>From: mirk2 <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>CC: douglas spalding <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
>[log in to unmask], Steve Leeds <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Women's Philippine Report back - 10/13
>Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:17:44 -0700
>
>>
>>  GABRIELA NETWORK AND THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD PRESENT:
>>
>>SEEKING ANSWERS -
>>An all women's human rights delegation
>>report back from the Philippines
>>
>>Over 750 activists have been killed in the Philippines since Gloria
>>Macapagal Arroyo took office in 2001.  Hundreds more have been harassed,
>>displaced and/or disappeared.  Of these over half came from the organized
>>opposition movement, such as GABRIELA Women's Party and Bayan Muna.  80 of
>>those killed were women - half of those were GABRIELA Women's Party
>>organizers.
>>
>>In May 2006, GABRIELA Network organized an all women human rights
>>delegation including four attorneys from the Center for Constitutional
>>Rights, the National Lawyers Guild and the International Association of
>>Democratic Lawyers to investigate.  On September 21, the Day of Global
>>Action Against the Killings in the Philippines, they submitted their
>>findings.
>>
>>
>>Come hear their report and an update on the current situation in the
>>Philippines.  Come support the women in the Philippines in their quest for
>>justice!
>>
>>WHEN:   FRIDAY, OCT 13, 2006. 7-9 pm  $7-10 (no one turned away for lack of
>>funds)
>>WHERE:  NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA,
>>                771 Valencia (btw 18th and 19th - near 16 St BART)
>>
>>SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
>>         RACHEL LEDERMAN, National Lawyers Guild atty - delegation member
>>         ANNALISA ENRILE, Chairperson, GABRIELA Network - delegation
>>member
>>         GEMMA MIRKINSON, GABRIELA Network member recently returned from
>>                                                    4 month immersion in
>>the Philippines
>>
>>
>>
>>         CULTURE - FOOD - DISCUSSION
>>$7-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
>>All monies to go the GABRIELA Women's Legal Defense Fun
>>For more information:  [log in to unmask]
>>                                IN SOLIDARITY WITH
>>                                        THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION TO STOP THE KILLINGS IN THE
>>PHILIPPINES