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Book traces 100 years of activism at UP
GMANews.TV
Article posted December 14, 2008 - 12:22 AM
http://www.gmanews.tv/print/139307
MANILA, Philippines A group of militant educators, writers, and activists from
the University of the Philippines (UP) launched a book chronicling the 100
years of activism at the state university.
The book, Serve the People: Ang Kasaysayan ng Radikal na Kilusan sa Unibersidad
ng Pilipinas, is a compilation of essays on the radical movement and activism in UP
from 1908-2008.
It is a project of militant teachers groups CONTEND and Alliance of Concerned
Teachers, according to an article at the website of militant think tank IBON
Foundation.
IBON said the book draws from the perspective of over 40 writers who became
part of UP's colorful history of serving the people.
The essays include those written by martial law activist Antonio Tagamolila, Renato
Constantino, Jose Maria Sison and Julieta de Lima, Rene Villanueva, Joi Barrios, Elmer
A. Ordoņez, Luis Teodoro, Bonifacio P. Ilagan, Dante Ambrosio, and Elizabeth Principe,
among others.
The book was edited by Bienvenido Lumbera, Judy Taguiwalo, Roland Tolentino,
Ramon Guillermo, and Arnold Alamon.
It is also a compilation of commentaries, personal journeys, songs, poems, and
images depicting UP's historical contribution to the people's movement.
Serve the People, published by IBON Books, portrays a true and meaningful
commemoration of the University's Centennial Celebration and shows that
activism in UP remains as potent and vibrant as ever, according to publisher
IBON Books. - GMANews.TV
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