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ROCK The REHAS

Documentaries of Prison Systems in the Philippines in Four Short Films

By Rock Ed

A Rock Ed film project by a group of young adults who tells us through film what they learned about Philippine jails and about justice Philippine style. The film gave birth to a series of projects thatsupport inmates and their rights and safety.

The four short films (about 15 min. each):

1048-2261 by Gang Badoy;

Dancing for Disciplines by Pepe Diokno: documentary inspired by the “thriller”video by the inmates of Cebu;

DokumenTADO:Rock the Rehas by Tado Jimenez

Buhay Looban by Lourd de Veyra

About Rock Ed: is of many things among which it is a volunteer group working toprovide venues and alternative education. It is a group of private citizens thatcoordinates joint projects with other NGO’s that are addressing any of themillenium development goals. For more of what Rock Ed is go to rockedphilippines.org

Saturday March 14 2009 at 2:30 pm

Light Refreshments Before the Movie

Open Discussion After the Movie

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

3000 Fifth Street NW

New Brighton, MN 55112

FREE & OPEN to the Public

For info, call: Meg Layese 651-646-1985; Jo Fernandez 763-780-9027;

Glen Herrington-Hall 651-641-1832

Directions: Take 1-694 to Silver Lake Road (1.6 mi west of I-35 W). Go south 0.5 mi on Silver Lake Rd to 5 th Street,

NW (stoplight). Turn right and go 0.2 mi to a T in the road (Stinson Blvd). The parking lot entrance is on the right just before you reach Stinson Blvd.

Campaign to:    Stop Extra-Judicial Executions

 in the Philippines  

Click here to read the full report.

 

Philippine Study Group of Minnesota     11/2006

 

News:
Finally we have a major report on killings in the Philippines, released August 15, 2006. Click the link below to read the full report.

Amnesty International Report: PHILIPPINES: Political Killings, Human Rights and the Peace Process