The initial COA report is a 462 page testament of blatant corruption and injustice. Mahirap lunukin…. Please keep each other in the loop and work in clusters. This will be a convergence of people like you and I, from various backgrounds & sectors overlapping through common friends & united by a common goal. Let’s also invite others to join. There are more than 100M Filipinos! We should be more than a million and the protest should not only be in Luneta! Other areas should also hold their own citizens’ assembly! Below is a brief attempt to consolidate thoughts and insights about the protest preparations: Rage Against Pork Citizens’ Assembly in Luneta on August 26, 2013 Main Message: We demand justice. Hold all corrupt officials and their cohorts accountable for the PDAF Scam and all types of corruption. Sub messages: • There could be two tracks: In the immediate, address the pork issue. This includes litigation and process against legislators and Napoles and their web of scheming and deceitful conspirators. Second, institutionalisation of accountable governance to fight patronage politics. What are we demanding? • Justice! Hold those responsible accountable, get them behind bars so no one will dare follow in their footsteps anymore and sequester every last bit of property and centavo they stole from us to buy lavish houses, cars and throw out of this world social climber parties. This is not just about Napoles, the politicos but all those who are dipping into the country’s coffers and stealing us blind. We need a transformative but peaceful revolution. Possible ways forward after the protest: • All Filipinos to commit to active citizenship in both the small and big issues. Let’s not wait for thieves to steal billions before we protest. • Strengthen governance institutions, test the system of transparency and accountability. Call for immediate reforms. • Support COA and DOJ who didn’t get much support from the government for doing their job and for exposing this scam. Instead, they are now receiving death threats. • If worst come to worst, do a tax boycott? (This is just my personal opinion and something I also need to study further). Some suggested tasking: What Recommended Links/People Suggestion from my FB link Please sign up here Mass education to capture all ABCDE classes (Includes unpacking the issue in layperson’s language. Can be in Filipino and other dialects for various platforms not just for FB, twitter etc. Some have no regular access to the internet and might not be in the social media world. How about tapping into the academe? Calling all universities and colleges. Can we ask our old professors and teachers, student leaders or anyone well versed with the issue to lead small group discussions in Luneta and in other areas? This can go before and after the citizens’ assembly on Aug 26) Desiree Carlos, Prof. Paz Diaz Lobby and Influence Keep those opinions and information coming! Calling on bloggers and writers to saturate national dailies, web based newscasts, podcasts, etc Multi-media collaterals Some Slogans from Oxfam colleagues (not Oxfam’s official stand but we just happen to be of the same mind on this) include: 1. keep calm then put a cross on "calm" 2. Rage against pork 3. Keep calm and rage against plunder! 4. Rage against plunder 5. keep calm. abolish pork 6. keep calm rage against pork 7. Stop stealing and return our taxes! 8. In all the shirt having a social climber pig with a crown Abbi Luz, Dominique T-shirt for the movement Suggested colors are black (for protest) and yellow (hope). Others are suggesting bloody red for outrage We can do sticker printing at 250 per shirt…we can download the design and just print where we are Social Media Campaign Calling all those with a talent to create meme, infographics and other creative collaterals… Mass media link We need someone to take the lead in contacting our mass media friends so this agenda will make this issue visible in the public agenda Rally Filipinos outside the country Who has access to OFW networks and to networks of Filipino migrants abroad? Securing permits for the assembly We said we want this to be peaceful Inviting from the government e.g. Justice De Lima (DOJ) and Chairperson Grace Pulido-Tan (COA) Tapping faith based groups Medics for the Assembly Maybe we can get our Red Cross, Morong Emergency Response Team, Tanay Mountaineers and other orgs with responder capacity? Civil society organizations Who can lead this process? We can call on people’s organizations, community based org, CSOs and even international agencies Private sector They have a big stake on this too! Timeline: Date What August 18 Final studies of info graphics and other media collaterals distributed August 19 Printing of t-shirts, posters, etc, flyers (Let’s have responsible use of paper and plastic!) August 20-25 Sustain media blasts to create momentum for the protest Have “kapihan” sessions in various locations for mass education on the issue People should already sign up and by this time, we know how many will march to Luneta August 25, 6 PM Final briefing (could be web based or we just have focal persons talking to each other) August 26 Date with history! Budget: Everything is voluntary. We shell out what we can. And yes, let’s be super responsible and do self audit, ok?
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