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Name: Xtian Evren
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Rock Ed Iloilo - Jailhouse RockED! - (Rock The Rehas)
August 2, 2008 | 4-7PM
Bureau of Jail Management and Penalogy
Iloilo City District Jail, Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City
giving
of 640 slippers and soaps plus 5 basketballs to the inmates and film
screening of Rock The Rehas documentary films of Rock Ed Philippines
and Asia Foundation
* 1048:2261 by Gang Badoy (founder of Rock Ed Philippines)
* Buhay Looban by Lourd de Veyra (Radioactive Sago Project) & Marj Lachica
* Dancing for Discipline by Pepe Diokno
* dokumenTADO:Rock The Rehas by Tado
half
of the donations was from the Jailhouse RockEd! event last June 6..
then LomoManila forwarded additional donations in cash for both this
Rock The Rehas event and for the incoming flood relief of Rock Ed
Iloilo through the effort and coordination from Dr. Paul Francia of
Rotary Club of Metro Iloilo and Hyacinth Obsequio of Rock Ed Iloilo
thanks
to Senior Superintendent Samson Abaygar the Jail Warden of BJMP-ICDJ
and Gilbert Peremne w/c is the Chief of Operations sang BJMP Regional
Office..
all in all 19 Rock Ed volunteers including Dr. Paul Francia was there..
thanks also to Taki and Mark of Sidlangan Sublak for helping me with the donations since Thursday.
thanks also to Kha Santia and the rest of LomoManila for the added support for this event..
more photos here
http://vans3n.multiply.com/photos/album/162/Rock_Ed_Iloilo_-_Jailhouse_RockED_-_BJMP-ICDJ_-_August_2_2008 | | |
| Jailhouse RockEd! – Rock Ed Iloilo revs up advocacy through music..
Rock Ed Iloilo - Jailhouse RockEd!
June 6 – 7PM
Metal Mania Rock Bar, Diversion Rd., Iloilo City
 
Rock
Ed Iloilo rocked Iloilo once again after their successful “Pasa Arte”
event in Brgy. Jayubo, Lambunao, Iloilo last February. This time the
event is highlighted to kickoff the start of the Rock The Rehas film
screenings featuring four documentary films about life in prison
namely: 1048:2261 by Gang Badoy
(founder of Rock Ed Philippines); Buhay Looban by Lourd de Veyra
(Radioactive Sago Project) & Marj Lachica; Dancing for Discipline
by Pepe Diokno and dokumenTADO:Rock The Rehas by Tado as one of major projects for Rock Ed Philippines through the Asia Foundation.
 
Gang
Badoy, Executive Director for Rock Ed Philippines; Tado, Pepe Diokno
and Leslie Umaly took time to spend a weekend with the Iloilo crowd as
to talk and spread the word of volunteerism and advocacy for making a
better country for our society.
Two representatives from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP) Ungka also took the stage and talked about the situations inside
Iloilo City’s
nearest BJMP facility. An interactive forum gave opportunities for the
crowd to ask questions and cite their own opinions about the films,
volunteerism and regarding situations that are happening within our
prison system.
The
event also was a chance to gather donations of used clothes, food,
toiletries and slippers for the benefit of the inmates of BJMP Ungka as part of the Rock The Rehas project of Rock Ed. Used books also were collected for the benefit of Sto. Angel Elementary School, San Miguel, Iloilo as part of the ongoing BookBigayan of Rock Ed Philippines.
 
Everybody had a good time as the night was rocked by the crunching sounds of the bands Martians, Diet Of Wormz, Four Horse Men, Children's Playground & Sixpounder.
The night more interesting as the guys from Iloilo counter culture took the opportunity to interview Rock Ed Philippines’s Executive Director and Founder Gang Badoy.
The mayhem ensues as Tado got into the act as well. Everybody went home
in the early hours of the morning drunk yet happy and contented of the
night fulfilled.
The
day after Jailhouse RockEd was more of a serious note as Gang gathered
Rock Ed Iloilo for the benefit of discussing more plans for Rock Ed
Iloilo before reurning back to Manila. Despite the hangovers and the
sleepy eyes, Rock Ed Iloilo ended the day transporting the donations to
a secure location prior to being handed over to the beneficiaries of
the event.
Rock Ed Iloilo will always be grateful to all who donated and participated in such an event. You guys RockEd!!
“No More Excuses, Philippines.”
http://rockedphilippines.org/
If you guys want to be a part of Rock Ed Iloilo, email us at
rockediloilo@yahoo.com.ph
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more pictures of the event here
http://vans3n.multiply.com/photos/album/133/Rock_Ed_Iloilo_-_Jailhouse_RockED_-_June_6
http://vans3n.multiply.com/photos/album/134/Rock_Ed_Iloilo_-_Jailhouse_RockED_-_June_6_-_Bands
http://vans3n.multiply.com/photos/album/135/Rock_Ed_Iloilo_-_Jailhouse_RockED_-_Tambay_mode_sa_labas_ng_gig
http://vans3n.multiply.com/photos/album/136/Rock_Ed_Iloilo_-_the_day_after_Jailhouse_RockEd
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| I got this article in DeviantArt ... I think all of us should be aware of this..
