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Cindy Domingo and Terri Mast at press conference, September 6, 1990
Order an ImageCindy Domingo (b. 1953) is a longtime community activist in Seattle. She was active in the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), the Washington State Rainbow Coalition, the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV), the Center for Social Justice, and organized Seattle International Women’s Day events. Domingo also created the U.S. Women & Cuba Collaboration after attending the 1995 World Conference for Women and becoming friends with the Cuban delegation. Domingo worked for the Central Area Motivation Program, coordinated Larry Gossett’s first run for the King County Council, and was his chief of staff on the council until 2020.
Terri Mast is an activist and labor leader from Seattle. She was involved in antiwar and women’s rights movements, and was an important figure in the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP). She helped start the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV) and led the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 37. As of 2022, Mast is secretary-treasurer of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific.
This image shows Cindy Domingo and Terri Mast speaking at a press conference as members of the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV). They were celebrating Constantine “Tony” Baruso being charged with the murders of Filipino-American activists and union reform leaders Silme Domingo (1952-1981) and Gene Viernes (1951-1981). Cindy Domingo is Silme’s sister and Terri Mast is his widow. Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes were murdered in Seattle on June 1, 1981, at the offices of Local 37 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU). Two gunmen were immediately captured, and the murders were originally thought to be an isolated act of violence. However, a decade long investigation spurred on by the CJDV showed that the murders were political assassinations with far-reaching connections. Baruso (1928-2008), a former ILWU Local 37 president, was later convicted of organizing the killings at the order of corrupt Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989) in retaliation for the victims' anti-Marcos organizing through the Seattle chapter of Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP). The investigation also proved that the US government knew about the assassinations and shielded the Marcos dictatorship from accountability.
Caption information source: “Baruso charged in cannery murders,” by Jack Hopkins and Steve Miletich, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 7, 1990, page A1.
Terri Mast is an activist and labor leader from Seattle. She was involved in antiwar and women’s rights movements, and was an important figure in the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP). She helped start the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV) and led the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 37. As of 2022, Mast is secretary-treasurer of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific.
This image shows Cindy Domingo and Terri Mast speaking at a press conference as members of the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV). They were celebrating Constantine “Tony” Baruso being charged with the murders of Filipino-American activists and union reform leaders Silme Domingo (1952-1981) and Gene Viernes (1951-1981). Cindy Domingo is Silme’s sister and Terri Mast is his widow. Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes were murdered in Seattle on June 1, 1981, at the offices of Local 37 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU). Two gunmen were immediately captured, and the murders were originally thought to be an isolated act of violence. However, a decade long investigation spurred on by the CJDV showed that the murders were political assassinations with far-reaching connections. Baruso (1928-2008), a former ILWU Local 37 president, was later convicted of organizing the killings at the order of corrupt Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989) in retaliation for the victims' anti-Marcos organizing through the Seattle chapter of Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP). The investigation also proved that the US government knew about the assassinations and shielded the Marcos dictatorship from accountability.
Caption information source: “Baruso charged in cannery murders,” by Jack Hopkins and Steve Miletich, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 7, 1990, page A1.
ID Number: 2000.107.050.32.02
Date: 1990
Creator(s):
Haller, Grant M., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 10 x 8 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.050.32.02, photo by Grant M. Haller
Copyright: All Rights Reserved