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To the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of Philippines, mass media, trade unions and to the international democratic public, to the human rights organizations-  please forward this email whereever you can to strengthen the international protest and solidarity movement for human rights, which people needs for their life in standing up to fight for a liberated world!
On the Monday Demonstration Stuttgart, Germany, 21st  of December 2009 we counted contineously – just as it was decided by the Monday-Demonstration Movement Stuttgart in our partnership agreement between the Monday-Demonstration-Movement  in Stuttgart and the family Balao and Cordillera People Alliance (CPA) of October 2008-  the days of the disappearance of James Balao. On Monday it was the 454th day of the disappearance of James Balao.
The following text was a contribution to our Monday anual review festival last Monday:

Dear Eberhard,
Dear Friends,

Seasons greetings from the Kilusang Mayo Uno-Cordillera and from the whole family of Cordillera Peoples Alliance.
In behalf, i would like to thank you for the 2 balikbayan boxes you sent for us here. It was just in time for the christmas season but more for the organizers and volunteers who needed much the things you sent us. We were able to distribute the clothings to at least 20 families of workers who until now are homeless because there house were damaged by the typhoon. For now they are recovering from the psychological and economic effects of the disaster. They have strong hope and determination to move on.
Its again Christmas season and we always want to say Merry Christmas and have a peaceful new year. together we welcome a new year full of strength from lessons and strengths from 2009.
Longlive International Solidarity.
Regards to all.

Cristina

CPA Bestaetigung und Dankeschoen Dec 2009
Weihnachtsgruesse

Dear Friends,

Sharing with you the latest Thanks and Acknowledgement from the Serve 
the People Brigade-Cordillera Disaster Response Network to all who, 
in one way or another, extended support for the victims of typhoon 
Pepeng in the Cordillera. The attached PDF file contains a list of 
donors and volunteers of the said Brigade as of today, December 16.

Also, the CPA and the Brigade wish you happy holidays this Christmas season.
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Published on Bulatlat (http://www.bulatlat.com)

Church Voice is as Strong as Ever – Bishop Bolocon

Our partner churches do speak out today. We bring our issues to our partner churches in the United States like the Presbyterian Church, the United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ USA, Reform Church in America. And they all send us solidarity messages, and they also called on their own government to do something about these issues.” – UCCP Bishop Elmer Bolocon

BY RAINER WERNING
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008

Bishop Elmer Bolocon was the General Secretary of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) from 1998 to 2006 and has served as the General Secretary of the Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF). Bishop Bolocon testified as an expert witness during the second session on the Philippines of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) in Den Haag, The Netherlans in March 2007.

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Ina Korntreff  / Wolfen, 2009-12-13

Liebe Mitglieder der Deutsch-Philippinischen Freunde e.V.,

ich bedanke mich vom ganzen Herzen für die mir entgegengebrachte Solidarität. 70 Solidaritätserklärungen aus dem gesamten Bundesgebiet und aus Norwegen von mindestens 653 Unterzeichnern gingen bereits bei uns ein. Das stärkt mir und den Freunden vor Ort den Rücken und gibt Mut und Kraft. Inzwischen wurde beim Verwaltungsgericht Halle/S. Klage auf Feststellung der Rechtswidrigkeit der „Gefährderansprache“ und der enthaltenen Vorbeugehaft-Androhung gestellt.

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Liebe Leute und liebe Sponsoren,    Stuttgart, 3. Advent 2009

die Bitte um Spenden für die Flutopfer in Manila und für die Opfer der Erdrutsche in den Cordilleren brachte eine überwältigende praktische Solidarität aus ganz Deutschland. Es konnten so von den Deutsch-Philippinischen Freunden nahezu 50 Boxen an die Opfer geschickt werden mit Lebensmittel, Hygieneartikel, Kleider, Schuhe usw.
Packstationen gab es in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Heilbronn und Stuttgart, für die wir verantwortlich waren.

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