ANSWER Chicago Public Meeting
109 Years: Philippine Independence & U.S. imperialism
Two talks & lots of discussion

Neo-colonialism in the Philippines
Riko Rosete 
Chairman, Committee on Pilipino Issues

U.S. imperialism & the struggle against it
John Beacham
Co-coordinator, ANSWER Chicago

Thursday June 14, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
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Description of talk, "Neo-Colonialism in the Philippines"
109 years ago, the People of the Philippines declared Independence from Spain. Shortly after, one of the most bloody conflicts in the turn of the century would ensue between a rising imperial power and the people of a newly Independent Nation, the Filipino-American War. This conflict would open the era of neo-colonialism in the Philippines; an era that continues to this day. Amid worsening human rights violations in the Philippines, tightening control of Multi-National Corporations on the Philippine Economy, and the  growing out migration of Philippine citizens, a vibrant and growing mass movement continues to persist in its struggle for National Democracy and Social Liberation. As progressive forces in the United States, our solidarity with the people of the Philippines becomes urgent and necessary.