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OUR ART IN POTENTIAL RISK!
Journal Entry: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 2:11 AM
by liberti of DeviantART (http://liberti.deviantart.com/journal/17810659/)
I have just caught wind of the Orphaned Works bill being presented in
the US. And this concerns EVERYONE. I quote Mark Simon on his take
concerning this issue.
An Orphaned Work is any creative work of art where the artist or
copyright owner has released their copyright, whether on purpose, by
passage of time, or by lack of proper registration. In the same way
that an orphaned child loses the protection of his or her parents, your
creative work can become an orphan for others to use without your
permission.
Currently, you don't have to register your artwork to own the
copyright. You own a copyright as soon as you create something.
International law also supports this. Right now, registration allows
you to sue for damages, in addition to fair value.
What makes me so MAD about this new legislation is that it legalizes
THEFT! The only people who benefit from this are those who want to make
use of our creative works without paying for them and large companies
who will run the new private copyright registries.
These registries are companies that you would be forced to pay in order
to register every single image, photo, sketch or creative work.
It is currently against international law to coerce people to register
their work for copyright because there are so many inherent problems
with it. But because big business can push through laws in the United
States, our country is about to break with the rest of the world,
again, and take your rights away.
With the tens of millions of photos and pieces of artwork created each
year, the bounty for forcing everyone to pay a registration fee would
be enormous. We lose our rights and our creations, and someone else
makes money at our expense.
This includes every sketch, painting, photo, sculpture, drawing, video,
song and every other type of creative endeavor. All of it is at risk!
If the Orphan Works legislation passes, you and I and all creatives
will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to
everything we've created over the past 34 years, unless we register it
with the new, untested and privately run (by the friends and cronies of
the U.S. government) registries. Even then, there is no guarantee that
someone wishing to steal your personal creations won't successfully
call your work an orphan work, and then legally use it for free.
As if artist protection isn't fuzzy enough. And for friends who are not based in the US. THINK ABOUT THIS.
Photos on the internet could be orphaned. With tens of millions of
photos shared online with services like Flickr, Shutterfly and
Snapfish, there is a huge opportunity for unauthorized use of your
photos... legally.
edit: Even if we don't live there, we're going to get hit VERY HARD.
Your pictures, your vectors, your stocks, your paintings, your songs
and writings... anyone can take credit for them under the impression
that your works are unregistered, hence ORPHANED. Regardless where you
come from, it will be a difficult and costly argument as to define what
are your rights as a creator and the rights of anyone on American soil
to make use of what you make.
This legalizes theft. Not just theft of your work but possibly even
your very identity. And your ability to protect yourself..... well..
WHAT ABILITY? Legally you can't accost anyone if they do take whatever
you make.
And if it does push through, what's the sure fire way to protect
ourselves? WHAT? DON'T POST? Are we going to allow ourselves to shun
our right to expression because of this?
The people behind the bill say it's not forced registration, but you
won't have any rights unless you register. THIS IS SEMANTICS! Of
course, this is forced registration and we can't stand for it!
AGAIN GUYS. LETS VOICE OUR OPINIONS ON THE MATTER. Everything you make,
everything you placed your heart and soul on deserves to stay yours!
http://www.petitiononline.com/dAvsOW/petition.html << ONLINE PETITION
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The full article by By Mark Simon of Animation World Magazine
http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=MindBiz&article_no=3605
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Bug Run… An Interesting Road Trip
Volkswagen Käfer Club of Iloilo
Bug Run - Feb 9 - 10, 2008
Iloilo City - Roxas City - Iloilo City
The Bug Run took a year of planning for the Volkswagen Käfer Club of
Iloilo Inc. The club itself has to tackle a lot of things before really
committing itself on the idea of a long trip for everybody. Iloilo City
to Roxas City is quite a long travel especially if you took via the
Balasan route. We knew quite well that not all VW Beetles can commit in
the event as car conditions and personal obligations may hamper them
from participation.
Come January 2008 and the guys met to
discuss the possibility of really making the activity possible. From
there we had a confirmation of 15 VW beetles, a reasonable number and a
feasible one. The date of activity was set and the preparations were
noted. February 9 came with much anticipation as those whom committed
to the road trip prepared their cars as well as themselves.
The starting point was the Shell gasoline station just after Gran
Plains Subdivision, Jaro, Iloilo City. We had 13 VW beetles ready as
one was not able to make it due to personal matters and another
suffered from car trouble. It was a long morning for most of us as we
prepped our cars, double checking everything from the full tank of
gasoline to the engine oil and the last minute application of car wax.
Some of the club members whom cannot participate came to show support
and to send the guys off.
Seeing that everything was ok,
everybody started their engines and lined up as we prepared to hit the
road. We had a small plan on the order of cars and we headed out to
leave the city limits. It was pretty interesting to see the bugs lined
up as I was in the last car having the mechanic with us. Our pink VW
was the sweeper car. We left at past 9 in the morning.
