“Batas Militar 2017: Mga Isyu at Hamon sa Demokrasya” — A National Seminar-Workshop
In collaboration with the UP Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman Information Office (UP DIO), UP Asian Center, and the University Theater Complex, the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA), College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, College of Mass Communication, and the Department of History dedicated a month-long celebration to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Aurelio Tolentino and the 45th year since the declaration of Martial Law.
TINIG NG PAKIKIBAKA
Events:
LAKAD GUNITA
First Quarter Storm and Diliman Commune Memory Walk in UP Diliman
Touring the landmarks of activism in UP Diliman
September 11 & 18, 2017
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
AS Lobby
The First Quarter Storm of 1970 and the Diliman Commune of 1971 occurred as a reaction to the worsening economic conditions of the time. These events displayed the response of dissatisfied people who chose activism and militancy amidst threats of political persecution from the Marcos administration.
To celebrate the legacy of these student-led protests, the UP Department of History conducted a memory walk which revisited the key landmarks of activism within the campus. This was in cooperation with the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) and the Office for Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA).
Batas Militar 2017 (Forum-workshop)
Batas Militar 2017: Mga Isyu at Hamon sa Demokrasya
Never Again & Pista Rizalina sa UP Diliman: “Indigo Child” written by Rody Vera, and directed by Jose Estrella; and “Tao po!” written by Maynard Manansala, and directed by Ed Lacson, Jr.
Two plays staged in conjunction with the Forum-Workshop on Martial Law at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium last September 27, 2017.
Symposium on Aurelio Tolentino
On October 13, 2017, the country celebrated the 150th birthday of Aurelio Tolentino, award-winning playwright and recognized father of symbolic drama during the American occupation. Tolentino fearlessly wrote works against American imperialism at the beginning of the 20th century. He also inspired writers, mostly actors of satirical, symbolic and allegorical plays against the Ferdinand E. Marcos regime from the ‘70s to the early’ 80s.
A Symposium on this was held on October 19, 2017 at Aldaba Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City.