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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Ananeza Aban, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I support your cause and am happy to sign the statement of support (see below). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Would it not be easier to use an online platform to collect the signatures (such as Avaaz)? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It allows you to verify that the names are of real people and increases the credibility of your petition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Anne Snick <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>SAPIRR – Systems Approach of Public Innovation and Responsible Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Senior researcher STEAM+ project (EACEA) - KU Leuven<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Board member Club of Rome – EU Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Arne Loosveldt Fund – KU Leuven <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>LinkedIn: annesnick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Skype: anne.snick1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mobile +32 479 54 84 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Van:</span></b><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> GTA-PeDAGoG [mailto:gta-pedagog-bounces@lists.ourproject.org] <b>Namens </b>Angging Aban<br><b>Verzonden:</b> dinsdag 9 juni 2020 4:39<br><b>Aan:</b> gta-pedagog@lists.ourproject.org<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> [PeDAGoG] URGENT: Support needed to Junk Philippine Terror Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear colleagues, partners, friends, </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We urgently need your support on this statement we are circulating in solidarity with the Filipino people: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The University of the Philippines Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) condemns the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020. Nothing but a weapon to silence criticism and dissent toward the government, the proposed Bill is a threat to the fundamental constitutional rights of the Filipino people. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Bill grants absolute power to the state and its repressive apparatuses such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to violate the Philippine Constitution and human rights. It harbors a vague definition of terrorism which permits the malicious tagging of activists, critics, and organizations as affiliates of so-called terrorist groups. Furthermore, the Bill undermines whatever “safeguard” it has by giving free rein to the Anti-Terror Council (ATC) to determine what constitutes “a serious risk to public safety” and the act to “incite others” to commit terrorism. This paves the way for the warrantless arrest of members of civil society designated as “terrorist.” This may paralyze the broad grassroots movements and alternative practices engaged by communities and civil society organizations that counter the state’s aggressive, profit-oriented vision of development. No one is safe.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We believe that it is imperative that we put an end to terrorist activities. Our hearts and sympathies go out to all of those who have been victimized by acts of lawless violence. However, arming the government with punitive instruments and granting them a wide latitude of discretion, which the proposed bill provides, is not the answer. History will tell how current and past regimes have exhausted means to amass political power through anti-people policies, as exemplified by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos who wore the same “anti-terrorism” veneer to quell critics and dissenters. Suffice to say, the “Terror Bill” does not and will not address the root causes of terrorism which is poverty and the corruption of power.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As scholars and activists, we cannot stand by as we lay witness to the passage of this bill, especially under the current regime which has not been shy to use violence against the weak, powerless and the poor. We believe that addressing terrorism must not be addressed through punitive and draconian measures. Quelling terroristic activities is built through a comprehensive approach towards attaining peace, social justice, equity with the genuine participation of its people. We do not need to further arm the coercive apparatuses of the state which has operated with impunity and has grotesquely performed its duties with abuses. In order to end terrorism, what our society needs are real opportunities for its people, schools for its children, protection for peoples across races, sexes, and genders, an end to discrimination and violence, and genuine, open and transformative conversations in our pursuit of development.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To be free from terrorism, the entire Philippine nation, and the rest of the world, must get rid of poverty, marginalization and vulnerabilities. We need and demand for socio-politico-economic transformation attuned to people’s aspirations and voices, not another gauntlet to further strangle the Filipino peoples.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>#JunkTerrorBillNow</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Supported by: <i>(please signify your name or name of your organization for support)</i></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>1.</span><span style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Anne Snick, Club of Rome-EU</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:106%'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Angging</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Ananeza Aban, MCD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Senior Research Associate</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Program on Alternative Development (AltDev)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>University of the Philippines | Center for Integrative and Development Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Lower Ground Floor </span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Q.C. 1101 Philippines</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Tel. nos.: 981-8500 loc. 4266-4267 & 435-9283</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Tel. fax: 981-8500 loc. 4268 & 426-0955</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Website: <a href="http://cids.up.edu.ph" target="_blank">cids.up.edu.ph</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'>Facebook page: </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/upcids"><span lang=EN-GB>www.facebook.com/upcids</span></a></span></i><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#3D85C6'><img border=0 width=96 height=94 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1azvK6KrC8XVYsd5zH-_10nxw9G_kEWgF&revid=0Bw66mHfdRex7bmJnanNqZmpxditqOHNWT1pObUxkY1N2L1RJPQ"></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>