22 Treffer anzeigen

This is a photo of a Muslim woman explaining the hurried exit her people made from the Southern Philippine Island of Jole in 1973.

This is a photo of a traditional thatch home of Morong rice farmers. In the background are new housing and recreational facilities for the construction staff building a nuclear plant in the Philippines.

This is a photo of Mennonite Central Committee worker Brenda Stoltzfus, right, with hospitality women of Olongapo, a city just outside Subic Naval Base in the Philippines.

This is a photo of (left to right): Earl Martin, MCC co-secretary for East Asia; Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila and John A. Lapp. MCC executive secretary. They are sitting at a large desk in an office. Sin is credited with a key role in inspiring the nonviolent spirit that toppled the rule of Ferdinand Marcos and led to the seating of Corazon Aquino.

This is a photo of MCC worker, Dorothy Friesen (right), discussing human rights and conditions inside Philippine prisons with a former detainee. In the background are the mothers of two current detainees.

This is a photo of two Morong children in the doorway of their home.

This is a photo of Philippine government soldiers taking a breakin a remote village, their American M-16s propped against a table.

This is a photo of youth flashing the "Laban" gesture during a nonviolent demonsration that occured in Manila during the peaceful transition of power from Ferdinand E. Marcos to Corazon C. Aquino. "Laban" means struggle and those who signal the Laban "L" support Mrs. Aquino.

This is a photo of two Manobo men splitting bamboo to repair a community meeting hall. The Manobo are one of the many tribal groups in the Philippines who are losing land to wealthy neighbours through force and political influence.

This is a photo of a typical notice on Olongapo's streets recruiting women to work in one of the estimated 300 entertainment establishments in the town.

This is a photo of an empty box of American-made ammunition found at the cite of a Philippine Constabulary operation.

This is a photo of Jim Kurtz, Mennonite Central Committee nurse serving in the Philippines, listening to a child's heart beat outside a home with people looking on.

This is a photo of a farm crew threshing a newly harvested crop. One person is sitting on the threshing machine while another is loading it. Some of the crew is bundling the crop and others are bagging the grain.

This is a photo of (left to right): Julie Chiramal, Sophie Quinn-Judge, Yorifumi Yaguchi, Pat Hostetter-Martin, Haranat Tadepally, Dale Law and Blair Seitz. They are participants, sitting on the floor, in MCC Philippines Justice- Shalom Seminar discussing their visit to areas near U. S. military bases.

This is a photo of (left to right): Mariam Tero, 10, and Patricio Tero, 5, sitting among the ashes of their farmhouse which a=was burned in an attempt to scare them away so a rubber plantation could claim their land.