February 25 is the anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines, which ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. It is honored as a national holiday - or it was until the son of the dictator cut it from the list of official holidays.

Sign this petition to Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. telling him not to erase history and to restore the Feb 25th commemoration of the People Power Revolution to the list of official national holidays in the Philippines.

In defiance of this move by Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. (the current president of the Philippines and son of the dictator), universities and schools across the Philippines commemorated the day with school and class closures and events honoring the historic struggle.

A statement from the universities said, “Recognizing our responsibility as educational institutions, we remain committed to preserving the relevance of the EDSA People Power Revolution, particularly for our current and future generations of students. We will continue to keep the spirit of EDSA alive despite active efforts to undermine it. May we invite everyone to join us in remembering that the freedoms we enjoy today were hard-won, and we owe it to the next generation that we protect and safeguard the same.”

In 1986, millions of people poured into the streets of Manila to oust the US-backed dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He had murdered his political rival, attempted to steal the election, and threatened the nation with civil war. The widow of his rival, Corazon Aquino, stood against him in the snap elections and won them by a landslide. For 3 days, nuns knelt in front of tanks, citizens stood between armies, and people across the country demonstrated for the results of the election to be upheld. The dictator fled the country … and this stunning example of nonviolent resistance inspired people worldwide.

Honoring historic movements like this is how we ensure that each generation knows how to wage struggle in their times.

Campaign Nonviolence is a longterm movement to build a culture of active nonviolence. Across the United States and around the world, we work to foster the skills, strategies, and actions of nonviolence. One of our many efforts is to uplift the lineage, history, tradition, and relevance of historic campaigns of nonviolent action like the People Power Revolution.  https://paceebene.org/