http://peace.tinig.com Young Filipinos opposed to the US war on Iraq Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:56:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Call of the Interfaith Youth to End Hostilities in Sulu and Basilan) National Interfaith Youth Leaders Conference Bishop La Verne Mercado Ecumenical Center, NCCP August 24-27, 2007 Let the deafening cry for peace of our brothers and sisters in Mindanao be heard! May an end to the war be sought in the spirit of ... http://peace.tinig.com/2007/08/28/stop-the-war-and-pursue-peace-talks-now/ National Youth Leaders Interfaith Cooperation Conference Bp. La Verne D. Mercado Ecumenical Center, National Council of Churches in the Philippines Quezon City, Philippines August 24-27, 2007 We are youth of diverse backgrounds; our faiths, cultures and traditions differentiate and separate us in many ways. Yet, we are united by our longing for peace, justice, and ... http://peace.tinig.com/2007/08/28/statement-of-the-religions-for-peace-philippines-interfaith-youth-network/ To join, please write to responsetobush@yahoo.com In response to the most recent declaration given by President of the United States, George W. Bush, to Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, on April 14, 2004, at the White House, we, the undersigned affirm the full individual and collective inalienable Right to Return of ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/05/09/international-response-to-the-bush-declaration-on-the-palestinian-right-to-retur/ Statement of Iraq Solidarity We, representatives of various organizations in the Philippines, have formed ourselves into a solidarity alliance called “Iraq Solidarity” in support of the Iraqi people’s intensifying struggle against the illegal occupation of their land and to demand the withdrawal of US, British and other allied troops from Iraq. ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/05/03/end-us-occupation-of-iraq-bring-home-philippine-troops-now/ Laura Flanders, AlterNet April 7, 2004 Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the chapter "Sweetness and Light: Condoleezza Rice" from Laura Flanders' new book Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso Books). For more information about the book, visit www.lauraflanders.com. Condoleezza Rice became George W. Bush's national security adviser, having directed ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/04/09/the-condi-rice-version-of-history/ By Bulatlat.com Sana hindi mapako. This is the response of human rights groups and relatives of political prisoners to the government promise to release 32 political prisoners within a month starting April 5. The phrase is from the Filipino colloquial term "pangakong napapako" which means a broken promise. Girlie Padilla, 33, has ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/04/08/release-of-political-prisoners-a-promise-long-overdue/ by Dennis Espada As a child, Lent was not my favorite time of the year. It is a week without cartoons on T.V.; a week less playing for children. Church processions, masses and the pabasa--all these are associated with what I call then as a gloomy and boring season. One could ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/04/06/renewal-and-repentance/ By Dabet Castañeda Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) joins U.S. President George Bush, Jr. and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in facing an indictment planned to be brought before an international people’s tribunal for the war against Iraq launched on March 20 last year. Filipino lawyers will join international prosecutors in the ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/03/21/gma-bush-to-face-war-crimes-tribunal/ by Dennis Espada Bulatlat.com Music is incomparable as a medium for chronicling history. In every piece of uniquely-assembled notes and lyrics, a composer can accurately depict the nature of both war and peace. This is what the alternative cultural group Musikang Bayan (People’s Music) has done in its new album called Songs ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/03/21/on-the-streets-of-iraq-a-review-of-musikang-bayans-songs-for-peace/ "Nagsisimula nang magbayad ang mga tuta ng Estados Unidos." Ito ang obserbasyon ni GABRIELA Womens Partylist President at 1st Nominee na si Liza Largoza Maza, kasabay ng pagpapahayag nito na sa kabila ng mga nilulutong sarbey ay tiyak na rin ang pagkatalo ni Gng. Arroyo sa darating na halalan sa Mayo. Ayon ... http://peace.tinig.com/2004/03/20/sa-pagbagsak-ng-pro-us-na-si-aznar-pagkatalo-ni-arroyo-inaasahan-gabriela/