The
trip was a mixed of sunny weather and rain. We had people look at the
convoy with curiosity. Its not a frequent thing to see 13 bugs lined up
speeding on the highway. Kids saluted and hit each other to the common
games we are quite fond of when seeing a bug on the streets. I was
really amused at the sight of people smiling at us as we sped away.
We took a break at Barotac Viejo, had a cup of coffee there and we
took a stop at Hilltop in Ajuy as we enjoyed the scenic coastal beauty
of the place. We also took a break at Ajuy town proper. From there on
was a non-stop trip to Balasan, Iloilo.
We arrived at
Vice-mayor Ganzon’s residence in Balasan just 30 minutes after 12 noon.
We had our cars line up outside his house. The Ganzon family had
prepared a hearty lunch for us and we really enjoyed it. Then a text
message came that the VW that had car trouble was catching up with us
and so we decided to wait for him. We enjoyed that early afternoon
talking about everything and then the fourteenth bug arrived.
We left the Ganzon’s residence at past 3 in the afternoon. Our last
leg of the trip to Roxas City was met with very heavy rain. We slowly
make our way out of Pilar, Capiz with almost zero visibility and only
guided by the car signal lights of every bug in the line. Minutes after
the heavy rain stopped and we found our way in Pontevedra, Capiz. We
took a detour in Pontevedra as we visited the brother of one of the
club member whom was our lead car.
Well I guess things will
not really go without a hitch. As we were leaving Pontevedra, one of
the bug had engine trouble and took time to start up. We waited for him
and when we were on our way, another bug had almost ran out of gas. We
slowly took him to a gas station to fill up and we slowly assisted the
other bug all the way to Roxas City.
We arrived in Casa Felisa,
San Antonion Resort Village, Baybay, Roxas City past 6 in the evening.
Upon arriving our attention was on the car that had engine trouble. We
everybody lending their tools to the mechanic we spend half of that
evening figuring out what was wrong with the engine of that VW as well
as securing our rooms for the night. The night became more interesting
as people came to look at the cars lined up in the parking area as well
as VW enthusiasts of Roxas City came and talked with us. Everybody took
a break as we headed out to dinner at the local beachside seafood
restaurant that was just a walk away. The dinner was welcomed with much
conversation on our experiences that day. We had a long talk about that
day’s trip and assessed on things that would prove to be useful for the
next day’s trip back to Iloilo City.
We returned to Casa
Felisa late that night and some of us called it a day while the rest
were still focused on the engine of the VW that broke down. We had some
conversations with the Roxas City VW group until late that night.
February 10 greeted us with a mild shower in the morning as we had
breakfast and continue working with the VW engine. Some us took the
opportunity to enjoy the beach. We finally got the VW fixed and we
decided to arrange the bugs into a VW formation on the open field next
to the parking lot. We spend late that morning taking pictures of the
bugs as well as having me climb up a tall ladder which the guys held
against a tall post just to take an bird’s eye view shot of the whole
thing. We also asked a truck parked nearby by to give me permission to
climb on top of it just to take a picture of the whole bugs from a
different angle.
Lunch came with us enjoying it at the same
restaurant we had dinner the night before. It also was an opportunity
for us to discuss the trip back to Iloilo City. We basically talked
about guidelines and protocols while we were on the road. The topics
discussed were based on the previous day’s trip from Iloilo City. Lunch
ended and we returned back to our cars and prepared for the trip back
home.
We left Casa Feliza around past 2 in the afternoon and
headed out into the heart of the City of Roxas. We had a detour stop at
Tracy, a famous cake shop in the city and some of us bought bake for
pasalubong. We then made our way to the Shell gasoline station and had
our tanks filled up with gasoline for the long trip back home.
The group decided to make another detour and we headed to Yellow Box,
a local pizza place and enjoyed pizza. Some of the guys took the time
to order take out as well. When everything was all set, the group left
Roxas City past 4 in the afternoon. For the trip home we took the route
via Passi City.
Leaving Roxas City came with a much slower
pace and a much coordinated convoy. We had a lot of people waiting to
see us sped away. Children were waving goodbye at us and we see such
interesting smiles from people who saw us. The trip came with a light
shower but it never hampered people from seeing us as we pass by.
We finally reached Passi City late that afternoon and we were quite
relieved to find us back into Iloilo Province. There was a light
traffic as Passi City had its fiesta celebrations and we had to be
contented to the amount of vehicles and people in the streets.
The trip ended as we arrived in Zaraga, Iloilo past six and the guys
stopped and had the final talk for the day. The convoy shall end from
Zaraga as we all will be heading back to Iloilo City and home on our
own separate ways. I arrived home exhausted from the trip almost 7 pm.
I guess the road trip was quite an experience and am sure we will be doing the same again soon.
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more pics of the event here
http://vans3n.multiply.com/photos/album/82
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