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Item Research for Organizing(0000) Collette, WillResearch is digging facts. Digging facts is as hard a job as mining coal. It means blowing them out from underground, butting them, picking them, shoveling them, loading them, pushing them to the surface, weighing them, and then turning them loose on the public for fuel for light and heat. Facts make a fire which cannot be put out. To get facts requires miners, fact miners. To get coal requires miners. The owners know what they want get it. The workers do not know what they want and get it in the neck.Item Local-Based Organizing Program with the Indigenous Group in the Philippines: A Mangyan Case(0000) Manio, PatThis case study highlights the local organizing efforts among the Mangyan tribes in the Philippines. These indigenous groups, numbering approximately 4 million nationwide, face exploitation and challenges to their self-identity, ancestral lands, indigenous laws, and culture. The initiative, spearheaded by an NGO starting in 1980, employed participatory methods such as rural conscientization, community integration, and leadership development to empower Mangyan communities. The program evolved through phases of assessment, skills training, and participatory evaluation to establish formal community organizations addressing social, educational, economic, and health issues. The study emphasizes the challenges, strategies, and outcomes of participatory organizing efforts in fostering self-reliance and solidarity among indigenous groups.Item A Case Study of Participatory Research Among Farmer-Settlers in Southern Philippines(International Investigative Forum on Participatory Research, Yugoslavia, 1980-04) Belamide, EileenThis case study examines participatory research as a tool in rural organizing among farmer-settlers in a village in Southern Philippines. The settlers, migrant farmers from Central Philippines, faced land disputes after clearing and cultivating forested areas. This research highlights the socio-economic challenges, land rights issues, and the impact of participatory methods in empowering communities for collective action. The study explores the process and outcomes of participatory research embedded in a rural organizer training program, emphasizing the role of data gathering for community action.