Pedro Walpole SJ How do communities share their hopes and actions for change? Communities who are marginalized have a very different thought process to those actively engaging with change. Communities, when gathered, are often a disunity of people who happen…
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Along the Pulangi River from its source to its estuary are numerous indigenous cultures. In the headwaters still forested are the Pulangiyēn who have lived humbly on the land received from their ancestors, received from the Creator. Fifteen years ago…
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IYIL-Philippines team “The United Nations General assembly proclaimed 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages and called for its year-long celebration. As the IYIL website pointed out, it is through language that we communicate with the world, define our identity,…
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Apu Palamguwan Cultural Educational Center (APC): the name refers to an Elder Pulangiyēn who envisaged that his “children could write down their story.” This organization is a Jesuit work, in relationship with ESSC (Environmental Science for Social Change), implementing a comprehensive…
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In the APC high school, majority of the students come from neighboring villages. It is both a challenge and a joy for them to live in the dalēpaan with other young people wishing to pursue an education in Bendum. Many…
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