2017: A year of resistance

 

The year started with the rise of movements and regimes that threatened our gains IN CLIMATE ACTION AND CLEAN ENERGY.

But the CLIMATE movement rose to the challenge.

Widespread protests commemorated the 45th anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law Declaration as activists, relatives of those killed in the drug war, indigenous peoples communities, human rights advocate, students, church people, artists, environmentalists, anarchists and punk rockers rage against the rise of extrajudicial killings and the emerging fascist state in the Philippines. Photo: AC Dimatatac

Together, we built bridges

and broke down walls.

Photo: AC Dimatatac

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Eco-warriors, faith groups, climate activists, human rights advocates gather in Manila, to stand in solidarity with the climate march happening in Washington DC.

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We spoke truth to power.

Photo: AC Dimatatac

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Manila Solidarity trooped to Trump Tower Manila to join the worldwide protests that met Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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We challenged the funders of dirty energy.

Photo Ac Dimatatac

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Climate justice activists, held an action at the Bank of the Philippine Islands’ Head Office to protest its of coal-fired power plants as part of the Reclaim Power – Peoples’ Action on Energy and Climate actions. Read more

We stood with the vulnerable.

Photo: AC Dimatatac

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Climate activists together with climate impacted impacted communities held a vigil to commemorate the landfall of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that made landfall in the Philippines 4 years ago.

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We paid tribute to those who have fallen.

Photo: AC Dimatatac

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350.org Pilipinas paid tribute to slain anti-coal activist Gloria Capitan of Bataan, who was gunned down July 1, 2016, the same day President Rodrigo Duterte was sworn into office. Her two assassins remain unidentified until today.

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And we sowed the seeds for a fossil-free world.

Photo: AC Dimatatac/ICSC

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The “Pililla, Rizal” Wind Farm overs an area of 4,515 hectares and consists of 27 wind turbine generators grouped into three clusters with aggregate capacity of 54 megawatts.

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Photo: RB Ibañez

Powerful, lasting change always comes from the ground up.

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350 Pilipinas joined the contingent of environmental activists that took part in the mass protest that commemorated International Day of Human Rights as thousands took to the streets on this day to condemn the deteriorating state of human rights in the country.

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For 2018, let’s inspire more people to make the world fossil-free.

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Thousands of environmental advocates to voice out their support for DENR Sec. Gina Lopez’s mining closure order and other environmental reform campaigns in a broad mobilization at the Senate to call for Lopez’s confirmation at the Commission on Appointments.

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2017 in videos

Watch campaign highlights from 2017.

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