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Participants at the Pacific Media Centre’s 10th anniversary celebration last Thursday held a silent vigil calling for justice for the victims of the 2009 Ampatuan massacre and in protest against the spate of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.

Calling for “Justice Now!”, “Never again to martial law” and “Stop the killings”, the participants made the emphatic statement at the end of a compelling address by Malou Mangahas, executive director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), during the “Journalism Under Duress” seminar.

Associate Professor (Pasifika) Laumanuvao Winnie Laban of Victoria University, who launched the centre as a cabinet minister a decade ago, praised the progress, and AUT’s School of Communication Studies head Professor Berrin Yanıkkaya launched a new photojournalism book.

Images by Del Abcede and Kendall Hutt of the Pacific Media Centre | Video slides

PMC turns 10 in images
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1. A silent but visual vigil for the victims of the 2009 Ampatuan massacre and in protest against the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Image: Venus Abcede/PMC
2. Associate Professor Laumanuvao Winnie Laban - then, in 2007, and now. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
3. RNZ International's Johnny Blades checks out the PMC exhibition. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
4. Exhibition creator Del Abcede with the photo display. Image: Venus Abcede/PMC
5. Del Abcede with her favourite disoplay photo - two young Palestinian women. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
6. The PMC photographic display. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
7. Venus Abcede with the PMC photographic display. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
8. Gloria Hooker with the Kunda Dixit photo in the display. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
9. The Pacific Forum "class" of 2011 with PMW's Kendall Hutt. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
10. Part of the crowd at the PMC photographic display. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
11. Laumanuavao Winnie Laban at the Pacific Media Centre. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
12. Laumanuvao Winnie Laban and PMC director Professor David Robie. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
13. MC Alistar Kata (left) and Laumanuvao Winnie Laban. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
14. Annie and Dr Philip Cass, and Professor Berrin Yanıkkaya speaking. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
15. Professors Berrin Yanıkkaya and David Robie launching the books. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
16. Professor Berrin Yanıkkaya (centre) with Dr Frances Nelson, Associate Dean Dr Rosser Johnson and journalism curriculum leader Louise Matthews. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
17. Lead co-editor of Conflict, Custom & Conscience Jim Marbrook speaking about the new book. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
18. Dr Rosser Johnson, A/Professor Camille Nakhid (PMC advisory board chair) and Laumanuvao Winnie Laban. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
19. Part of the crowd at the book launch. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
20. Professor Barry King with PMW's Kendall Hutt. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
21. Fiji media personality Bharat Jamnadas. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
22. Jim Marbrook and Scott Creighton. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
23. Mata Lauano (left) and MC Alistar Kata. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
24. Julie Marbrook and Paul Janman. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
25. Fuimaono Tuiasau, Tagaloatele Professor Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop and Gloria Hooker. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
26. MC Alistar Kata and Dr Frances Nelson. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
27. MC Alistar Kata and Janet Tupou. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
28. Trevor Darville and Margaret Mills. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
29. Tuwhera's Donna Coventry and Luqman Hayes. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
30. Sasya Wreksono introducing her video Pacific Media Centre 10 years On. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
31. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalismspeaking at the "Journalism Under Duress" seminar. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
32. RNZI's Johnny Blades speaking at the "Journalism Under Duress" seminar. Image: Kendall Hutt/PMC
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