Sunday, September 20, 2015

Issues and concerns in Mindanao (updated)

- Luzoncentric development, Manila imperialism, local core-periphery exploitative relations
- Chronic poverty and economic underdevelopment
- Highly uneven wealth distribution in Mindanao
- Development aggression (e.g. TNC mining) and state-sponsored terrorism (e.g. militarization)
- Ethnocide
- Internally displaced population (IDPs)
- Triple burden of diseases in Mindanao (infectious diseases, noncommunicale diseases and vulnerability to disaster)
- Structural and military violence against Lumads
- Contract growing of TNCs
- Landgrabbing and criminalization of peasant movement
- Environmental racism
- Political dynasty and warlordism
- Statistical genocide against Muslims and Lumads
- Tokenism in dealing with Muslims and Lumads
- Cultural misrepresentation of Muslims and Lumads by mainstream media and commercialized tourism
- Historical distortion that misrepresent the struggle of Muslims and Lumads
- Denigration, cooptation and commodification of indigenous culture
- Self-serving US interest in the rich natural resource base of Mindanao
- Adverse impact of neoliberal globalization/corporate-led globalization in Mindanao

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DS 112 e-booklet project based on the chosen book from the library (December 5)

   Convene the members of your book project. Be sure that you have read and studied your chosen material. Submit an e-booklet featuring/insp...