A former political prisoner in the national democratic struggle,
Rafael Baylosis is an experienced activist and political consultant.
In his youth, he participated in the "First Quarter Storm"
which mobilized thousands of Filipino young people in 1970, and
he later joined the revolutionary movement in the countryside.
He served as consultant and observer in the 1987 peace negotiations
between the Aquino government and the NDF. Since his release in
1992, he has been giving political and theoretical education to
mass leaders and members of progressive people's organizations.
He is a member of the NDFP panel for social-economic reforms in
the NDFP-GRP peace talks.
The national democratic movement struggles for genuine freedom
and democracy and socio-economic justice and against the U.S.-backed
fascism of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and
U.S. imperialism. It sprang from the militant student and worker
movement in Manila in the mid-sixties and quickly spread to all
sectors of Philippine society.
Mr. Baylosis's talk is part of a national educational tour to
teach the campus and community about the national democratic struggle
uniting the Filipino people, indigenous communities, peasants,
and women on issues of social justice, democracy, environmental
integrity and equality. Join us for education, discussion, and
debate.
Co-sponsored by the Maoist Internationalist Movement (MIM)
and the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League (RAIL) in conjunction
with BAYAN International-USA.
Directions:
All Souls Church Unitarian is a five minute walk from the
Woodley Park-Zoo Metro station on the Red Line. Walk East on Calvert
Street, turn left on Columbia Road, and walk to 16th Street. The
corner of 16th & Harvard Street is right there.