《流亡中的革命：歌者、圖書館員與菲律賓解放運動》新書分享會（The Singing Detainee and the Librarian with One Book: Essays on Exile）

Name: 《流亡中的革命：歌者、圖書館員與菲律賓解放運動》新書分享會（The Singing Detainee and the Librarian with One Book: Essays on Exile）
Start: 2025-03-28T19:00:00+08:00
Location: 市民書店 tshī‑bîn Bookstore

Schedule

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

市民書店 tshī‑bîn Bookstore | Taipei, TP

《流亡中的革命：歌者、圖書館員與菲律賓解放運動》新書分享會
The Singing Detainee and the Librarian with One Book: Essays on Exile - Book Launch Event
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時間：2025/03/28 (五) 19:00
地點：市民書店（近忠孝復興捷運站, https://maps.app.goo.gl/sxFpUkj5A6YofxoX8）
費用：免費入場
Michael Beltran 是來自菲律賓的獨立記者，他的作品散見於亞太地區的多家新聞媒體，他同時也是菲律賓當立左翼小報《菲律賓週報》的志願編輯。
作為獨立記者，他的新聞視角大多關注在菲國本地弱勢族裔，從經濟趨勢、全球衝突、移民與離散議題、人權，偶爾也會報導菲律賓在地獨立音樂圈。本次講座他將分享他在2023年出版的新書《流亡中的革命：歌者、圖書館員與菲律賓解放運動》
Michael 將在這場講座分享他在2019年末前往荷蘭烏特勒支，採訪菲律賓革命領袖Joma Maria Sison與他太太Julie De Lima。在他的荷蘭採訪之旅中，他透過實際走訪來理解這個被菲律賓政府所咒罵，但被全世界激進份子所推崇的夫婦。他在與Sison跟Julie在荷蘭小社區的生活互動中，逐漸理解他們所生存的社群與周圍與他們的流亡生活密不可分，而本來預計撰寫的專題，最終成了一本對他們流亡生活觀察的合輯。
《流亡中的革命：歌者、圖書館員與菲律賓解放運動》分享了這兩位菲律賓流亡革命者許多鮮為人知的故事，也留下了他們在當地與菲律賓離散社群的紀錄。書中探索他們逃難到荷蘭以難民身分生存的旅程，追溯菲律賓解放運動在歐洲的根源，並呈現菲律賓移民和流亡活動家如何建立緊密社群。隨著Sison於2022年末去世，這本書也成了他最後一次，也對於他生命最全面的一次採訪。
對於「流亡」Michael是這麼說的：「流亡是因流離失所而帶來的禁錮。當人們被迫離開自己的家園，身上也同時纏繞著那些無形的枷鎖。」趁著這次他難得來台，歡迎各位參加活動聽他娓娓道來這段有關流亡與革命的精彩故事。
這場活動將提供中英雙語翻譯，歡迎所有使用中文或英文的朋友踴躍參與。
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The Singing Detainee and the Librarian with One Book: Essays on Exile - Book Launch Event
Event Time : 2025/03/28 (Fri.) 19:00
Location : Citizen Bookstore(Near ZhongXiao FuXing MRT Station, https://maps.app.goo.gl/sxFpUkj5A6YofxoX8)
Fee : Free Entry
Michael Beltran is an independent journalist from the Philippines who's made his mark writing for various news outlets across the Asia-Pacific region. He's also a volunteer with Pinoy Weekly, and his reporting is deeply influenced by his connections with marginalized communities back home.
As an independent journalist, Michael covers a wide range of topics - from economic trends and global conflicts to migration, human rights, and occasionally even the local music scene. This time, he'll be sharing insights from his 2023 book, "The Singing Detainee and the Librarian with One Book: Essays on Exile".
The book "The Singing Detainee and the Libarian with One Book: Essays on Exile" digs into lesser-known stories of activists(or revolutionaries),Joma Sison and Julie de Lima, documenting their experiences in the Filipino diaspora. It explores their journey as refugees, traces the roots of the Philippine liberation movement in Europe, and shows how Filipino immigrants and exiled activists built a tight-knit community. It also features Sison's final and most comprehensive interview, published shortly before his passing in late 2022.
Michael's powerful perspective on exile captures it perfectly: "Exile is imprisonment by displacement [...] when people are condemned to leave their lands dressed in invisible chains." Catching him during his rare visit to Taiwan, we're inviting everyone to come hear these fascinating stories about exile and revolution.
This event offers translation services in Chinese and English, inviting all individuals who use either language to participate.