (coincidentally, my expo guide, Rjei, was featured in the video as well). It’s never about individual recognition or who holds what position — it’s about being dedicated to the work and the movement out of a genuine Love for the People. With all the different people I met, the common trait that ties them together is their selfless approach to everything in life.

I’ll be posting lots of pictures and videos throughout the upcoming months. Stay tuned…