SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES

““HindHindî Ako Si Joe!”î Ako Si Joe!”(My Name Isn’t Joe)(My Name Isn’t Joe)

Dr. Zoltán Grossman, Member of the Faculty, Geography/Dr. Zoltán Grossman, Member of the Faculty, Geography/Native American and World Indigenous Peoples Studies, Native American and World Indigenous Peoples Studies,

The Evergreen State College, Olympia WAThe Evergreen State College, Olympia WAhttp://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz

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LuzonLuzon

VisayasVisayas

MindanaoMindanao

Philippine Ethnic/Religious Groups

Pink:Pink: Lowland Catholics Lowland Catholics

on Luzon (north), on Luzon (north),

Visayas Is. (central)Visayas Is. (central)

Green:Green: Lowland Muslims Lowland Muslims

(Moros) on Mindanao (south)(Moros) on Mindanao (south)

YellowYellow:: Highland tribal peoples Highland tribal peoples

(sometimes used against rebels)(sometimes used against rebels)

Bataan Export Processing Zone

Fishing community relocated

Workers’ “boxcar” housing

Labor strikes forbetter working conditions

Morong nuclear plant Westinghouse plant on volcano, quake fault

would power EPZ, U.S. military bases

Bataan fishing community of Morong

Fishermen opposenuclear plant,

educate nuclear workers

Shootings, disappearances

“Sweatshop” workersplan anti-nuclear strike

Workers, fishers, farmersblockade roads

“People’s strike” barricades

Military brings in soldiers

Standoff of soldiers, protesters

Stalemate

Military prepares for attack

Military attacks with light tank

Aftermathof attack

Protesters don’t budge

Strikers win, nuclear plant canceled

The Cordillera, Northern Luzon

Igorot rice terraces in Cordillera, N. LuzonIgorot rice terraces in Cordillera, N. Luzon

Bontoc tribal rice culture

Ancient rice terraces

Chico River dam proposal

Rice terraces near Chico River

Belwang village

Militarization of Chico River

Tribute to slain tribal leader

On the way to the rebel zone

New People’s Army tribal rebels

Tribal rebel priest

Women in rebel army