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Global Call: Bring Back Our Girls
New York City — A transnational feminist organization has expressed solidarity and sympathy to the family and communities of over 300 Nigerians school girls who were kidnapped and forced into marriage with strangers. In a press statement, AF3IRM condemned the kidnapping of the Nigerian girls, their subsequent transit into Chad and Cameroon, and their sale […]
When Poverty Has a Woman’s Face
A Labor Day Feature Event By Marivir R. Montebon The cost of the wage gap when compared to White men is more than 12 cents for an Asian woman, 32 cents for a Black woman, or 41 cents for a Latina. But the real cost is much higher .- Women’s Bureau, Department of Labor New […]
Events
Rosca to Speak at Rutgers University on Haiyan Mission New Jersey — On Friday, April 25, 2014, AF3IRM member Ninotchka Rosca will give a report on the aftermath of the super-typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The Rutgers Association of Pilipino Students (RAPS) is hosting the event which is open to the public at the Asian American […]
Of Queens and Goddesses
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon The consolidation of the patriarchal relations and the formation of classes is symbolized by the creation of the ‘tree of knowledge of good and evil.’ This was in contradiction to the tree of life which was symbolic of the whole, under the era of the goddess worship of the […]
Stand with Grace: SC Nods Mom’s Right to Pass Family Name to Children
By Ivy Quicho AF3IRM LA Los Angeles — The transnational feminist group AF3IRM and supporters of the Stand with Grace Coalition celebrate another win, as Grande’s right to pass her last name to her children is preserved. On March 5, 2014, the Philippine Supreme Court ruled that the, “Respondent’s [Antonio’s] position that the court can […]
The New Militant Mother
By Katrina Socco National Programme Coordinator AF3IRM The new militant mother is unfit for patriarchy. She knows her worth beyond paid and unpaid labor. Her parenting is non-feudal. Her children know it is more important to own their own bodies, be true to their spirit-selves than be obedient. The new militant mother wakes her kids […]
Special to Women’s Day: Loving My Self
By Sylvia Hubilla Round Rock, Texas There is the standard by which this little girl will be judged, by others, and then, by herself. It starts with how you look, currently mainly dictated by fashion and media. One could say, however, culture and history also plays a part. In this case, it goes far back […]
Christmas Feature: STAND WITH GRACE
By Marivir R. Montebon (Our Christmas special feature is Grace Grande, a fitting Christmas celebration of the victory of a brave woman rising from her own miserable condition. Thank you, Grace for the immense inspiration from your strength. Merry Christmas, dear readers! – Ed.) Independence is happiness. – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist New York […]
Gota de Leche: A Drop of Milk is Life
By Marivir R. Montebon It took my grandmother’s generation 30 years to see a suffrage law passed, but after the first election of women, the Japanese came. We had to pick up the pieces and begin again. Taking the lesson from triathletes, you go through the whole length, and then again, until you are […]
In My Terms
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City My life, in my terms. This is a long time coming. Why does it take a long time for a woman to think of herself, that by loving and respecting herself first, she becomes happier in loving others? Studies show that women almost always think of themselves last. […]
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