#CYFrunforLUMADS
Isaiah 58:6-7, “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?”
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For the past decades, our Indigenous brothers and sisters continue to experience the social, economic and cultural discrimination. While they continue to cultivate and protect the remaining pieces of land, left for them by different local and foreign exploiters, they are also the ones who lament for self-determination, land being taken away and for lives not spared by the exercise of military power to protect the owner of should-be-developmental projects. These scenarios are not different from the situation of Lumads in Mindanao who are still shouting for unserved justice for those Lumads who were killed, for the interruption of classes in Alternative Learning Center and Development Inc., for almost a year away from their ancestral lands and for a lot of human rights violations they have experienced.
The youth as seen to be the arm of our church and of our society, that can create a voice in lobbying different issues of our society especially the struggles of the Lumads, still needs to be mobilized in response to the command of Christ in upholding and protecting the dignity of humanity.
Since the CYF believes that the Celebration of Youth Sunday is also a celebration of Youth’s vital role in our church and in our society, the CYF will conduct a RUN FOR LUMADS activity on September 17, 2016. It is in solidarity with the struggling sectors of our society especially the Lumads. This will be a nationwide CYF campaign that will foster the spirit of unity among groups and individuals in working towards a common cause – justice for Lumad victims. It will also highlight the role of the youth in unshackling the chains of apathy and disbelief or sense of helplessness that we can’t make a stand as a youth in transforming our society. It will invite groups and individuals who share the same stand regarding the killings of Lumad. This activity will be a synchronized run for a cause that will mobilize CYF member in all jurisdictions. For inquiries, kindly contact your CYF jurisdictional presidents.
