But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and the changing climate. Haven't you noticed? katrina, tsunami, leyte tragedy, summer cold evenings . . .
Earth Day 2006 will launch a sustained, three-year campaign to educate consumers, corporations and governments worldwide on the urgent need to take concrete steps on climate change now -- before it's too late.
Locally, Maharlika Kasugbu, will join the celebration by conducting forums, campaigns, earth shows. Come and show your love to mother earth. Handuraw/Kahayag, April 22, 2006, Cebu City.
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Why did Jyllands-Posten publish the cartoons? The Copenhagen Post explains: “Jyllands-Posten called for and printed the cartoons by various Danish illustrators, after reports that artists were refusing to illustrate works about Islam, out of fear of fundamendalist retribution. . .

have you seen them yet?

National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) statement released at the media gathering after Phlippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a state of emergency and had the police raid the offices of a national paper.

one worker and one member of ananda marga social group in cebu went to leyte two days ago to see what the organization could do to help in the tragedy. not much, they say.
bad weather and up to 60 ft. of mud prevents everybody from doing immediate rescue work. plus the fact that sophisticated gadgets are needed to save those who might be still alive. first you need to know what's under the mud you are digging as the buildings one expects to be under it are not there anymore. the force of the mudslide was so strong some of the houses have been moved hundreds of meters away from where they were.
not that nothing is being done. the fact is this is the most responsive and systematic rescue/relief operations ever in the country: the government is there together with the military, the red cross and over a dozen international volunteer groups. politicians had been kind enough not to blame each other, at least for now, yet.
the best we can do is to send in our donations to the proper authorities and be prepared for some more of these tragedies in the near future.

:|: photos taken from inq7.net; agence france-presse

how do you start a revolution? by changing the mind of a people. not necessarily everybody. just enough to make leaders who will inspire the rest.

i thought i was a lone closet rebel, hiding behind my P4 and photoshop, keeping within me the scars of a student leader who lived the first and last decades of the marcos era. surprise! there are two more comrades in our office who were there all the time. i just did not recognize them. maybe because of the capitalist blue jeans and the exploitative make up they used as disguise. and this i have to discover in a plushy, plutocratic wine shop on a commercial fare valentines day (karl marx probably would be restless by now). so after a few sips of red wine, ideas flew out and we just found ourselves in the middle of a discussion on social classes.

so there-there are enough leaders in the office. now all we need is a plan to drag the people out, ignite an anarchy and take over the government. happy red day!