December 2009
14 posts
AF3IRM/GABNet Commemorates International Human...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2009 Emelyn dela Pena, GABNET Campaigns Director campaigns@gabnet.org Tel: (858) 688-2385 AF3IRM/GABNet Commemorates International Human Rights Day Nationwide While governments, corporations and so-called progressive groups around the world celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 2009,...
A Propensity for Tyranny by Ninotchka Rosca →
Join AF3IRM/GABNet LA: Educational Forum (12/8)...
AF3IRM/GABNet/Mariposa Alliance Statement on Human...
Raging for 16 Days and Renewing Our Commitment to 365 Days of Activism
Along with hundreds of thousands of women in over 150 countries, AF3IRM/GABNet once again firmly expressed its opposition to Violence Against Women and demanded both immediate and structural changes to end women’s oppression. On the 15th anniversary of the historic Beijing Platform on Women, the world is nowhere near...
AF3IRM/ GabNet Irvine Launches Letter-Writing...
Dear Friends,
AF3irm/GabNet Irvine denounces Myspace’s ad for “Chnlove.com,” a mail-order bride ad that invites viewers to join and choose a Chinese woman for his/her pleasure.
As part of GabNet’s 16 Days Against Gender Violence, AF3IRM/Gabnet Irvine today launches this letter-writing campaign to pressure Myspace.com to take down this disgusting display of Chinese women for sale.
Sample...
AF3IRM/GABNET IRVINE'S DAY 10 OF OUR 16 DAYS OF...
A majority of women in prison for manslaughter are women who have long-suffered abuse from their intimate partners.
A study on a California state prison found that 93% of women who had killed their intimate partners had been battered by them; 67% of these women indicated the homicide resulted from an attempt to protect themselves or their children.
A study of a Chicago...
STOP STUPAK!! Act now to protect women's...
TODAY’s the day! Call toll-free at 888-423-5983 and tell your Senators you support health care reform that protects women’s existing access to reproductive health care!! Or go to stopstupak.com to send an electronic letter to Congress. ACT TODAY — PROTECT WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS!!!!!!!
For more information please contact sandiego@gabnet.org
Mixed Media Art Workshop to focus on Activism...
In partnership with Eagle Rock Plaza, a workshop led by AF3IRM/GABNet LA member Loralei Bingamon:
DAY 7: Gabnet Youth Affirms Commitment to End...
Today members of Gabnet Youth of the Civitas School of Leadership at the Edward Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles discussed dating violence among young girls of color. At-risk youth are impacted disproportionately by dating violence. One in three teens will experience a form of dating violence in their lifetime. Nearly 92% of girls who enter the correctional system have reported sexual or...
TOMORROW: AF3IRM/GABNet to RALLY AGAINST...
EMERGENCY PROTEST! TOMORROW, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 5pm Westwood Federal Building 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
GABNet is disgusted by the Obama administration’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. We have examined US intervention in Afghanistan and this war’s impact on women and have seen that the US-backed Karzai/warlord alliance has only dragged women down further in Afghan...
AF3IRM/GABNet Riverside commemorates World AIDS...
In Honor of Worlds Aids DAY AF3IRM/GABNET Riverside recognizes the plight of women affected by this disease as many of them struggle, with little hope, to survive. Globally, HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. An estimated 146,692 (in 2007) women in the US are affected by AIDS. Areas such as the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia have had alarming increases in women...
