Week 1
FACE THE FACTS
September 6 – October 4, 2014
Monday (Sept. 9)
Breakfast
Tuesday (Sept. 10)
Breakfast
Wednesday (Sept. 11)
Breakfast in the community
Thursday (Sept. 12)
Breakfast
Friday (Sept. 13)
Breakfast
Exposure – work with pre school project
Tondo/Smokey Mountain
Exposure and engagement
urban poor
debriefing with local partners
Briefing and orientation with
local partners
Seminars: (1) Economic
analysis of the Philippine
social realities
Seminars: (1) The role of the
church in the Philippine
context
Seminar : Geopolitics of
Empire in Contemporary
Times
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch in the community
Lunch in the community
Briefing and orientation with
local partners
Exposure and engagement:
Tondo/Smokey Mountain
Exposure and Engagement:
urban poor
(1) Historical analysis of the
Philippine social realities
Saturday (Sept. 14)
Breakfast
Sunday (Sept. 15)
Breakfast
Mass (local church)
Lunch
Lunch
Group debrief and discussions
on reflection papers
Note Chester’s comments
Week 2
(2) Socio-cultural analysis
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Monday (Sept. 16)
Breakfast
Tuesday (Sept. 17)
Breakfast
Wednesday (Sept. 18)
Breakfast in the community
Thursday (Sept. 19)
Breakfast
Friday (Sept. 20)
Breakfast in the community
Saturday (Sept. 21)
Breakfast
Sunday (Sept. 22)
Breakfast
Exposure and engagement:
Migrante
Exposure and engagement:
Migrante communities
Labour movement and land
rights
Exposure and engagement:
Gabriela communities
Islam in the Philippines
Group debrief
Mass (local church)
Lunch in the community
Lunch in the community
Lunch
Lunch in the community
Lunch
Lunch
Exposure and engagement:
Migrante
Exposure and engagement:
Migrante
Exposure and engagement:
Gabriela communities
Exposure and engagement:
Gabriela communities
Application for visa extension
Dinner
Dinner in the community
Dinner
Dinner in the community
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Visit to bars
Tuesday (Sept. 24)
Breakfast
Wednesday (Sept. 25)
Breakfast
Thursday (Sept. 26)
Breakfast in the community
Friday (Sept. 27)
Breakfast in the community
Saturday (Sept. 28)
Breakfast
Sunday (Sept. 29)
Breakfast
Travel to Mindanao
Departure for area
Exposure and engagement
Exposure and engagement
Exposure and engagement
Sharing/reflection and
debriefing/assessment
with local partners
Mass (local church)
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch in the community
Lunch in the community
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Exposure and Engagement
Exposure and engagement
Exposure and engagement
Exposure and engagement
Dinner in the community
Dinner in the community
Dinner in the community
Dinner in the community
*overnight in the community
*overnight in the community
*overnight in the community
*overnight in the community
Monday (Sept. 30)
Breakfast
Tuesday (Oct. 1)
Breakfast
Wednesday (Oct. 2)
Breakfast
Thursday (Oct. 3)
Breakfast
Friday (Oct. 4)
Breakfast
Preparation and write-up of
papers
Preparation and write-up of
papers
Preparation and write-up of
papers
Presentations
Presentations
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Preparation and write-up of
papers
Preparation and write-up of
papers
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Week 3
Monday (Sept. 23)
Breakfast
Flight to Manila
Briefing and orientation with
local partners; Interfaith
encounter
Week 4
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Saturday (Oct. 5)
Breakfast
Sunday (Oct. 6)
Breakfast
Departure
Lunch
Solidarity Night