Advocacy and popular education for good governance (pegg)
ISACC’s long years of advocacy culminated in its mobilizing of church communities at the height of resistance to the Marcos regime. It organized Konfes (Konsensiya ng Febrero Siete), a coalition of some Namfrel volunteers and a network of Protestant churches which served as center of evangelical presence at the barricades during the February 1986 uprising in the Philippines.
Some of its notable advocacies were its participation in the long campaign for the dismantling of US military bases in the country; the push for agrarian reform; and the ongoing campaign for Jubilee 2000, a movement for debt cancellation and relief for poor countries. From time to time, ISACC writes articles and editorials for national newspapers on pressing socio-cultural issues and events. It also runs seasonal radio commentaries on social issues from biblical perspectives. These can be heard in English at 98.7 DZFE and in Tagalog at 702 DZAS. Recent NewsWhat's new in 2016 election?
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ISACC through the years has stimulated critical thinking on important social and cultural issues. Through publications, seminars, fora, symposia and information campaigns, it has engaged its audience of churches, grassroots communities and the public at large into a ‘hermeneutically suspicious’ reading of events and issues. Some of the fora we did were:
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Multi-media shows not only serve as culture-friendly learning tools for a people whose cognitive style is largely nonlinear and visual but also as artistic statements of ISACC’s commitment to wholism in social transformation.
Through the years, ISACC has produced shows dealing with the gospel as it relates to culture, as with Pag-aalay, a 27-minute show on Filipino religious beliefs, or Kapag Nahawi ang Ulap sa Mukha ng Diyos, a complex, multi-projector show that retells gospel stories in contemporary Filipino context. Shows on politics and specific advocacies have also been produced. Among these were :
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As part of its concern for cultural rootedness, ISACC runs a Himig ng Pilipino program, aimed at stimulating the growth of Filipino liturgical music. In 1981 it mounted the First Christian Art Festival, a series of competitions in painting, hymn writing, poetry, playwriting and photography. This culminated in a visual arts exhibit and a drama-dance concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Since then, ISACC has nurtured fresh talents through its Samba hymn series.
ISACC also promotes the deepening of cultural and historical art through countless and various artistic projects. One of these is the production of Bayan, Isang Paa Na Lamang, a zarzuela aimed at educating young people on the events and issues that surfaced during the Philippine Revolution of 1896. Another is the production of Diyata’t Isang Sanggol, a musicale-cantata that attempts a retelling of the Christmas story within the context and issues of contemporary Filipino culture. |