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“Power in Numbers Tour”
ni Barbara Dube
Noong Abril 22, 2010 pumunta ang “Power in Numbers Tour” sa UCLA. Itong palabas ay tungkol sa mga isyu sa Pilipinas at sa pakikibaka ng mga Pilipino sa Estados Unidos. Maraming mga magagandang palabas galing sa mga lokal na artista. Pagkatapos nitong pagtatanghal, nagpalabas ng isang bagong pelikula na may pamagat na Sounds of New Hope, tungkol kay Kiwi Illafonte sa direksiyon ni Eric Tandoc, isang alumni ng UCLA.
Ang mga co-sponsor sa pangyayari ay: AnakBayan LA, SiGAw, Habi-Arts, at BAYAN USA. Ang isyu na itinataguyod nila ay ang pag-aalis ng US military sa Pilipinas. Ginawa nila ito sa pamamagitan ng pagsulat ng mga postcard kay Representative Howard Berman tungkol sa mga inhustisya sa Pilipinas. Ang naging bunga nito ay ang ganap na pag-aalis ng US military sa Pilipinas. Sa panahon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may 1118 pinaslang, 200 dinukot, at 1000 kaso ng labis na pagpapahirap.
Maraming mga mahuhusay na artista ang pumunta sa palabas na ito kabilang na sina: EKH, K.See, L.U.V., Peklat & Poetic S of Dobadoza, at Shining Sons. Ito ay isang gabi ng mga awit na nagbigay ng lakas ng loob at kapangyarihan para sa mga tao.
Ang Sounds of New Hope ay tungkol sa paglalakbay ni Kiwi sa Pilipinas kasama ng AnakBayan upang magsimula ng hip-hop na workshop sa Caloocan, Pilipinas. Ang pelikulang ito ay nagpakita ng kapangyarihan ng musika na pag-isahin ang mga tao mula sa iba’t ibang kultura. Gusto kong mapanood ninyo itong pelikula.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa pangyayaring ito, bisitahin itong mga website:
AnakBayan LA (http://anakbayanla.org/)
SiGAw (http://sigawla.wordpress.com/about/)
Habi-Arts (http://habi-arts.org/)
BAYAN USA (http://bayanusa.org/)
SHINING SONS (http://www.myspace.com/shiningsons)
E.K.H. (http://www.myspace.com/eledarkymistry)
L.U.V. (http://www.myspace.com/therealluvmc)
PEKLAT & POETIC S of DOBADOZA
(http://www.myspace.com/dobadoza)
K.SEE (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=28600483&ref=ts)
SOUNDS OF NEW HOPE http://soundsofanewhope.blogspot.com/
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Power in Numbers Tour
On April 22, 2010 the “Power in Numbers Tour” went to UCLA. The event was about the issues in the Philippines and the continuing struggle of Filipinos in the United States. There were a lot of good shows from local artists. After the show, there was a preview of the new movie with Kiwi Illafonte, Sounds of New Hope. and was directed by Eric Tandoc, a UCLA alumni,
The co-sponsors of the event were: AnakBayan LA, SiGAw, Habi-Arts, and BAYAN USA. The issue advocated for was the removal of US presence in the Philippines. They advocated for this by writing postcards to Representative Howard Berman about the injustices in the Philippines. Resulting from this there is a demand for a complete removal of US troops. During the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s term there were 1118 killings, 200 disappearances, and 1000 cases of torture.
There were a lot of socially conscious artists that went to the show: EKH, K.See, L.U.V., Peklat & Poetic S of Dobadoza, at Shining Sons. It was a night of verses that empowered the people.
“Sounds of New Hope” is about the journey of Kiwi to the Philippines with AnakBayan to start a hip-hop workshop in Caloocan, Philippines. This movie illustrated the strength of music to bring together people from different cultures. I recommend this movie to you.
For more information about this event visit these websites:
AnakBayan LA (http://anakbayanla.org/)
SiGAw (http://sigawla.wordpress.com/about/)
Habi-Arts (http://habi-arts.org/)
BAYAN USA (http://bayanusa.org/)
SHINING SONS (http://www.myspace.com/shiningsons)
E.K.H. (http://www.myspace.com/eledarkymistry)
L.U.V. (http://www.myspace.com/therealluvmc)
PEKLAT & POETIC S of DOBADOZA
(http://www.myspace.com/dobadoza)
K.SEE (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=28600483&ref=ts)
SOUNDS OF NEW HOPE http://soundsofanewhope.blogspot.com/
Mag-iwan ng Puna so far
Mag-iwan ng puna
UCLA Liwanag at Dilim 2010 (Benevolence) 