Igorota articles from October 1 2003

Igorota archives from October 1 2003

Peace.(from the editor)(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... We've descended from a people who have always desired for peace. We are a people who have been repressed, mutilated, raped, murdered, silenced for the sake of peace. Ours is a history of violence and war. For some of us, peace is unnatural. ...

Women and peace in the Cordilleras.
October 1, 2003... Peace is usually understood as a state of quietness or tranquility. It is said to be the freedom from agitation or violence. That said, one may safely say that the women of the Cordillera are lovers of peace. This has been demonstrated...

Peace--through the eyes of an Isnag woman.(peace and culture)
October 1, 2003... I once thought, I was cursed for being born an Isnag. I grew up in a place where my kind was marginalized and misjudged. We were seemingly branded with infamy--and I was a firebrand to many. Every streak of anger, which came through me, was an...

Tungtungan and Lupon: crossing paths to maintain peace Bokod.(peace & culture)
October 1, 2003... The community of Daklan, Bokod, Benguet has successfully webbed their indigenous conflict-resolution system into the dominant national sociopolitical system. According to Ben Sinas, a member of the Lupong Barangay, the people of Daklan...

Justice & peace: the Kalinga way.(peace & culture)
October 1, 2003... WHAT IS THE BODONG? Among the northern Kalinga folk "Bodong" means "bound together". In the southern part of the territory it is called "Podon" which means "to hold together something that is binding". Symbolically, therefore, the Bodong...

Peace is freedom from travails of war.(peace & the children)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Peace is freedom From travails of war. It is the state of rest of people. Peace is the time when friendship is in the hearts of the people. It is the happiest time that people could ever wish for. When we talk about peace, what comes to our...

Peace is about loving one another.(peace & the children)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Peace is about loving one another, unity, friendship and there's no war. In order to attain peace, I will love my neighbors, brothers and sisters. I will help the needy, I will pray to God to give us peace and I will not pick fights. As a...

Ang kapayapaan ay pagmamahal sa kapwa.(peace & the children)(Poem)
October 1, 2003... Ang kapayapaan, ay pagmamahal sa kapwa. Ito rin ay katahimikan sa mundo. Lahat ng tao'y kahilingan ito. Sana lang matigil na ang pag-aaway ng mga tao. Nasisira na ang ating kalikasan. Matigil na ang pag-aaway ng mga bansa. Maraming nawawala,...

Peace is the silence in the world.(peace & the children)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Peace is the silence in the world. It is people not hurting each other, not fighting each other. We love each other. With peace we feel free in our own country. The ways we must consider to have peace is first of all to discipline ourselves....

A woman working for peace.(peace & culture)
October 1, 2003... Now is the time--when we are all searching for a just definition of peace--to look toward Atty. Evelyn Dunuan for guidance and inspiration. As a lawyer and a Commissioner for National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for the Cordillera...

Islam is peace.(peace & spirituality)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Islam comes from the root word "Salaam" which means peace, thus, Islam means peace-both in this temporary worldly life and in the eternal life--which is one's ultimate spiritual end. Peace is the presence of complete guidance from God. ...

Is peace really possible? The Brahma Kumaris perspective.(peace & spirituality)
October 1, 2003... Peace is possible. In a world distressed by civil wars, ethnic tensions, nuclear threats, oppressive and repressive regimes--peace seems elusive and even impossible. Though there have been a lot of local, national and international...

Peace, peace but where is peace?(peace & spirituality)
October 1, 2003... Several Biblical verses point out the keys to real peace: FRET NOT because God loves you (1 John 4:16) FAINT NOT because God holds you (Ps. 139:10) FEAR NOT because God keeps you (Ps.121:5). In this age when humans seem to be...

Peace in our hands.(peace & the arts)
October 1, 2003... I am a songwriter. I tell stories through the songs that I write. I speak of what is closest to my heart through the words set in music. I open my world for everyone to see and hear through the melodies and rhymes my colleagues and I put...

The creative writer and peace.(peace & the arts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... "A writer lives in a real world. But usually s/he does not use guns to fight for the rights for people but use the pen to express his/her thoughts and sentiments to fight for others and him/herself. A writer is usually a good observer. S/he has...

The celestine prophecy.(paths to peace)(Critical Essay)
October 1, 2003... In 1997, a little-known book called "The Celestine Prophecy" written by James Redfield was bravely published. No one expected this book to become a bestseller. In a short time however, this book was read by millions of world-weary readers in...

Inner peace and you.(paths to peace)
October 1, 2003... The foremost source of inner peace can be found in human intimacy. Human intimacy is not merely achieved by relating. It involves a more basic step of working towards harmony and integration within the self. Earnest Tan, writer-speaker on...

Peers for peace: building bridges of peace through peer counselling.(paths to peace)
October 1, 2003... "I have listened to 18 young people during the past two months, "says Jovy. "Some have come to me and the others I approach gently for sharing." She said this as they shared how each one was using the listening skills learned in a training...

Peace be with you.(paths to peace)
October 1, 2003... Everybody has his or her own definition of peace. I asked my friends what they think peace is. Naturally, they all gave me different answers; one friend said it is one thing you can't find in this world. Mitch told me peace is listening to...

Women's peacemaking efforts on the Global Stage ...(peace and politics)
October 1, 2003... It's been said that 'behind every great man, there is a great woman.' This egalitarian remark is usually reserved for politicians or rulers of state, both in times of war and that of peace. If this is true, then the world should take note and...

Peace is food on the table.(Poetry at Large)(Poem)
October 1, 2003... a stable job, social security, health insurance, old age care, absence of uncertainty and all the means that will ensure that one does not have to fear for his/her or his/her children's future. The role of men and women in making peace is...

Wars are born in the minds of humans.(Poetry at Large)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... So too, peace begins in the minds of every individual. World Peace can come only through mutual trust and goodwill between nations, which can become a practical reality only if there is real brotherly love between each person on earth. This...

Peace, much more than the absence of tension.(Poetry at Large)(Poem)
October 1, 2003... Conflict or war, is a rich, complete experience of deep silence within, the seed of deep spiritual love that grows into the embodiment of pure actions. Where there is Peace there is no greed and no anger. In peace, no violence can exist. Peace...

Pasiking in Iya.(Poetry at Large)(Brief Article)(Poem)
October 1, 2003... Let me weave the moments... When I left you to the spirits at Tiptop But the silhouette of your calmed countenance Slept with me that January night... When I caught the clouds at 18 BC With eyes that did not warm...

Gender inequality and patriarchy in the Cordilleras: a fact? Or a myth?(Voices)
October 1, 2003... Is there patriarchy in the Cordilleras? In my earlier days as a community organizer, one of the debates we used to explore was the topic of patriarchy in the Cordilleras. Since the indigenous communities were not fully integrated into the...

Heart of darkness: searching for peace amidst domestic violence in the Cordilleras.(Voices)
October 1, 2003... Gwen was someone who, like any other person, dreamt of a simple, happy, peaceful life. She lived quietly in a far-flung village deep in the heart of the Cordillera region with her family and friends, loved by a man, Dante, that she was going to...

Recipes for peace.(The Native Tongue)
October 1, 2003... Few people know that meat-eating in Europe has played a crucial role in the European colonial expansion of the middle ages. Our teachers have told us that the Europeans, on the pretext of spreading the Word of God, came to Asia and established...

IFI, WHSMPC conduct Kiangan Women's Congress.(Updates)
October 1, 2003... The Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Project Partnerships Component (WHSMP-PC) in partnership with IGOROTA Foundation and the Municipality of Kiangan recently conducted a Kiangan Women's Congress on Sept. 12, 2003. Around 100...