Category Archives: Women

Diwang Pinay 2011 “Motherhood, Sisterhood, Sustained” Press Release

Posted on April 24, 2011 by lfssfsu

For Immediate Release April 23, 2011 Contact: Melissa Reyes, LFS-San Francisco State University lfs.sfsu@gmail.com Ninth Annual Diwang Pinay to Highlight Importance of Sacred Bonds of Motherhood and Sisterhood Themed “Motherhood, Sisterhood, Sustained,” the event will raise funds for exposure trips … Continue reading →

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Thank You Message from Melissa Roxas…

Posted on July 1, 2009 by lylestyles

Dear Friends of Melissa Roxas, We are sending this to you on behalf of Melissa Roxas because you either expressed concern over Melissa’s abduction and torture in the Philippines last month or she provided email addresses of her friends she … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Philippines, Photos, United States, Women | Tagged abduction, AFP, BAYAN, BAYAN-USA, desaparecidos, extra judicial killings, fear, Filipina, Friends of Melissa Roxas, GAB USA, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, health work, human rights, human rights violations, Imperialism, Justice for Melissa Roxas, Karapatan, Melissa Roxas, Philippines, Pinay, poverty, stop the killings, terrorism, thank you message, Torture, U.S., Women, youth | Leave a comment

Philippines: Revolutionary Option

Posted on June 30, 2009 by lfssfsu

Story Location: http://www.bworldonline.com/BW062609/content.php?id=143 Philippines: Revolutionary option “Whether one sympathizes with it or not, the fact is that this revolutionary movement is present and exerts significant political influence. It continues to challenge the ruling system and regime in power at every … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Indigenous, LGBTIQ, News Article, Peasants, Philippines, Photos, Women, Workers, Youth | Tagged "All-out war", "Knowing the Enemy", 2010 Philippine Elections, AFP, BAYAN, Business World Online, Carol Pagaduan-Araullo, Central Intelligence Agency, extra judicial killings, Ferdinand Marcos, Gabriela, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, guerrilla warfare, human rights, Juan Ponce Enrile, New People's Army, NPA, Oplan Bantay Laya, Philippines, stop the killings, VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women, youth | Leave a comment

Melissa Roxas Tells Her Story of Abduction and Torture

Posted on June 30, 2009 by lfssfsu

This past Saturday a press conference was held in Los Angeles, CA to address the recent abduction of Melissa Roxas, a member of Habi Arts- LA & BAYAN-USA, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). For the first time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Philippines, United States, Videos, Women | Tagged AFP, BAYAN, BAYAN-USA, enforced disappearances, extra judicial killings, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, Habi Arts, human rights, Justice for Melissa Roxas, Melissa Roxas, Philippines, Pinay, Press Conference, stop the killings, Torture, US Military Aid, Women, youtube | Leave a comment

Day of Action: Junk the VFA, Justice for the Abducted

Posted on May 26, 2009 by lfssfsu

**Please forward widely** DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT 10 years of the VFA = 10 years of military occupation, abductions, and rape Wednesday, May 27, 2009 PROTEST and Meeting with the Philippine Consulate General 3:30pm @ the Philippine … Continue reading →

Posted in Fliers, Human Rights, Philippines, United States, Women | Tagged "War On Terror", AFP, Anakbayan East Bay, anti-US bases, Babae, BAYAN, BAYAN-USA, economic crisis, enforced disappearances, extra judicial killings, Filipina, GAB USA, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, human rights, Imperialism, John Edward Handoc, Juanito Carabeo, junk vfa, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, League of Filipino Students, LFS, Melissa Roxas, military bases, NAFCON, Philippine Consulate, Philippines, Pinay, prostitution, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, SFCHRP, SOMCAN, stop the killings, terrorism, U.S., US Military Aid, VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women, youth | Leave a comment

The Only “Change” We See Is the Change Being Pocketed by the Philippine Government to Rape and Terrorize the Filipino People—BAYAN-USA

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lfssfsu

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CASE GO TO: Another ‘Nicole’: Filipina Accuses US Marine of Rape; Case Heightens Junk-VFA Call – Bulatlat (Fact Sheet on the case at the bottom of statement) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rhonda Ramiro, secgen@bayanusa.org May … Continue reading →

Posted in Gabriela, Human Rights, Petition, Philippines, Photos, Statements, United States, Women | Tagged "Nicole", "Vanessa", AFP, anti-US bases, balikatan, Barack Obama, BAYAN, BAYAN-USA, Bulatlat, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, economic crisis, extra judicial killings, Fact Sheet, Filipina, GAB USA, Gabriela, GABRIELA-USA, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, human rights, Imperialism, junk vfa, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, Philip Alston, Philippines, Pinay, stop the killings, U.S., VFA, Visiting Forces Agreement, Women | Leave a comment

LFS Music Break! “I Want You” by Caroline Calderon

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lfssfsu

First off, we would like to thank all of you who came and supported the 7th Annual Diwang Pinay! We were proud to support and showcase many of our community’s talented artists. It’s important that we help cultivate and provide … Continue reading →