when has it ever been wrong to fight for the right to land?
The calm of my storm
“…you are the anchor of my ship
and the calm of my storm.”
Homeland
Every year, millions of Indigenous Peoples are displaced from their ancestral lands due to plunder and militarization. This poem is about them.
Each story has two sides
“…behind every teardrop
there hides
a sweet smile.”
Ode of an Orphaned Child
“…you will arrive
at the break of dawn.”
Don’t ask me
“…you will understand why
the waves wish to kiss the shore.”
For you, comrade
Because you are mistaken. I did not meet you only to forget you in the end. I will not embrace you only to leave you in the end.
Why the New People’s Army can never be defeated
Why the revolution–and the people’s army–in the Philippines has lasted all these years.
Stalked by death: Indigenous Lumad killings continue in the Philippines
Despite a promise of change, indigenous Lumad killings in the Philippines continue.
Blood and gold: Tampakan and the B’laan resistance
In the southern Philippine town of Tampakan, the B’laan people are waging a war against large-scale gold and copper mining.
a life on fire 