Roots & Resistance

Filipina Women in the U.S. Call for Sendong Relief Donations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 2011 Reference: Raquel Redondiez, Chairperson, GABRIELA USA gabrie…@gmail.com Filipina Women in the U.S. Call for Relief Donations for Victims of the Natural and Man-Made Disaster that has Taken the Lives of Thousands of Women and Children in Southern Philippines Just days before the Christmas holiday, Typhoon Sendong (Tropical Storm Washi) ...

NAFCON Activates Bayanihan Relief for Victims of Disastrous Calamity in Mindanao

PRESS RELEASE 20 December 2011 Contact: Jun Cruz NAFCON Public Information Officer Email: info@nafconusa.org Phone: 650-580-7382 On the quiet night of December 17th, the Philippines was struck by another calamity in the Southern Islands of Mindanao identified as tropical storm ‘Sendong’. Cagayan de Oro, Negros Oriental and Iligan were amongst the worst cities hit by flash ...

We Are the 99%

Meet & Occupy SF @ The Federal Reserve – 101 Market St. in SF  

Babae’s poster for Eastside Arts Alliance exhibit “Asian American New Left”

Modern Day Slaves Film Showing at the Third World Indie Film Festival

“MODERN DAY SLAVES” A Film By Ted Unarce Synopsis The film depicts the story of Filipino Overseas Workers who leave their home country to find work in another country. Many of them work as domestic helpers and are known to be called Modern Day Slaves. They earn a few dollars to support themselves and send ...

Remembering 9/11

Press Release September 11, 2011 Roots for Equity Pakistan Remembering 9/11 The ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, to be held this Sunday, will be attended by US President Barak Obama, his predecessor George W. Bush, victims, family members, New York Mayor and governors of New York and New Jersey. 9/11 left ...

Manila Declaration of Unity of the International Women’s Alliance

I – Our Legacy Toiling women of the world have long been in the forefront of people’s resistance against capitalism and imperialism from the level of grassroots organizing expanding to global networks.  For the past century, women all over the world have been fighting against exploitation, patriarchy, inequality, multiple intersecting oppressions and discrimination based on ...

1st General Assembly of the International Women’s Alliance (IWA)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ALLIANCE (IWA) FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY (FGA) HELD ON JULY 5-6, 2011 IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES       The International Women’s Assembly (IWA) successfully held its First General Assembly (FGA) on July 5 and 6, 2011 in Quezon City, Philippines under the theme, “Advance the Global Anti-imperialist Women’s Movement! Strengthen the ...

Babae Expo Team solicits your donation!

GABRIELA-USA greets you with warmth and solidarity! Babae San Francisco, a Filipino women’s organization, along with GABRIELA, a national alliance of women’s organizations, both belong to the vibrant women’s movement of the Philippines that has been organizing and mobilizing Filipino women around their rights and issues for over 20 years. Our work deals distinctly with ...