Rock ED..White Band Movement

[Margotocean]

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Like many of us, the Rock Ed volunteer understands the default position that it is not realistic to resolve all the hunger and poverty that is abound. But this doesn’t stop us. We are all broken, in a sense, at this seeming hopelessness. But we appreciate the ‘coming together of many’ to make hope the general direction of our lives. It starts first in our thoughts, then in our collective actions. It fuels the endurance we summon to carry on the projects we started. We know we are not alone anymore.

Hope flows out from the awareness we generate through our music, our writing, our photos and so forth. We resolve to share our resources and gifts to rally each other on. To rally each other on until we see an overflow of action. This is our time. This is our people power.

And we rock and rally on even if it is not fashionable to be this hopeful. I know it is not sensible to feel this strongly about the future, but if we truly look at things squarely, if we took time out to see the uncertainty that surrounds us, we will come to the conclusion that it makes less sense NOT to be this passionate about nation-building.

For those of us who have had access to education –

Statistics show that a majority of the Philippine youth do not have access to finish the basic levels of education. This is our truth. This ought to be our pain.

This is not an exposure trip. This is not just today. These are our lives. We have to start minding others. We are not unable. We are just unable because—for the most part--- we are unwilling.


So we have to ask ourselves again and again, “Are we unable because we are unable or are we unable because we are unwilling?”



Gang Badoy, 3 November 2005
Rock Ed founder
http://rockedphilippines.org/index.shtml

Support Rock Ed Cebu: We're still a starting group:rockedphilippines_cebu@yahoogroups.com
Creative ideas n ur passion for volunteerism are all thats needed. :mrgreen:
Try to connect ur organization with us n well make projects together.

[seekenneth]

dont double post, one is enough, read rules.

[Margotocean]

Hi! wed lyk evryone to knw Rock Ed Philippines: www.rockedphilippines.org

Rock Ed is

a volunteer group working to provide venues for alternative education.

a ten-year series of alternative education projects.

via music, the arts, poetry, sports, photography, fashion, graphic design, literature, new approaches to science, film, cultural studies, theatre, dance, and any other way except being in a classroom--the convenors of Rock Ed decided to Rock Society through Education

an alternative class where the substitute teachers are celebrities, musicians, poets, artists, entrepreneurs, writers, et al
hosts alternative social studies classes through actual school visits or holding the 'classes' in the events venue itself like bars, restaurants, soccer fields, art galleries, etc

a group of private citizens that coordinate joint projects with other NGOs that are addressing any of the 8 Millennium Development Goals

a group of private citizens that believe that poverty should end now

a group of private citizens that value education in its traditional form but creates alternative solutions for teacher training and student activities to enhance classroom learning--NOT replace it.

or u n ur school org/ org can join: www.rockedphilippines_cebu@yahoogroups.com

we hpe to hear from u!

[pandisal]

please make one thread about rock ed... ok?!

[websniper]

I think, this topic is not appropraite in Politics and Current Events.

[Margotocean]

Thnks 4 d remind.
Sorry for the doubled/ tripled thread.

nway, hope u still get to at least visit d site..