On May 1, International Workers’ Day, Babae will join several working, im/migrant communities, progressive women and workers’ organizations to reinvigorate the spirit of im/migrants and workers’ rights. Babae will participate by marching alongside thousands in the streets of San Francisco, in a time of necessary action in response to the recently released Comprehensive Immigration Reform...

Join the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns Nafcon Us – Norcal, Bayan Norcal, Migrante NorCal, Babae SF and thousands of people on Wed. May 1st, 2013 – International Workers Day to demand congress: End forced migration, create jobs in the Philippines! Prioritize Workers and Keeping Families Together Not Big Business and Profits! End the Labor...

San Francisco National Day of Action for Comprehensive Immigration Reform   Wednesday, April 10th from 3-5pm march starting at 1 Post Street and ending at 450 Golden Gate   Come join Babae SF- GABRIELA USA for this historic rally and march calling for humane, equitable and inclusive immigration reform. There will be three stops along...

Using the momentum from the success of One Billion Rising last February 14, we are once mobilizing to the streets of San Francisco to highlight the struggles of all women. On March 8th, join Babae-SF and GABRIELA-USA as we reclaim International Working Women’s Day for working women and address all forms of violence too many...

The International Women’s Alliance (IWA) highly condemns the brutal premeditated murder of three Kurdish women activists yesterday in Paris. Sakine Cansiz, co-founder of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK); Fidan Dogan, Kurdistan National Congress representative; and young Kurdish activist Leyla Soylemez, were all shot in the head the early morning of January 10 at the Kurdish...

One Billion Rising in the Philippines

For Immediate Release January 3, 2013 Reference: Bernadette Ellorin, BAYAN USA, email: chair@bayanusa.org Washington’s “Fiscal Cliff” a Scheme to Justify More Bail-Out of the 1% –BAYAN USA  Fil-Ams condemn bi-partisan moves for austerity on the back of America’s poor Filipino-Americans, under the banner of BAYAN USA, condemn the 11th hour moves in Washington to further...

As part of the campaigns for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, Babae-San Francisco with Gabriela-USA is launching a petition letter to demand action from the Philippine government to stop the atrocities against women and stop the use of rape as a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2012 Reference: Valerie Francisco, Chairperson, GABRIELA-USA Email: chair@gabusa.org GABRIELA-USA Commemorates November 25th, the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women GABRIELA-USA, an alliance of organizations representing Filipino women across the U.S. commemorate November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) by denouncing the attacks...

IWA NEWS RELEASE & STATEMENT International Women’s Alliance grassroots women for liberation (for national and international release) internationalwomensalliance@gmail.com www.internationalwomensalliance.wordpress.com News Release 25 November 2012 Reference: Liza Maza, Chairperson Marie Boti, Secretary General On the commemoration of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women In commemoration of the International Day for the...

GABRIELA on Isarel’s airstrikes in Gaza

For Immediate Release November 16, 2012 Reference: Bernadette Ellorin, Chairperson, BAYAN USA, chair@bayanusa.org Filipino Americans Condemn Israel’s Genocidal Siege on Gaza Filipinos from all over the United States, representing 18 different grassroots community organizations that comprise the progressive alliance BAYAN USA, have been taking part in actions protesting and condemning the recent all-out assault on...