The Mindanao Peoples Peace Movement (MPPM) is an alliance/network and a coalition of peoples# organisations, and peace, human rights, and environmental groups advancing the participation and engagement of the grassroots tri-people (Katawhang Lumad, Bangsamoro, and Katawhang Migrante) in building peace in Mindanao in the Philippines. It was created in the year 2000 when former President Joseph Estrada launched an “All Out War” against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). MPPM was a product of the 1st Mindanao Grassroots Peace Summit in June 2000 that called for a STOP to the WAR in MINDANAO. Since its inception, it has supported the assertion of the indigenous peoples for the inclusion of their rights in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Full Project Title: IM GLAD TO CONSOLIDATE PRIDE IN MINDANAO

The project is in line with the vision of IM GLAD, that is, to contribute to shaping an equitable, free, and safe society in Mindanao where the people proactively nurture and protect the rights and dignity of the LGBTQIA+ community. One of the ways to achieve this is by widening and fostering a space for political participation, especially for the marginalized LGBTQIA+ in Mindanao. Concurrent with the issues besetting the LGBTQIA+ in the context of the human rights situation in the Philippines, the staple presence of impunity in Mindanao, and the overarching constraints posed by patriarchal, bigoted, conservative, and heteronormative convictions, this project aims to lessen the vulnerability of the LGBTQIA+ community through increased awareness, organizational capacity, and public support towards addressing gender and sexual discrimination and violence. To achieve the main goal, three-pronged strategies will be employed as ways to consolidate Pride in the areas covered by the project: Unfurling the Pride, Living the Pride, and Marching the Pride. These strategies will be employed to enhance awareness, capacity, and support for IM GLAD. The Unfurling the Pridestrategy aims to heighten the awareness of LGBTQIA+ members on their rights and issues. Under this, a series of online rainbow sessions and face-to-face community education will be organized. Conducted on the onset of this project, the Online Rainbow Sessions seek to educate at least 100 participants coming from the different IM GLAD communities about LGBT Rights and relevant human Rights Instruments, LGBT situation, issues, and challenges. On the other hand, face-to-face community education will be organized during the end of the project and will be initiated, mainly, by 30key leaders (the trainees of this project) in their respective IM GLAD local organizations. The Living the Pridestrategy centers on improving the organizational capacity of the LGBTQIA+ members –both in terms of enhancing the technical capacity of the different IM GLAD local organizations and setting the direction of IM GLAD as a movement. In enhancing technical capacities, training on (1) public speaking, organizational development, and leadership and (2) Strategic Planning, Communication Planning, and Effective Messaging will be conducted to 30 trainees.
As well, a series of community assemblies and Pride Congress will also be conducted to facilitate the agenda and direction setting of IM GLAD. During community assemblies, organizational structures per area will be formalized and workshops will be conducted to identify the salient LGBTQIA+ issues and challenges that are present in the communities where IM GLAD operates. These issues and challenges will be consolidated and shall form the basis of creating the IM GLAD agenda which will be given proper direction during the strategic planning. Pride Congress will also be conducted to formalize the IM GLAD agenda and elect LGBTQIA+ Council Representatives and Executive Committee that will supervise the movement. Finally, the Marching the Pridestrategy will be employed to broaden solidarity with other LGBTQIA+ movements and allies to gather stronger public support. This includes representation in local government bodies and establishing networks with local, national, and international LGBTQIA+ organizations.