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| Migrante is calling its worldwide protests as 'OFW Day Against Corruption' |
Tomorrow, Sept. 21, the flood of protests that will begin at Luneta Park in Manila will spread all over the world. This was what Migrante International announced in a statement published this evening.
“Libu-libo ang lalahok para bahain ang Luneta ng protesta laban sa
korapsyon bukas. Ngunit hindi lamang sa Luneta magkakaroon ng baha: ang mga
migranteng Pilipino ay kikilos din sa buong mundo para sa pagbabago ng sistema!”
said Migrante’s statement.
(Thousands will converge in Luneta tomorrow to flood it with protests against corruption. But it is not only in Luneta where there will be floods. Migrant Filipinos all over the world will also take action to press for a change in the system).
The protest in Luneta titled “Baha sa Luneta” will kickstart nationwide protests against the massive corruption in government infrastructure projects, particularly the multi-billion peso ones that were meant for flood control.
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From Luneta, Migrante-aligned groups including students, drivers and church people, will march to Malacanang, then pitch camp on Mendiola Avenue in the afternoon where they will continue their protest.
Separately, an afternoon protest will also be staged at Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa), where the People Power revolt that toppled then President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. began 53 years to the day.
Titled "The One Trillion Peso March," the protest will be led by moderate groups, including civil society leaders and students.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
Elsewhere in the country, protests against the massive corruption that began in 2016 will also be held, including in several universities and churches. Tens of thousands of students had also walked out of their classrooms at various days last week to express outrage.
Overseas, OFW members of various organizations affiliated with Migrante Intl will stage their own protest actions, including those in Hong Kong, where a “Zumbaha” will be held on Chater Road and a rally outside the Philippine Consulate building in Admiralty. A film screening will be held on Sept. 23.
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| Migrante urges OFWs to call on family and friends to join the Luneta march |
While Migrante puts the blame for the corruption squarely on President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., its members across Europe will stage their protest action at The Hague, where former President Rodrigo Duterte is detained on charges of crimes against humanity.
Migrante is calling on everyone to convince their family members and friends to join what it dubbed as the OFW Day of Action vs Corruption, which is aimed at holding Marcos, Jr. to account for the plunder of public funds, and call for a change in the country’s system of governance.
The other overseas protests lined up tomorrow and in the coming days are as follows:
Japan:
KABAYAN
launch, indoor forum and Filipino mass
Indoor
forum, Sept 23
South
Korea:
Forum
on the IGC case
Photo
ops, Sept 23
Thailand:
Forum
on Philippine corruption, Phuket
KANTALAKAY
roundtable discussion, Bangkok
Australia:
Protest
action, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney
Protest
action, Philippine Consulate, Melbourne
Online
forum on corruption and Duterte ICC case, Sept 23
New Zealand:
Film
screenings, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
Protest
action, Auckland, Sept 23
Film
screening, Wellington, Sept 28
USA
Chicago,
IL:
Philippine
Consulate, 1:00pm
Los Angeles, CA:
Philippine
Consulate, 1:00pm
New York, NY:
Philippine
Consulate, 9:30am
Philadelphia,
PA:
Teach-in,
3:00pm
tinyurl.com/PeoplePowerTeachln
Portland,
OR:
Holy
Family Catholic Church, September 21, 4:00pm
Queens,
NY:
Forest
Park, Woodhaven, September 21, 10:00am
San Francisco, CA:
Philippine
Consulate, September 21, 7:00pm
Seattle, WA:
Jose
Rizal Park, September 21, 1:00pm
Washington, DC:
Dupont
Circle, September 21, 2:00pm
CANADA
Vancouver,
BC:
Mass
commemorating Martial Law victims at St. Mary The Virgin, 10:30 AM
Alay-lakad
from St. Mary The Virgin to 41 and Fraser St, 1:00 PM
Rally
at Joyce Station, 3:00 PM
Edmonton,
AB:
Never
Again, Never Forget Forum
Room
296, The Orange Hub, 10045 156 St NW, 12:30 PM
Toronto,
ON:
53rd
Martial Law anniversary rally and protest against government corruption
Bathurst
and Wilson Parkette | 3749 Bathurst St, 1:00 PM
Montreal,
OC:
IFI
migrants mass, solidarity night, and Martial Law anniversary commemoration
3970
Chem. De La Cote-Ste-Catherine, 5:00 PM
Ottawa,
ON:
Community
film screening of "Sister Stella L."
UOttawa
LMX242, 6:00 PM
Calgary,
AB:
Online
community meeting against corruption, 7:00 PM
EUROPE
The
Hague, Netherlands (region-wide):
Protest
action, International Criminal Court, 9:00 AM
Props
making, Kurdish Community Center, September 22, 9:00 AM
Protest
action, September 23, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
London,
United Kingdom:
Leicester
Square, 11:00 AM
MIDDLE EAST
Region-wide:
Online
launching of Kabayan Kontra Korapsyon - Middle East and North Africa
3:00 PM
Dubai time
