US President Donald Trump will be visiting the Philippines between November 12-14, 2017 for the first time. It will be one of many stops Trump has planned for his Asia Pacific tour as he participates in the Association of South East Asian Nations’ East Asia Summit (EAS), where leaders from 18 countries will be present– including China and Russia, US imperialism’s two main competitors–to discuss their plans for expanding neoliberal globalization and domination of the region. Underneath the summit table are trade wars, the US military pivot to Asia, aggressive expansion of China, warmongering on the Korean Peninsula, growing territorial tensions the East and South China Sea, and other local and regional issues.
To assert its own hegemony and contain China’s expansion, total defense spending of the
U.S. in the Asia-Pacific is forecast to hit US$533 billion per year by the end of the decade, up
from US$435 billion in 2015. The region will likely account for one in every three
dollars spent on defense by the early 2020s.
Meanwhile, embattled Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will host the East Asia Summit as he chairs the ASEAN on its 50th year. Amidst his fascist wars on the poor, martial law in Mindanao, and extra-judicial killings, Duterte will play out his precarious balancing act in foreign diplomacy, which to-date has amounted to placating to foreign interests including the U.S. and China. This is a time to voice out the people’s concerns — on the world stage. This is a time for international solidarity.
This is the time to say: Resist U.S. wars! Build peace!
Join the international Call to Action against Trump’s visit to the Philippines and Asia Pacific region, the neo-liberal agenda of the ASEAN and EAS, and towards building a movement of all people who support Philippine liberation and struggle for genuine independence from US imperialism! We say US GTFO of the Philippines!
ACTION ITEMS:
- Have your organization ENDORSE these days of actions by filling out this FORM
- SIGN ON to the Unity Statement against Trump in the Philippines! (forthcoming)
- DONATE to BAYAN’s People’s Caravan and Protest actions to confront Trump at Clark Airbase. They will need to buy tents, sleeping bags, etc. as they camp-out along the 2-day caravan. You can Venmo @BAYANUSA or donate to BAYAN USA
- JOIN the Resist US-Led War Movement by signing on to the Manifesto
- TAKE ACTION in the streets confronting the US military & economic pivot!
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, NOV 13th- #BANTRUMP Rally to Stop the US War Machine 5:30-7pm @San Francisco US Federal Building- Mission St & 7th St
- LOS ANGELES, CA, NOV 14th- US Out of the Asia Pacific Rally 5:30-7pm @Wilshire Federal Building
- NEW YORK, NY NOV 14th- What’s Trump Doing in the Philippines? Forum on East Asia Summit 6:30-9pm @Project Reach 36 Eldridge Street
- CHICAGO, IL NOV 14th- Action In Solidarity with the Philippines 6pm-7:30pm @Corner of East Wacker Drive & Wabash Ave Bridge
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES IN NOVEMBER CLICK ON THIS BROCHURE
ENDORSERS:
ANAKBAYAN USA
APIENC (API Equality – Northern California)
Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)
ASATA
Asians 4 Black Lives
Association American Studies Graduate Student Association (UCLA AASGSA)
Catalyst Project
Chinatown Community for Equitable Development
Diwang Kabataan Tri City
Eclipse Rising
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Forward Together
GABRIELA USA
The General Union of Palestine Students
Haiti Action Committee
HOBAK (Hella Organized Bay Area Koreans)
International Action Center
Korean Peace Alliance
MECHA at San Francisco State University
Migrante SoCal
National Lawyer’s Guild – SF Chapter
National Ecumenical-Interfaith Forum for Filipino Concerns
National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) – NorCal
Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA)
NJ State Industrial Union Council
The Oakland Law Collaborative
ResistanceSF
Students for Alternatives to Militarism- Stanford
Stanford Pilipino American Student Union
Stanford Asian American Activism Committee (SAAAC)
Students for Quality Education (SFSU)
Support committee for Korean prisoners of conscience in US
Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Socialist Action- Oakland
SURJ SF
The League of Filipino Students- SFSU
The United People of Color Caucus of the NLG, SF Bay Area Chapter
Undoing Racism committee NJCU
Viet Unity LA
Workers World Party
Xicana Moratorium Coalition