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The
Philippines Solidarity Network of Aotearoa (PSNA)
produces a regular newsletter, Kapatiran
(Solidarity). It has been regularly published since 1993.
Kapatiran has specialised in topics such as:
- the struggles of
Filipino workers and the militant union movement.
- rampant human rights
abuses.
- American military
involvement in the Philippines.
- a whole raft of
vital issues concerning women and children.
- the devastation
wrought by transnational corporations, in sectors
such as mining.
- the militant peasant
movement and its campaigns for justice, in areas
such as land reform and the imposition of genetic
engineering by the transnationals.
- the never ending
attempts to win back the billions stolen by the
Marcoses and to secure justice for the tens of
thousands of victims of that dictatorship.
- the particular
problems of the Muslim part of the Philippines,
specifically Mindanao.
- New Zealand’s
development aid projects in the Philippines.
This is only a sample of
our coverage. We have reprinted speeches, conference
papers and interviews. Our priority is to make it
relevant to New Zealanders. We report on the visits to
the Philippines of New Zealand progressives, plus we have
published indepth reports of the several New Zealand
speaking tours that PSNA has organised, by leaders of the
Filipino movement. We focus on subjects like the impact
of transnational corporate globalisation and its
institutions, such as APEC and the WTO, on both
societies. Always we aim to highlight what our two
societies have in common.
We don’t simply report the problems (of which there
is no shortage) but also emphasise the campaigns by a
whole raft of groups to provide solutions. We focus on
the grassroots, not the posturings of the traditional
ruling politicians. Our solidarity is with the Filipino
people, in their struggle against those who rob, oppress
and kill them. Kapatiran is our regular means of
expressing that solidarity.
Kapatiran is unique, there is no other
publication like it in New Zealand. The hard copy
edition, which is usually 20-40 pages, attractive to look
at, is well laid out and extensively illustrated.
If you want to understand what’s going on in the
Philippines, our least known but most fascinating Asian
neighbour, then read Kapatiran.
Annual membership of PSNA costs $15, which includes
subscription to Kapatiran. Send cheques to:
PSNA, Box 2450, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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