VOLUME XXXIV NO. 1 JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2020
Editorial
IT’S TIME TO SPEAK UP by *DREAM*
On July 3, 2020, the Anti-
Meanwhile, on the other side of
Although these two are unrelated
Terrorism Act was signed into law
the world, African-American George
incidents, they do have one thing
by President Duterte. Although its
Floyd was choked to death by a police
in common: a problem in power
main goal is to take precautions
officer simply for handling a counterfeit
structures. Protests do not happen
against terrorism, it was clear to the
bill. It was only after weeks of people
simply because the government makes
masses that the law will be used as a
flooding the streets and chanting “Black
a mistake and decides not to fix it—in
justification to crack down on political
Lives Matter” did the officer finally
actuality, social movements arise from
dissent. Demonstrations across the
get charged with murder. However,
years of oppression caused by complex
country ensued, and the government’s
demands for systemic change, such
systems that refuse to change. So how
response?
as defunding law enforcement or
does one begin to dismantle such
Arresting the protesters.
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abolishing police unions, have yet to be addressed.
structures and move towards a better world?
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