Philippine Greens hail Ka Popoy

Philippine Greens hail Ka Popoy (Feb.12, 2001)
Japanese

CyberDyaryo Monday, 12 February 2001
http://www.codewan.com.ph/CyberDyaryo/

Philippine Greens hail Ka Popoy

To all green advocates and fellow Filipinos in the network,

.....As a member of the Philippine Greens, I would like to convey our group's sympathy for a leader of the working class. Ka Popoy lived the life of a true revolutionary; despite all his alleged faults and weaknesses, he stood by the working class which nourished his mind and spirit since his youthful days.

.....While there may be differences in strategies and tactics with him and other revolutionaries, especially for those of us in the green movements who actively espouse active non-violence, we know perfectly well that revolutionary violence is a reflexive, instinctual response to institutional and armed forms of violence against the oppressed sectors in Philippine society. Active non-violence is a higher challenge for us to create the necessary conditions for its creative and successful application and practice.

.....We salute his comrade-in-arms who have just recenlty established a Worker's party (Partido ng Manggagawa) to put into the frontlines of legal parliamentary struggle the concerns of the industrial proletariat. We see this as a good step towards the right direction for citizens' movements to heighten their struggle for social justice.

.....As activists of the green movement, we know fully well that social justice and environmental justice go hand in hand.

.....It is the challenge of green activists in the environmental movement to complement the struggle for social justice, with the struggle for environmental rights.

.....Hail to Ka Popoy and activists of genuine labor movements!

In peace,

Jun Simbulan (Philippine Greens - Cavite)
on behalf of the Philippine Greens in different parts of the Philippines