Invitation to Cover and Participate

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The November 23 Movement and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) invite you to take part in the International Day of Action against Impunity, a collective expression of outrage against the killings of journalists and innocent civilians in Maguindanao and the call for justice for all victims.

The activities are:

1.      Press Conference of the International Mission on the Maguindanao Massacre (tentative)

8:30 a.m. Venue to be announced later

2.      Mass Mobilization to Malacanang
Assembly Time   : 9:30 a.m.
Assembly Place  : In front of UST, Espana Avenue, Manila
Assembly March  : 10 a.m.
Program at the Chino Roces Bridge: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Invited Speakers: Representatives of media organizations, press corps, international media groups, and multisectoral groups

Let’s wear black shirts and black wrist bands on this day. We would also be enjoined to bring and tie black ribbons around lamp posts and trees during the march from UST to Malacanang.

We need your presence so that our voices would be heard in raising these urgent calls:

Justice for Slain Journalists and all Victims of the Ampatuan/Maguindanao Massacre!
Stop Killing Journalists!
End Impunity, Justice Now!

See you there!

Sincerely,

November 23 Movement
Members: Business World, CCJD, CEGP, CMFR, FOCAP, FFFJ, KBP, NUJP, People’s Journal, Philippine Daily Inquirer, PHRRP, PPI

Invitation for Coverage and Participation

We have kicked off a series of daily memorial and protest activities to help commemorate the journalists and civilians who died in the Ampatuan Massacre and to press our demand for justice.

We have partnered with media companies whose members died in the massacre as well as with our media allies, members and friends in the activities which are primarily candlelight vigils and prayer rallies outside media outlets and beats.

Tonight it’s the DFA Press Corps turn to hold the 7pm vigil in front of the DFA gate along Roxas Boulevard. NUJP officers and members will be there with the beat reporters as well as representatives of the embassies including the European Union.

Tomorrow it’s the turn of the Philippine Daily Inquirer reporters, editors and staff to hold the vigil in front of their office along Pasong Tamo Street. We’ve since asked GMA 7, ABS-CBN 2 and other media outlets to host the succeeding vigils until Dec. 8… Bombo Radyo who lost Bart Maravilla and UNTV who lost 4 journalists have already hosted the vigils on Dec. 1 and 2 respectively.

Part of the vigil series’ aims are to recruit as much public participation in our quest for justice since the issue definitely goes beyond press freedom and in fact has struck at the very foundations of our existence as a nation and a people.

We hope you can be there to cover as well as to participate in the vigils.

We will send out the final schedule once all arrangements are finalized.

Thank you very much and see you there.

NUJP Directorate