September 21 mobilization Pictures

On September 21 1972 in the Philippines, former dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law. For 14 years, the Filipino people suffered unprecedented human rights violations and terror.

Now 34 years later, the Filipino people once again facing another iron-fisted president. Since 2001, there has been 750 extra-judicial killings, 184 forced disappearances, and more arbitrary arrests under Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration

The Filipino community in Toronto answers the global call to mobilize to commemorate the fallen martyrs. A vigil and cultural presentation was held in front of Our Lady of Lourdes church at the heart of Filipino neighborhood. The vigil was orgainized by Philippine Network for Justice and Peace, SIKLAB-Ontario (Filipino Migrant Workers Organization), UKPC (Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance and the Philippine Women Center of Ontario

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