advocate for the desaparecidos

My deed has to do with fighting for this man*.

There was once a man who had a different set of political beliefs. He was so passionate about them that he involved himself in activities which sought to liberate the minds of his fellowmen. Community organizing, mobilizations and basic speaking out. The government could not silence him.

So, swiftly, secretly and forcibly, they took him away. To a place where none of his loved ones could trace him. He had simply disappeared. Like the many before him... and sadly, the many after him.

Celia's uncle was one of them. And so quite understandably, she now works for Families of Involuntary Disappearances (FIND), an NGO that campaigns against disappearance. August 30 is the International Day of the Desaparecido... a moment to remember and pay tribute to these victims.

August 30 also falls on a Wednesday, when the regular TV show DOKYU of ABC5 airs. Among the many activities to be done that day, FIND hopes that DOKYU would air their documentary about the desaparecidos. My good deed is to help out & advocate for the airing of that dokyu.

We've so far asked Ramon if this is possible (after all, he's the director), but it seems that the key is to get the permission of the actual lasallian filmmakers. So onwards to the lasallites we march... or text... or email... in hopes that the story of the man will be known to more.

* men and women comprise desaparecidos, but majority of them are men.