JAN 9 FORUM on What to expect in the first half of 2010 & beyond
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NOTE WELL: Below this invite to the Jan 9 forum is another invitation to a Voters Ed Trainers' Training Workshop to be held on Jan 23, 2010 which you might want to consider.
DATE : 3 JANUARY 2010
TO : SIMBAHANG LINGKOD NG BAYAN NETWORK
FROM : SLB HEADQUARTERS
RE : JAN 9 FORUM On “What to expect in the first half of 2010 and beyond”
SLB invites you to this year's KWENTONG BAYAN with a panel consisting of:
(1) ATTY. CARLOS MEDINA JR. is legal counsel of One Voice, Executive Director of the Ateneo Human Rights Center and co-convenor of the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE). As an election law expert, he will unveil to us scenarios of this country's first national automated elections.
He graduated from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law, where he currently teaches. He has an LLM from the University of London and an MPA from Harvard University. He is also the Secretary-General of the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, and the Chairperson of the GRP Joint Monitoring Committee on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law between the GRP and NDF.
(2) DR. PABLO MANALASTAS is an IT expert who studied the vulnerabilities of the machines that will be used on May 10, 2010. As a faculty of the Ateneo and UP computer science departments, he co-signed the letter addressed to COMELEC Chair Jose Melo, asking the poll body for a copy of the source code of the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) programs in order to check for vulnerabilities.
(3) PPCRV (Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting) representative who will talk about their commitment towards honest, clean, credible and peaceful elections and how concerned citizens could safeguard the electoral process. PPCRV, a Church-based organization, is COMELEC's accredited citizen's arm for the May 10, 2010 computerized national elections.
This forum will be held
on 9 January 2010, Saturday
at 1:45 p.m. (Registration to start at 1:00 p.m.)
at the Cardinal Sin Center, Loyola School of Theology,
Ateneo de Manila University Campus, Loyola Heights Quezon City
Given a limited accommodation, this invitation prioritizes those organizations, institutions and individuals who will perform an active part and/or will have strong influence in the 2010 electoral and socio-political landscapes.
For those who have not yet submitted a duly filled-out pre-reg form after our first release of invites last Dec. 23, 2009, kindly confirm attendance using the online pre-registration form below on or before January 6, 2009.
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TO : SIMBAHANG LINGKOD NG BAYAN NETWORK
FROM : SLB HEADQUARTERS
RE : PVA 2010: Ang Bagong Botanteng Pinoy (BBP) Voters Education Trainers' Training workshop on January 23, 2010
In a few months’ time the entire nation will be thrown into the midst of election frenzy. We can get lost amidst all the campaign jingles, taglines, slogans and promises. Thus we need to search for a firmer foundation on which to ground our vote – the self.
PVA 2010 Edition: Ang Bagong Botanteng Pinoy (BBP) is a political education program that shifts the focus from the candidate to the voter. It consists of the following modules:
MODULE 1 - Ang BBP: Kumikilos sa isang Konteksto
Oftentimes, our choices and decisions are done out of context and thus we end up adding to the problem rather than solving it. Thus, the voter must be aware of the current national social, economic and political situation which will serve as the context for his/her vote.
MODULE 2 - Ang BBP: Karapatan Kong Tunay
The voter has an important responsibility to protect our democratic institutions. To carry this out, s/he is given the power to choose public officials and his/her power to choose is protected by rights.
MODULE 3 - Ang BBP: Hi-Tech Na!
The voter must be familiar with the automated process to ensure that his/her vote and those of the rest of the electorate are correctly counted.
MODULE 4 – Ang BBP: Gusto Ko ‘To!
Political engagement does not end with casting one’s vote. The Filipino Voter actively engages in the socio-political affairs of the country even beyond elections. This module will show how!
By January 2010, Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB) is planning to conduct the 1st of a series of Trainers Training for the PVA 2010 Edition. Hence, we are calling for volunteers to make these endeavors of ours possible.
We invite everyone to take an active part in our campaigns for the coming elections. We will be deploying facilitators, speakers and volunteers to help out in the cascading of the voters’ education.
Should you be interested to participate in the PVA 2010 Edition Trainers’ Training on 23 January 2010, please pre-register and click http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHhDU0FyaW56UXY5alotUldhV3JmdWc6MA
After pre-registering, please wait for SLB organizers to give you the final confirmation of your attendance.
Thank you.