Campaigns and Major Activities
KANLUNGAN Alliance of Organizations
The KANLUNGAN, an alliance of College of Social Science and Philosophy based organizations established upon the need for the reconstruction of the tambayans in the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. Convened by Saligan sa CSSP, the Kanlungan together with its member organizations is primarily involved in raising awareness on the issue of the lack of venues for student organizations to convene and lobbying activities for the funding for the reconstruction of student tambayans.
CSSP Kilos Na Laban sa Budget Cuts
CSSP Kilos Na is a movement composed of concerned organizations from the University of the Philippines College of Social Sciences and Philosophy which aims to unite the whole CSSP community to respond to various issues. Saligan sa CSSP is a proud member of CSSP Kilos Na.
SONA ng Bayan 2013
"Ang tunay na SONA ay ang SONA ng Bayan"
SALiGAN sa CSSP believes that mere words and statistics delivered in a session hall does not reflect the real state of the nation. Annually, SALiGAN sa CSSP participates in mobilizations to expose the real state of the nation and to demand the prioritization of basic social services.
PNOY PerSONAfied: Dissecting "Tuwid na Daan"
In his fourth State of the Nation Address, we expect the President to continue his narrative of tuwid na daan in reporting his mid-term accomplishments. In his first SONA in 2010, Pnoy contrasted his anti-corrupt administration with his predecessor’s baluktot na daan. He reiterated to his ‘boss’, his kababayan, that ‘wang-wang’ or abusive practices in the bureaucracy will be eradicated in his second SONA. In 2012 PNoy nostalgically related his Martial Law experience with “forgiving but not forgetting” the sins of the past administrations, and the economic rise of the former “sick man of Asia.”
This SONA critique and mid-term assessment would like to dissect the metaphor of the “tuwid na daan” by focusing on the following key topics and some burning issues that has surrounded PNoy’s presidency:
Economics (IBON Foundation): economic growth and development (i.e. poverty and Charter Change)
Geopolitics (Prof. Sarah Raymundo, Center for International Studies): national sovereignty and territorial dispute (i.e. Sabah standoff and the disputed West Philippine Sea)
Sociology (Dr. Gerry Lanuza, Department of Sociology): social inequality and corruption (i.e. Hacienda Luisita and CJ Corona’s impeachment)
With special intermission number from BLKD.
The event is an accredited ACLE requirement by the University Student Council.
Justice for Kristel Tejada Alliance
Tulong Kabataan
Tulong Kabataan is a relief drive operation initiated by UP Kilos Na in cooperation with Kabataan Partylist for the benefit of the victims of Typhoons Pedring and Quiel.
The main objective of the relief drive is to consolidate efforts among the UP Community in gathering immediate relief for the affected communities. We also aim to reach out to other communities affected by floods that are not currently covered by ongoing relief and rescue operations.
Scrap the Pork Alliance
Monico Atienza Alternative Studies Festival
The educational festival intends to respond to the challenge of being the Second Propaganda Movement tracing back to the propaganda movement led by Gat Jose Rizal. It seeks to continue the great tradition of iskolars ng bayan during the 1960s when the Student Cultural Association in UP (SCAUP) launched study circles to learn the teachings of the great philosophers such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, and Mao Zedong. A movement that led to formation of the most-comprehensive youth organization, Kabataang Makabayan (Patriotic Youth) which aims to continue a new type of revolution tracing back from the Andres Bonifacio’s Katipunan.
The activity also aims to commemorate Prof. Monico Atienza, former President of SCAUP and Secretary-General of Kabataang Makabayan during the First Quarter Storm, and his contribution to the youth and revolutionary movement. The organizers hope that the youth will be inspired by the life of Prof. Atienza as a youth leader, an activist, a writer, a professor, and a revolutionary.
