Gathering educators, this forum shall focus on exploring how stories from the Martial Law era can be told in innovative ways and through new platforms to reshape the dominant consciousness of people towards authoritarianism and fight back against the Marcos-manufactures narratives. Through presenting the film 11,103 and this forum, we hope to actively engage and encourage educators in the work of developing critical-minded students and citizens who support truth, democracy, human rights, and free civic spaces.
In Kalas/Aklas: Politikal ang Pagtatanghal, artists will come together to reclaim our spaces through a performance art exhibition, breaking away from the new regime’s call to take away our rights, freedom, and dignity in the guise of unity.
Politikal ang Comedy is a stand-up comedy show tackling the current political and social issues in the Philippines.
Thieves. From our taxes to our futures, from our lives to our names and spaces in history, we have been robbed by the greatest of them all.
Part of Marcos Sr.’s legacy is a regime stained with blood from countless state-sponsored killings and violence. From provincial barrios to central city streets, this interactive map provides a visual representation of the wide reach of his administration’s brutality.
Politikal ang Komiks features different local comic artists who have been vocal in criticizing the administration, using their art to inspire the public—especially the youth—to take part in advocating for our rights.
Active Vista is a learning center established by DAKILA to support its mission of empowering citizens to become agents of social change. It organizes activities geared towards the development of the innate value of arts, media and popular culture as an educational medium to shape critical thought, influence culture, and foster social consciousness and action.