Exhibition held in Ateneo, January 25-29, 2010

“For Freedom and Social Justice” was held at the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University from 25-29 January 2010, starting the year’s exhibit tour. The event was organized by FES Manila in partnership with the Department of Political Science.

The opening ceremonies were held with a forum entitled, “For Free and Just Societies: Social Democratic
Lessons and Challenges for Germany and the Philippines,” with the German Ambassador to the Philippines, Christian Ludwig Weber-Lortsch; Mirko Herberg, Resident Representative of FES in the Philippines; and, Benjamin Tolosa of the Ateneo Political Science Department. A workshop on the social democratic values was attended by students of political science.  The Ateneo School of Government co-sponsored a Partisan Civil Society Dialogue, entitled, “How Much Reforms Are There in the 2010 Campaigns” with talks given by Joel Rocamora of the Institute of Popular Democracy and Ramon Casiple of Institute of Political and Electoral Reforms. A dinner-qua-round-table-discussion was attended by Filipino social democratic activists, former PDSP members, and non-aligned activists, who reflected on the past, present, and future of social democracy in the Philippines.

As usual, guided tours were given to students, professors, as well as walk in viewers of the exhibit. The whole week was closed by a forum entitled, “Elections Make Parties–German and Philippine Realities,” attended by students who listened to talks by Mirko Herberg and Atty. Ibarra Guttierrez of the UP Institute of Human Rights.

Students listen to a guided tour

Students of Prof. Melissa Jayme-Lao listen to a guided tour

A Partisan Civil Society Dialogue entitled “How Much Reforms Are There in the 2010 Campaigns,” was held with speakers Ramon Casiple of IPER and Joel Rocamora of IPD. The event was moderated by Joy Aceron of Ateneo School of Government

Chito Gascon of the Liberal Party addresses the participants of a dinner RTD entitled, “Engaged and Critical: Reflections of Philippine Social Democracy Then and Now”

Benjamin Tolosa of the Ateneo Political Science Department explains his chapter contribution in an FES-sponsored book on the history of social democratic movements in the Philippines

Christina Montiel of the Ateneo Psychology Department shares some historical tidbits on KASAPI’s involvement in the anti-dictatorship movement

Roy Mendoza of the Ateneo History Department explains his chapter article on the history of PDSP

A student directs a question to the panelists of the forum “Elections Make Parties – German and Philippine Realities” held to close the week-long program

Atty. Ibarra Guttierrez of the UP Institute of Human Rights and FES Resident Representative Mirko Herberg give their speeches in the closing ceremonies. The forum was moderated by Alma Salvador of the Ateneo Political Science Department

Atty. Guttierrez and Mr. Herberg

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