Panday Sining PLM marks Bonifacio Day through mural art
Written by Rylan Gabriel Bernardo • Board by Arjay Samson | 4 December 23
Panday Sining PLM held a mural-making event on the campus Freedom Wall in commemoration of Bonifacio Day, dated Nov. 29 - 30.
The national democratic mass organization conducted the mural painting in celebration of the late hero's fight against imperialism. This initiative aims to rally the youth's participation in resisting the current indirect imperialism from the US and China.
"Ngayon naman ay patuloy pa rin tayong kinakalaban ng imperyalismo which is may indirektang pananakop sa atin ng US at China. Ito 'yung pinapakita ng ating mural art na ang mga kabataan [bilang] malawak na hanay ng masa ay makisama na gapiin itong dalawang pwersa o 'yung malalaking pwersa ng imperyalismo sa bansa," Panday Sining PLM Education and Research Officer Arthur Jude Mendoza said.
The accessibility of the mural on the university's Freedom Wall amplified the calls of Panday Sining PLM to overthrow imperialism and increase the awareness of the broad masses on its manifestation in the country, Secretary General of Panday Sining National Ariana P. Villamor said.
"Gusto namin bilang mga iskolar ng bayan sa Pamantasan na gamitin 'yung talento namin sa art para magsulong ng mga panawagan ng mga manggagawa, mga iskolar ng bayan, at ‘tsaka ng pinakamalawak na hanay ng masa,” Villamor added.
The two-day creation of the mural underscored the youth’s role, specifically students, in serving the broad masses to bring about social change.
"Bilang Panday Sining, ang layunin namin ay baguhin 'yung namumutawing kultura sa Pilipinas which is colonial, feudal, and bourgeoisie [...] dapat sinusulong natin 'yung kulturang national, scientific, at mass-oriented culture,” Villamor further emphasized, adding that the mural was used politically to emphasize the cultural involvement of arts in socio-political matters.
Earlier, the organization also took part in the multi-sectoral mob along with Panday Sining National and other labor groups at Kalaw Avenue to commemorate Bonifacio Day and to raise their calls on sociopolitical and labor issues.