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Jose Ma. Sison Crisis Generates Resistance Jose Ma. Sison Peoples' Struggles against Oppression and Exploitation Selected Writings, 2009-2015 Julieta de Lima, Editor Volume 1: 2009-2010 Crisis Generates Resistance International Network for Philippine Studies The Netherlands Copyright © 2015 by International Network for Philippine Studies (INPS) Published by International Network for Philippine Studies (INPS) ISBN 978-1-62847-925-6 Cover design by Janos J.L.L. Sison Book design by Alvin Firmeza Contents Author’s Preface 1 ILPS Condemns Israeli Ground Invasion of Gaza and the Escalating Massacre of the Palestinian People 5 ILPS Denounces the Vile Record of Bush and Reminds Obama of the People’s Outrage 7 Recalling Mang Ramoning, Dr. Ramon C. Sison 9 Beirut International Forum for Resistance, Anti-Imperialism, Solidarity between Peoples and Alternatives 15 ILPS Actively Supports January 29 General Strike of French People for Resistance, Anti-Imperialism, Solidarity between Peoples and Alternatives 17 What the People Can and Must Do about the Financial and Economic Crisis 19 I. Certain facts about the crisis 19 II. What people can and must do 25 III. Prospects 32 Remembering the First Quarter Storm 35 Condemn the Fascist Attacks on the Rights of the Italian People 39 Uphold the Militant Tradition of International Women’s Day 41 Oppose the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Demand Total, Immediate and Unconditional Withdrawal of US and other Foreign Forces of Aggression 45 Salient Points of the International Situation 49 Global financial and economic crisis 49 Sharpening of major contradictions in the world 53 The Filipino people’s struggle in global context 57 Keep the Revolutionary Spirit Alive 59 On the Decision of the Dutch Prosecution to Dismiss the Case against Me 61 On the Dismissal of the Charge of Inciting Murder 63 Consolidate the People’s Gains in the Electoral Struggle 69 On the Filipino People’s Struggle for National Liberation, Democracy and Socialism 75 iii Strengthen the Alliance of the Peoples of the Cordillera 77 Support the Tamil People’s Struggle for National Self-Determination, Condemn the Genocidal Attacks by the Rajapaksa Regime 81 Tasks and Prospects of the Workers of the World amid the Global Financial and Economic Crisis 85 Need for a revolutionary party of the working class 86 The task of building the revolutionary party of the working class 90 Prospects of the international working class movement 94 Remarks at Victory Celebration and Launch of Two Volumes of my Writings in Amsterdam 97 In Honor of Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran on his 1st Death Anniversary 101 Stop the Fake Constituent Assembly 105 Tribute to Comrade Wilson Baldonaza, Secretary General of Kilusang Mayo Uno 109 Continue the Great Tradition of the Progressive and Patriotic Youth 111 On the L’Aquila G8 Summit 113 Condemn “Operation Lalgarh” of the Bengali Government 119 On the Current Economic Crisis and the Struggle for Democracy and Socialism against Imperialist Globalization 121 Resist the Neoliberal Policy in Education 129 The decisive importance of education 129 Critique of imperialism 130 Struggle for a new and better world 133 A Call to Campaign for Livelihood and Social Justice 135 GRP Fails to Comply with JASIG and Continues to Impede NDFP Consultants 141 Resumption of Formal Talks Conditional on GRP Respect for and Compliance with JASIG 143 ILPS Condemns US-ROK Military Exercises Designed for Preemptive Nuclear Attack on DPRK 145 Oslo Meeting of GRP and NDFP Negotiating Panels May Be Preceded by Manila Meeting of their Respective Lawyers 149 ILPS Reiterates Condemnation of 9/11 and the US Global War of Terrorism 153 iv Crisis of Imperialism, Impact on the Philippines and Challenge to the Filipino Student Youth 157 Crisis of imperialism 157 Impact on the Philippine ruling system 158 Challenge to the Filipino student youth 159 Arroyo and Razon Proclaim End of GRP-NDFP Peace Negotiations 161 On People’s War and Peace Negotiations 163 On the 2010 Presidential Elections 169 ILPS Condemns Abduction and Torture; Demands Immediate Release of Kobad Ghandy 173 On the ECFI Decision re Terrorist Blacklist 175 False Sense of Recovery at G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh 179 On the GRP-NDFP Peace Negotiations 187 On the 8th National Congress of BAYAN 191 On 10th Congress and 25th Anniversary Celebration of GABRIELA 197 Politics of Repression in the Philippines 201 History of repression and exploitation in the Philippines 201 Repression under the semicolonial and semifeudal system 203 Further repression in prospect and need for international solidarity 206 Uphold and Advance the Rights of Migrants and Refugees 209 Capitalist Crisis Makes Socialism Necessary 213 Role of the Communist Party of the Philippines in the Downfall of the Marcos Dictatorship 219 Strengthen Friendship and Cooperation 223 Land and Justice for the Peasants and Farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita 225 Carry Forward the Revolutionary Tradition of Kabataang Makabayan 231 The Structure