Thursday, May 25, 2006

Tango Muno Bago Mag-Cha Cha

Although the Black Friday Protests have ceased for now, our advocacy against this repressive regime continues on other fronts. The Black & White Movement is clearly against Gloria's version of Cha Cha and her illegal "people's initiative". In this regard, we staged another, peaceful, non-violent action recently called "Tango Bago Cha Cha" (Tanggalin Si Gloria Bago Cha Cha) in front of the COMELEC building in Intramuros. This time we applied for, and received a permit to perform our dance number.



After the usual negotiation that precedes a protest action, and this time with the help of the Manila police, we got to do our STOP Cha Cha Tango. We were eventually joined by a few COMELEC employees that whispered words of support in our ears. Some went as far as saying their bosses were giving the lot of them a bad name and should be replaced sooner than later to ensure clean, honestly managed elections. We continue to work toward making that dream a reality.