Registration area for Kaisa, Kasama (Companion, Comrade) organized by Hong Kong DEFEND - 4 July 2004

Around 200 Filipino migrant workers, church people, activists and solidarity friends packed the venue

Ms. Cynthia Abdon-Tellez led the opening of the program

Eman Villanueva of UNIFIL-HK reciting Joma's The Guerrilla is Like a Poet

Rowena dela Cruz reciting the Tagalog version of The Guerrilla is Like a Poet (Ang Gerilya ay Tulad ng Makata)

Ms. Rita Baua of BAYAN Philippines and some solidarity friends

Migrant workers took turns in asking questions to Joma during the phone patch Q&A

Jun Tellez sharing about the early political education and activism of Joma

Standing Room Only

Joma's books and CDs/VCDs on sale

Hong Kong's Philippine Independent Church (PIC) Choir and Joma (recorded) singing Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa (Love for Motherland)

Ms. Rita Baua of BAYAN Philippines talks about Joma and the Philippines' mass movement

Vicky Cabantac, Vice Chairperson of MIGRANTE Sectoral Party - HK addressing the crowd

Li Khai Loon, a Malaysian activist and Regional Co-Secretary of the Asian Students Association (ASA) reciting Joma's In the Dark Depths

Ms. Peggy Lee, a local activist, reciting Words & Wisdom in Neon Lights, a poem by Corazon Canete

Mabel Au, a local activist, reading the message of Tian Chua of People's Justice Party in Malaysia and a friend of Joma

Eni Lestari of the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in HK reciting Joma's The Bladed Poem with the members of ACFIL doing the movement

Josie Pingkihan, Charperson of Cordillera Alliance, together with other community leaders led the collection for Joma's legal defense fund

Mr. Bruce Van Voorhis of Hong Kong DEFEND gave a short history of the Defend campaign in Hong Kong