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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Aretè, Ateneo de Manila / Photo taken by Roxanne Cuacoy / Posted on FB 21 September 2018 |
The Red Umbrella Project was initiated on the 46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, 21 September 2018. It is an ongoing performance of carrying a red umbrella symbolizing as a shield from bloodshed due to the violence happening in the Philippines especially in the war against illegal drugs. The public is invited to take a photograph of this performance and post it via their social media pages. This project is informed by the "Umbrella Revolution" in Hong Kong from 26 Septem 2014 to 15 December 2014 characterized by a series of street-in protests and use of flimsy umbrella as aggressive protection not just from the rain and the sun but the pepper spray.
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Luneta Park, Manila / Photo taken by Charles Yee / Posted on FB 2 October 2018 |
"And so we say today, with even more fervor, never again! To those who naively say it is time to move on, we say there can be no moving on without admittance, contrition, and reparation. Until then, the evil tentacles of Martial Law will continue to fester and wound our democracy. In these present times, when our hard-fought freedom, love of democracy, and inalienable human rights, are again being challenged—even by those mandated to protect them—we must be in mind and take to heart the devastating events of that dark period in our history. We must remember the many whose lives were unjustly taken away from us."
- A jointly signed statement of the university presidents of Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University, 2018
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: 2/F GSKT Innovation Building, Aretè, ADMU / Photo taken by F G. Llenaresas / Posted on FB 21 September 2018 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Boiler AC System Room, Aretè, ADMY / Photo taken by Joel de Leon / Posted on FB 14 April 2019 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Gate 2.5, ADMU / Photo taken by Kim Co / Posted on FB 10 December 2018 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Mosque along Lanao Lake / Photo taken by Nathalie Dagmang / Posted on FB 11 August 2019 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Between Gates 2.5 and 3, ADMU / Photo taken by Ro Atilano, SJ / Posted on FB 12 June 2020 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Garden, CEFAM, ADMU Campus / Photo taken by Jhonel Azedna / Posted on FB 9 July 2020 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Kaingin Dos, Balara, Quezon City / Photo taken by Efren Mateo / Posted on FB 4 July 2020 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Parking Lot beside the Old Shoppersville Supermarket along Katipunan Avenue / Photo taken by Ro Atilano, SJ / Posted on FB 5 July 2020 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Between Gates 2.5 and 3, ADMU / Photo taken by Ro Atilano, SJ / Posted on FB 7 July 2020 |
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Red Umbrella Project / Site: Brgy. Malinao, Majayjay, Laguna / Photo taken by Leslie de Chavez / Posted on FB 27 May 2020
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