sept21 rally vs killings and martial law







		Some of the speakers at the Liwasang Bonifacio rally (l-r): BAYAN Chair Dr. Carol Araullo, BAYAN SecGen Renato Reyes, MCCCL convenor Amado Gat Inciong, HUSTISYA Spokesperon Evangeline Hernandez, UP Student Council Chair Paolo Alfonso and AGHAM Chair Dr. Giovanni Tapang




		Contingent from BAYAN-Southern Tagalog	Quick Facts from Karapatan as of Sept. 21, 2006 755 - victims of extrajudical killings 184 - victims of enforced disappearance




			The monument of Katipunan leader Gat Andres Bonifacio at the center of the Liwasang Bonifacio is where many protesters want to congregate the better to appreciate the role of armed revolution in the radical restructuring of a decadent society.


Marching from España to Liwasang Bonifacio

Call for Global Day of Action Against Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines on September 21, 2006 By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples' Struggle August 22, 2006 On September 21, 2006, the Filipino people will remember the imposition of martial law and a fascist dictatorship on them by Marcos upon the instigation of the US in 1972. They will commemorate their suffering and sacrifices and honor the revolutionary martyrs and heroes. They will celebrate the victory ultimately won in the struggle against the US-directed fascist regime. At the same time, they will renew their resolve to continue the struggle for national liberation and democracy against the persistent and worsened dominance of foreign monopoly capitalism, domestic feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. These evil forces have once more given rise to a new repressive regime, that of Gloria M. Arroyo, since 2001. State terrorism in the Philippines is today the bitter fruit of such US imperialist policies as the "neoliberal globalization" and "global war on terror". The Filipino people are confronting and resisting the Arroyo regime, and its violent instruments, such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and their death squads - the perpetrators of massacres, assassinations and other grave violations of the human rights of the people in both the urban and rural communities. Under the US-instigated Oplan Bantay Laya, patterned after Phoenix Program in the Vietnam in the 1960s, not only the forces of the armed revolutionary movement are being attacked in a barbaric manner but also the unarmed leaders and activists of progressive legal forces. The Arroyo terrorist regime has already murdered 730 and abducted more than 180 legal activists, including party list local leaders, workers, peasants, women, youth, students, teachers, lawyers, church people, human rights workers and media people. The murders and abductions have been perpetrated with impunity at an accelerating rate since 2001. The annual rate at which these crimes have been committed during the 5-year rule of Arroyo has surpassed that in the 14-year fascist dictatorship of Marcos. Amnesty International, Asian Human Rights Watch and other international human rights organizations, religious institutions and organizations, trade unions, political parties, lawyers groups, media organizations and many people abroad have condemned the rampant human rights violations in the Philippines and have manifested solidarity and support for the Filipino people in the struggle for justice against the Arroyo regime and its instruments of repression and state terrorism. The victims, their families, friends and colleagues and the broad masses of the Filipino people are crying out for justice and retribution. The Arroyo regime, the military, police and death squads must be made to stand trial for their crimes against the Filipino people, and against humanity. Otherwise, these vicious violations of the democratic and human rights of the people will continue. We are calling on all justice-loving people and forces of the world to join the international mobilization against the Arroyo regime and its US imperialist master. We demand an immediate stop to the extrajudicial killings and open the way to all possible measures for the attainment of justice. With the solidarity and support of the people of the world, the Filipino people can bring closer the day of reckoning for the entire Arroyo regime. Join us in declaring September 21 as the global day of action against the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Let us hold indignation rallies and protest actions in front of the embassies and consulates of the Philippines in your country. Let us light a candle for the more than 730 martyrs killed by the Arroyo regime. Let us call on our host governments to end their support of the Arroyo regime and hold it responsible for its crimes against humanity. NEVER AGAIN TO FASCIST DICTATORSHIP! STOP THE TERRORIST KILLINGS BY THE ARROYO REGIME! FIGHT STATE REPRESSION AND STATE TERRORISM! JUSTICE TO THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS! UPHOLD DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES!




















A call from BAYAN	Arroyo should learn from Marcos, Thaksin - BAYAN		Filipinos, Foreigners in 15 Countries Condemn Killings in Sept. 21 Rallies - BULATLAT
Statement of the Committee for the Immediate Release of Rep. Beltran, Vancouver	Rep. Satur Ocampo holds online press-con to mark Martial Law declaration		Marcos’ repressive laws still govern us By Jose Manuel Diokno
Filipinos, Allies Across the US Gear Up for Sept. 21 Protest Actions Condemning Political Killings in the Philippines - BAYAN-USA	Gang of generals, undeclared martial law are keeping Arroyo in power- NDFP's Luis Jalandonni

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2 styles of introducing the young to a political rally	A march is always a good opportunity to conduct Operation Pinta		In the shadow of Bonifacio: Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño and SELDA Chair Dan Vizmanos


Time for lunch at 1PM: distributing packed meals for his group	Iced candy is one of the favorites on a hot rally day		While waiting for the program to start, these kids practice some beauty and health tips.


Cause-oriented groups marking the anniversary of martial law called on Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to learn from the lessons of Marcos and Thaksin. Nearly 10,000 members and affiliates of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, including Lakbayan marchers from Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon regions, converged in Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila to call for an end to extrajudicial killings and to stop plans of amending the constitution.


Go to Bayan Website: www.bayan.ph for more statements and photos of the activities marking the 34th anniversary of martial rule