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Kapatiran...

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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