Ilan Pang Karagdagang Ulat “Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot”

KRITIKA KULTURA LECTURE SERIES
Ilan Pang Karagdagang Ulat “Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot”
(Further Reports on “Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot”)
MJ Rafal

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Kritika Kultura, in collaboration with the Literary and Cultural Studies Program, Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP), and PLUME, invites you to a lecture titled “Ilan Pang Karagdagang Ulat ‘Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot’” (“Further Reports on ‘Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot’”), to be delivered by MJ Rafal of Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Nikka Osorio Abeleda of the Filipino Department and Mark Benedict Lim of the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) will serve as respondents to the lecture. The event will take place on 22 August 2025, 5:00–7:00 PM, at the Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University.

This event offers an opportunity to reflect on the power of “rally and rage” in protest, engage with the call for solidarity with the Palestinian people, and affirm the pursuit of justice and freedom against oppression. 

Admission is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please bring a valid ID for campus access. 

ABSTRACT IN FILIPINO

Ekstensyon at dagdag na pag-uulat ang papel na ito sa naunang mga puntong inilatag sa “Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot” na tugon sa rebyu ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Virgilio S. Almario (“Kung Tutula sa Oliba at Kapayapaan,” 25 Oktubre 2024) sa zine na ang mga bata, naging binhi ng oliba, nakatanim sa lupa (Bente Bente Zine, 2024). Nakatuon ito sa patuloy na pagsusuri at paggigiit sa bisa ng “rali at poot” bilang ubod at pusod ng protestang mapagkalinga at mapagkanlong sa mga biktima ng pagkitil at pandarahas, partikular sa konteksto ng nagpapatuloy na henosidyo sa Palestina. Sa harap ng agresyon ng Israeli Defense Force o IDF at puwersa ng mga Zionistang suportado at protektado ng dambuhalang imperyalismong Estados Unidos, binibigyang-diin ng papel ang kahalagahan ng patuloy na paglalantad sa karahasang nagaganap, at pakikiisa sa laban at pagpupunyagi ng mga Palestino. Nagtatapos ang papel sa panawagan ng aktibong pakikisangkot at pakikibaka para sa katarungan at kalayaan ng sambayanang Palestino.

ABSTRACT

This paper serves as an extension and additional reflection on the earlier points laid out in “Tungkol sa mga Karatula ng Rali at Poot,” a response to National Artist Virgilio S. Almario’s review (“Kung Tutula sa Oliba at Kapayapaan,” 25 October 2024) of the zine ang mga bata, naging binhi ng oliba, nakatanim sa lupa (Bente Bente Zine, 2024). It focuses on the ongoing analysis and assertion of the power of "rally and rage" as the core of protest that nurtures and shelters victims of violence and oppression, particularly in the context of the continuing genocide in Palestine. In the face of aggression from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Zionist forces backed by the massive imperial power of the United States, the paper underscores the importance of persistently exposing the violence taking place and standing in solidarity with the struggle and perseverance of the Palestinian people. This paper concludes with a call for active engagement and resistance in the pursuit of justice and freedom for the people of Palestine.

BIONOTE IN FILIPINO

Nagtapos si MJ RAFAL ng AB History at MA Filipino sa Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas kung saan din siya nagtuturo ng mga asignaturang Filipino, Panitikan, at Malikhaing Pagsulat. Siya rin ang kasalukuyang punong patnugot ng Entrada, ang pampanitikang dyornal ng Sentro para sa Malikhaing Pagsulat ng PUP. Nanunungkulan siya ngayon bilang NCR Representative para sa National Committee on Literary Arts (NCLA) ng National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) para sa taong 2023 hanggang 2025. Nailathala na sa iba’t ibang mga antolohiya at publikasyon ang kanyang mga tula, kuwento, sanaysay, pananaliksik, at mga salin; nagawaran na rin ang mga ito ng mga pagkilala mula sa Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF), Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI), Sentro ng Wikang Filipino – Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (SWF-UP), at Propesyunal na Asosasyon ng mga Tagapagtaguyod ng Salin (PATAS). Binubuno niya ngayon ang programang PhD Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman.

BIONOTE

MJ RAFAL earned his AB History and MA Filipino degrees from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, where he also teaches Filipino, Literature, and Creative Writing courses. He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Entrada, the literary journal of PUP’s Center for Creative Writing. From 2023 to 2025, he is the NCR Representative to the National Committee on Literary Arts (NCLA) of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). His poems, short stories, essays, research works, and translations have appeared in various anthologies and publications, and have received recognition from the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF), Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI), Sentro ng Wikang Filipino – University of the Philippines (SWF-UP), and the Propesyunal na Asosasyon ng mga Tagapagtaguyod ng Salin (PATAS). He is pursuing his PhD in Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

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