BALAY Journal
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Dialogos
Volume 1. Number 1. The first issue introduces the Dialogos as the newest publication of Balay that deals on psychosocial praxis, peace and human rights. It is an occasional publication that carries thematic articles that cover topics on related to psychosocial thoughts and practice, as well as relevant articles on human rights and peace. It aspires to stimulate the creation of a new understanding and insights of those situations as it strives to contribute to make positive changes in the conditions where we exist. It tackles three related articles that serve as a contribution to human rights discourse on the culture of peace. These are Human Rights as the Practice of “Pakikipagkapwa”; Human Rights and Peace Building; and A Case Study on Mediation and Reconciliation as a Practice of ‘Culture of Peace’. |
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Dialogos
Volume 1. Number 2. The second issue on Understanding Social Trauma and Community-Based Psychosocial Development Response is basically a review of related literature that provides the background for understanding interrelated concepts of trauma and well-being in armed conflict and post-armed conflict settings. The first part presents concepts both in western and non-western perspectives and in Philippine context. The second part explains the dynamics of trauma and well-being in armed conflict situations, using the trauma and the well-being paradigms respectively. |
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Dialogos
Volume 1. Number 3. The third issue publishes selected lectures which were presented in an exclusive forum organized by Balay Rehabilitation Center and the Research and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (RCT-Denmark) in 2005. The articles were selected based on proximate relevance to Filipino methods and approaches in psychosocial healing practices as well as on the significant current issues in rehabilitation and peace interventions in the Philippines. |
Publications
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Integrating
Children’s Rights in Barangay Disaster Management and Development
– A Trainors Manual The
Manual seeks to build the capacities of communities and local government
officials in the seven conflict-affected barangays (Ginatilan, Nalapaan,
Panicupan, Lagunde, Dalengaoen, Takepan and Kalakacan) in the Municipality
of Pikit, Central Mindanao towards ensuring the protection of the
rights and welfare of children during various phases of disaster situations
and trying to ensure that the children’s need and concerns are
considered and addressed prior to the disaster, during disaster and
post-disaster situations. 2006. |
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In
Search of Balms A Book forward to Healing The book
contains stories of survivors of torture and detention. This book
is a humble attempt to capture in language and its symbols the survivor’s
continuing effort to heal. It wants to impart a message of courage
and hope. 2005. |
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Rebuilding
Communities A chronicle
of experiences of Balay and what it learned along the way in the service
of traumatized survivors of organized political violence and forcible
displacement. February 2005. |
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Mindanao
Young People’s Summit for Peace and Development (Building Bridges,
Strengthening Solidarity) The Young
People Summit was a gathering of peace of the youth representing the
different youth organizations of Mindanao. This book is a by product
of the summit. It contains how the summit was conceptualize, the youth’s
activities and plans and the YPS Declaration which the youth commits
to work together to enhance and widen the solidarity among the tri-people
(Moro, Lumad and Settlers) towards attaining peace and Development
in Mindanao. 2005. |
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Primer
on Internal Displacement in the Philipines (UNGPID) The purpose of this primer is to draw attention to the IDP’s in the country not as a “collateral damage” in an armed conflict that is being waged in their name but as people endowed with human dignity, rights and capacities. This primer also intends a responsibility to the national authorities and other key actors to promote and protect the rights of the Internally Displaced Persons. The Primer
has translations in Cebuano, Filipino, Maguindanaon, Maranao, Sama
and Tausug versions.
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Buhay
Riles: Karapatang Pantao ng mga Apektado ng PNR Rehabilitation Project
This primer in Filipino presents basic information on the Philippine National Railway Development Project and tackles the issues of the impending dislocation of families living along the railways. 2004. 5.5 x 8.75 inches. 50 pages. |
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Diaspora |
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Sapilitang Paglikas sa Pilipinas
at ang mga Karapatan ng mga Taong Lumikas: Praymer |
Videos
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Bakwit Power: People’s Journey to Peace This video showed the historic and the first ever collective action of the people to assert their rights for Peace. The Internally Displaced People troop to the streets in Pikit, Pagalungan and Datu Montawal calling the government to look after their issue and both the Government and the MILF to go back to the negotiating table. 2003. 10 minutes and 39 seconds. Produced by Balay Rehabilitation Center, Script by Kaloy Anasarias and Directed by Malu Maniquis. |
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Pieces of Broken Dreams A presentation of the youth and children experienced during the war and how they coped the grueling situation. It also tells the resiliency of the youth and Children. 2004. Imagic Productions. 10 minutes 45 seconds. |
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Women: The Anchors of Peace A video presentation about women, their role in the family and their contribution in the community. The documentation also depicted the women during the evacuatuion in 2003 and how they were able to overcome the difficulties cast in their shoulders. 2004. Imagic Productions (Chary Diño-Director). 9 minutes 48 secs. |
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The Story of Balay: The Journey of Hoping and Believing This video is about Balay as a Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Development Institution. A presentation about Balay’s humble beginnings, who we are, what we do and what we believe in. 2004. Imagic Productions (Chary Diño-Director). 15 minutes 15 seconds. |
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PRW: Balay’s Approach to Rebuilding Lives The video tells about about Balay’s approach to Psychosocial Rehabilitation Work in it’s Partner communities. 2004 Imagic Productions (Chary Diño-Director) 8 minutes 20 seconds. |
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GINAPALADTAKA Spaces for Peace and Children as Zones of Peace The video is about the declaration of the Spaces for Peace and Children as Zones of Peace in the 7 barangays of Pikit known as GiNaPaLaDTaKa (an acronym for the seven conflict affected areas who experienced the ravages of war). A momentous event, the presentation tells how it is being conceived, the series of activities conducted prior to the declaration and the effort of the local communities to declare their communities and their children as Space and Zones of Peace as their contribution to the greater concern for Peace. 2005. Imagic Productions. 16 minutes and 20 seconds. |
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Bantay Ceasefire The video features the investigative mission organized by the MPC (Mindanao People’s Caucus ) in July of 2003, five months after the armed conflict in Central Mindanao took place. The areas covered by the mission are Pikit, Pagalungan and Datu Montawal municipalities. The assessment includes the issue of security, Human Rights, Education, Livelihood and Public Health. 2003. Produced by Balay Rehabilitation Center. Directed by Malu Maniquis. 12 minutes and 24 seconds. |
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Healing the Wounds of War A film about the face of armed confrontations in Pikit, North Cotabato. in Mindanao. It is also the story of people who have learned the “art of evacuation” of their tremendous amount of resiliency, their ability to rise from being survivors of an unjust war. April, 2003. Produced by Balay Rehabilitation Center. Written and Directed by Joey R.B. Lozano. 20 minutes and 21 seconds. |
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__________________________ To get copies of the publications or videos, email balayph@pldtdsl.net or call/fax us at +632 9216301. |
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