Sunday, December 04, 2005

Highlights of the ACLE (3 December, QC Memorial Circle sponsored by KATRIBU, KAMP, TABAK)

>Economic dislocation of the Atis from Guimaras Island
>Plight of the Atis in the highlands of Montalban, Rizal
>Murder of Nicanor de los Santos (for opposing the construction of the Laiban dam)
>Looming Martial Law (CPR, ATB, etc.)
>Mode of production of the national minorities
>Socio-political structure of the national minorities (council of elders)
>IP's concept of land ownership (vs. the government's)
>Manifestations of ethnocide (plunder of the environment, development aggression, divide and rule tactics, etc.)
>Relevance of advocacy work to advance the struggle of the IPs towards the self-determination
>Manifestations of ethnocentrism
>Impacts of state legislations to the life and livelihood of the IPs (Mining Act of 1995, IFMA, IPRA of 1997, Eco-tourism, NIPAS of 1992, etc.)

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...