PNU KATALONAN

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Are U G sa SOGIE? PNU Katalonan’s Lavan Letters Campaign was a ​partnership between PNU Katalonan and Babaylanes. In this partnership, ​the goal was to accumulate 100k letters from different institutions and ​places to reflect the people’s need for the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill ​which was then addressed to lawmakers in the Senate and the Congress. ​The collecting and writing of letters started at around September 2023 and ​ended on November 22, with PNU Katalonan hosting a live streaming on ​their FaceBook page to showcase the partnership and event while reading ​some of the letters to show the PNUans feelings and hopes in regards to the ​passing of the SOGIE Equality Bill. The event starts with PNU-USC Student ​Gende and Development’s Vice chairperson, Bryan Kio “Tita Iwa” Fukuoka. ​On her opening message she mentions the effects of our micro efforts

“Ang ating maliliit na hakbang ay may pakinabang. Kung kaya ​ang ating ‘Love-ban’ letters ay may saysay at may malaking ​epekto sa ating pagtataguyod nang ligtas na espasyo. Ang ​bawat pangungusap ay makubuluhan at may kalabit sa mga ​taong ating nais patungkulan. Ihayag ang dapat ihayag, ikwento ​ang dapat ikwento, ipaalam ang dapat ipaalam”

The event was followed by three (3) guest speakers, Mx. Shea Martinez, the ​chairperson of PNU Kabataang Urduja; Mx. Kristina Celespara, the ​chairperson of PNU GABRIELLA Youth

Mahalaga ang boses natin sa mga oras na ito. Hindi kailanman ​magiging sapat ang “tolerance” dahil ang kailangan natin ay ​buong pagtanggap. Buong pusong pagtanggap sa mata ng ​batas at sa mata ng lipunan. Buong pusong pagyakap sa atin ​bilang mga indibidwal, kaugnay ng ating mga pangarap, mithiin, ​ang kalayaan sa pagmamahal. - Shirlex “Shea” Martines

Let us be the beacons of change, champions of equality, and ​voices of those who remain unheard. Together, we can create big ​ripples of change that would ensure our future generation, and ​their future generation, a true inclusive, diverse, and safe society ​for all. - Daniele “Tala” Louis Q. Guevarra

Hindi ring maaaring mahiwalay ang panawagan ng komunidad ​sa mas malawak na anti-imperyalista, anti-pyudal, at anti-​pasistang paglaban, dahil ang tunay na paglaya ng kasarian ay ​nakakawing sa paglaya ng uri. - Mx. Kristina “Tina” Celespara

Lastly, the punong katalonan and ikalawang-punong katalonan of PNU ​Katalonan (Nilo R. Dela Cruz Jr and Judhel “Joodhs” Alcanatara” ended the ​event with their hopeful message for the passage of SOGIE Equality Bill.

Sa darating na araw ng karapatang pantao, sa ika-sampu ng ​disymbre–bitbit namin ang mga liham ng Pilipinong nanawagan, ​hawak namin ang mga kwentong nakarasan ng kaharasan, dala ​namin ang tinta mula sa hanay nang sangkabaklaan. At ngayon, ​kami ay sumisigaw, na ‘ang beki ng bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban’ ​-Mx. Nilo “En” Dela Cruz Jr.

Kaya ang aking panawagan sa bawat isa, ay bahain natin ng ​mga mensahe ang pintuan ng kongreso sa pamamagitan ng ​Lavan Letters Campaign. Magsilbi itong isa sa mga ating tugon ​bilang kolektibo tugon para sa ating mga Policy makers na ipasa ​na ang SOGIE Equality Bill. - Mx. Judhel “Joodhs” Alcanatara

On November 30, the Lavan Letters were sent to Babaylanes and were then ​presented to the Senate and Congress on December 10, Human Rights Day.

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