GCAP Philippines
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National Coalition: Kahirapan Wakasan!
GCAP Philippines has completed a one-page brief including background information.
A wide range of groups have come together in the Philippines to challenge policy makers to meet the needs of the poor. The focus will be on those groups who bear the brunt of poverty including indigenous people, muslims and disaster survivors.
The campaign name/slogan is "Kahirapan Wakasan!", or "End Poverty Now" in English.
For more information or to get involved with the Philippines campaign please contact:
Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP)-Philippines
Rm. 130 Alumni Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman 1101 Quezon City
Telefax: (632) 9208949
Joel Saracho
joelsaracho[at]yahoo.com
GCAP-Phils has a coordinating committee composed of: Social Watch Philippines – Janet R. Carandang, Social Watch Action for Economic Reforms (AER) – Rene R. Raya, AER Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) – Isagani Serrano, PRRM and Patrick San Juan, PRRM Education Network (E-Net) – Raquel de Guzman, E-Net Philippine Network on Rural Development Institutes, Inc. (PhilNet-RDI, Inc.) – Reuel Velarde, PhilNet-RDI, Inc. Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF)- Arze Glipo and Jerome Ignacio, IRDF Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) – Cathy Liamzon, ANGOC or ANGOC WomanHealth Philippines – Mercy Fabros, WomanHealth Philippines Women's March against Poverty and Globalization – c/o WomanHealth Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) – Dinah Fuentesfina, FDC World Vision Development Foundation in the Philippines – Evita Perez, World Vision Development Foundation and Danny Lucero, World Vision Development Foundation AnthroWatch – Miks Padilla, AnthroWatch Sustainability Watch – Roy Cabonegro, Sustainability Watch Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) – Ramon San Pascual, PLCPD ODA Watch – Patricia Gonzales
GCAP Philippines Content
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- This year Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty and Inequality mobilised an incredible 173,045,325 million people during over 3,000 events in more than 120 countries. In addition to the increase in numbers and the breaking of a new Guinness World record for the largest mobilization of human beings in recorded history, Stand Up 2009 was characterised by even stronger political messages than other years, as the 2015 deadline for the fulfillment of the MDGs looms and the devastating combined affects of the climate, financial, food and gender crises have begun to manifest in increased poverty and inequality.
- GCAP Philippines: Kahirapan Wakasan! End Poverty Now!
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- The last days before Stand Up and Take Action against poverty and inequality
- This is one of those times when you feel incredibly lucky to be in the right job at the right time. My inbox is bulging with remarkable and inspirational updates from GCAP coalitions and partners as they prepare to Stand Up and Take Action from October 17-19. It currently looks as if more than 1% of the world’s population, 67 million people will take part which would make it surely one of, if not the, biggest mobilisation of people on one issue at one time in history.
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- Members of the media are invited to attend the concert-rally dubbed "People's Summit: Alternative to G8 Summit" on July 1 on Ayala Avenue corner Paseo de Roxas at the heart of the business district, Makati City. Some 12,000 people are expected to march.
- MEDIA ADVISORY: July 1 concert-rally vs poverty in the Philippines
- Members of the media are invited to attend the concert-rally dubbed "People's Summit: Alternative to G8 Summit" on July 1 on Ayala Avenue corner Paseo de Roxas at the heart of the business district, Makati City. Some 12,000 people are expected to march.
- GCAP-Philippines vows more protests vs government
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- GCAP-Philippines vows more protests vs government
- GCAP-Philippines supporters vowed to stage more protest rallies to pressure Arroyo’s government to eradicate poverty.
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