Gene Viernes | |
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 Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the
Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2011 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Gene Viernes. | |
| Born | August 16, 1951 |
| Died | June 1, 1981 (aged 29) |
| Occupation | Labor activist |
Gene Allen Viernes (August 16, 1951 – June 1, 1981) was a Seattle-based Filipino American labor activist best known for his efforts to reform Local 37, the Seattle chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), [1] and for having been murdered on June 1, 1981, in retaliation for organizing against Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda Marcos. [2] [3] [4]
He and his fellow Local 37 labor activist Silme Domingo were among the 14 Marcos Martial Law era martyrs to be honored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani memorial wall on November 30, 2011. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "VIERNES, Gene Allen – Bantayog ng mga Bayani". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2015-10-05. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ Stevens, Jeff (June 1, 2011). "June 1, 1981: Domingo and Viernes". Radical Seattle Remembers. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Marcoses Ruled Liable In Murders". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Marcos Allies Held Liable in Deaths of Foes". New York Times. Associated Press. January 13, 1990. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "14 martyrs for freedom honored today – Bantayog ng mga Bayani". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
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