March 3, 2020
Dear friends,
Greetings of freedom and solidarity!
We would like to invite you to the public event, MALAYA! Pagtitipon ng Mamamayan, Midya at Artista para sa Kalayaan sa Pagpapahayag at Pamamahayag (Gathering of Citizens, Mass Media, and Artists for Freedom of Expression and Press Freedom) on 07 March 2020 (Saturday), from 12:00 PM— 4:00 PM at the Cine Adarna, Film Center, University of the Philip-pines Diliman.
This event is organized in response to the recent and interrelated attacks against press freedom, freedom of expression, and freedom from political repression as well as individuals. This situation is manifested in the campaign to press for ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal, protest against cases of censorship such as the Sinag Maynila film festival issue, and the passage of Senate Bill No. 1083 (Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020), which repeals the Human Security Act of 2007 and poses more threats to freedom of the press and of free expression that we hold dear.
We look forward to your presence at this gathering. Please find attached the MALAYA event brief and provisional program for your reference. Thank you very much!
In solidarity,
RHEA PADILLA
Altermidya Network
LENI VELASCO
Active Vista
PROF. NEIL DOLORICON
Concerned Artists of the Philippines
RYAN MARTINEZ
College Editors Guild of the Philippines
ANDREI VENAL
DAKILA
THADEUS IFURUNG
Defend Jobs Philippines
REP. SARAH ELAGO
Kabataan Partylist
BEA ARELLANO
Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap
MO. MARY JOHN MANANZAN
Movement Against Tyranny