of Reactionary Violence and Human Rights Violations in the Philippines 237 Structure of reactionary violence 237 On the Ampatuan massacre 238 On Trade and Climate Issues against WTO 241 International Anti-Imperialist Women’s Conference in Montreal 247 v End Monopoly Capitalism to Arrest Climate Change 249 Message of Solidarity and Support for the National Lakbayan in the Philippines 257 Help the People of Haiti Reject US Military Occupation 259 Significance of the First Quarter Storm of 1970 263 The National Democratic Revolution against so-called Neoliberal Education 267 The ruling social system and its education system 267 The national democratic revolution and the content of the cultural revolution 270 On Launching Volumes 3 and 4 of my Selected Writings 273 Tribute to Comrade Jake Abad 275 ILPS Condemns Arrest, Torture and Indignities, Demands Immediate Release of 43 Health Workers 277 Operation Green Hunt Must Be Stopped 279 Condolences to the Family of the Late Ambassador Norberto Basilio 281 ILPS Supports the Naga People in their Struggle for Self-Determination, Human Rights and Peace 283 Honoring Mang Apeng 285 Empower Communities to Assert their Rights 289 Outstanding Fighter in People’s Struggles for Revolutionary Change 291 Appeal for Permanent Residence at the Hearing of the Case before the District Court of Zutphen, Administrative Law Sector 293 Appreciation for ILPS and Defend Committee and Denunciation of False Allegations 297 On the 2010 Elections 299 Wholehearted Solidarity with the Farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita and All Supporters 305 On the Year of Rice Action against the 50th Year of the International Rice Research Institute 307 Solidarity Message to the Asian Peasant Coalition Caravan 309 On Aquino and Villar 311 vi On the 2010 Presidential Elections 317 Strengthen Unity for Genuine Land Reform 321 Intensify the Struggles of the Proletariat and Peoples against Imperialism and Reaction 325 Crisis of global capitalism continues to worsen 325 The proletariat and peoples of the world resist 329 The Facts against Psywar Intrigues 333 On the Aftermath of the 2010 Elections 337 ILPS Condemns the Israeli Barbaric Attack on the Freedom Flotilla Carrying Humanitarian Aid to Gaza 343 On the Launching of Ka Bel: The Life and Struggle of Crispin Beltran 345 On the incoming Aquino Regime 347 On Election by Preprogramming and other Matters related to Aquino 351 On Noynoy Aquino and related Issues 353 On Current Concerns and Prospects regarding the Aquino Regime 361 Tribute to Comrade Beato Lacaba 377 Unforgettable Years as English Major 379 The struggle between the liberals and the religio-sectarians 379 My share of controversies 382 Debt of gratitude to the English department and the UP 385 The Incubation of Activism in the University of the Philippines 389 vii Author’s Preface Author’s Preface Author’s Preface I am elated that the International Network for Philippine Studies is publishing a new book series of my writings under the general title Peoples’ Struggle against Oppression and Exploitation, covering the period from 2009 to 2015. The books in the series bring together the most significant articles, statements, messages and interviews that I have made from year to year in such capacities as Chairperson of the International League for Peoples´ Struggle (ILPS), Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in peace negotiations with the Manila govern- ment and Founding Chairman of Kabataang Makabayan. By way of opening the new series, I now make the preface to Volume I, titled Crisis Generates Resistance. This covers the period from January 2009 to June 2010, when the Arroyo regime ended and the Aquino regime was inaugurated. The book reflects the Filipino people’s resistance to the Arroyo regime and to the semicolonial and semifeudal ruling system, whose rottenness is well manifested by naked puppetry, ruthless plunder, impoverishment of the people and atrocities under Oplan Bantay Laya within the framework of the US global war of terror. The book presents the people’s resistance on a global scale amidst the total bankuptcy of neoliberal economic policy, the ever worsening crisis of monopoly capitalism and the relentless wars of aggression unleashed by US imperialism and its NATO and Zionist subalterns. It describes a global situation in which the US mortgage meltdown of 2008 unfolds quickly in 2009 and 2010 as a global financial and economic crisis. Bank bailouts in trillions of US dollars and summits of imperialist powers cannot solve the crisis, which is comparable in scale and severity to the Great Depression that broke out in 1929 and led to World War II. Since its inception in 1970-80, the neoliberal economic policy pushed by the US has generated a series of crises leading to the cri- sis of 2008, hitting the very centers of global capitalism. My paper at the Forum on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis at De Balie in Amsterdam on January 30, 2008 traces the development of the crisis and proposes what the people can and must do about the crisis.
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