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!REGISTER NOW! !REGISTER NOW! !REGISTER NOW! !OVER 400 WOMEN ALREADY REGISTERED TO ATTEND! GABRIELA Network, in conjunction with UCLA Samahang Pilipino, presents DEFINING OURSELVES, SHAPING OUR REALITY: THE ISMs THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES A National Conference for Filipinas and Allies Friday thru Sunday, November 4-6, 2005 University of California, Los Angeles Where do we fit, how do we see ourselves, how do we navigate as Filipinas, activists and/or allies in America? Gather your ideas, discuss with friends and relatives, and bring them to Los Angeles in November! Registration Fees: $40 (Students & Low-Income); $75 (All Others) (Includes conference kit, meals during conference proper, ticket to cultural show) *** UCLA Students are FREE! Registration will be conducted every Friday from 6 to 8pm at the Samahang Pilipino General Meetings @ Kerckhoff Hall (1st Floor) *** For more information, to register: web: www.gabnet.org, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], tel: 213.387.6707. Registration deadline: October 15, 2005. Space Limited. Register NOW. REGISTER ONLINE!!! CONFIRMED Speakers (partial list): : Emmi de Jesus (Secretary General, GABRIELA Philippines) : : Congresswoman Liza Largoza-Maza (GABRIELA Women's Partylist) : : Ninotchka Rosca (author and Intl Coordinator, GABRIELA International Network) : Sabrina Margarita Alcantara-Tan (Bamboo Girl Zine) : : DJ Kuttin' Kandi (5th Platoon) : Marta Gimenez (University of Colorado, Boulder) : Leny Strobel (Sonoma State University) : : Genice Grace (visual artist) : !REGISTER NOW! !REGISTER NOW! !REGISTER NOW! !OVER 400 WOMEN REGISTERED TO ATTEND! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEFINING OURSELVES, SHAPING OUR REALITY: THE ISMs THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES November 4-6, 2005 University of California, Los Angeles Introduction Women of Philippine ancestry comprise over 55% of the overall 2.36 million Filipinos in the United States. They tend to fill the ranks of the service industry mainly as nurses, domestic workers, and clerks. With more than half of women being first generation immigrants, there must be a comprehensive understanding of policies that govern migration from the Philippines. An analysis of push-pull forces, particularly root causes of migration, economic development plans, and the concrete situation in host countries like the United States. Women of Philippine ancestry contribute to American society on a number of levels- political, economic, cultural, and social. Despite these successes, Filipinas have not been without struggle in the United States. Filipinas are still the target of racism, discrimination, sexism, exploitation, and violence. Many women face harsh or unjust working conditions, often being overworked and underpaid, especially for the levels of education they have. For example, although roughly 40% of Filipinas have a college degree, many are unable to find work in their areas of study. Filipinas have some of the highest domestic violence rates in the United States and the highest suicide rate among youth ages 14 to 25. Furthermore, although there is large participation of women of Philippine ancestry in mainstream America, there remains invisibility in terms of representation in media, culture, and education. Thus, given the lack of information on the experience of women of Philippine ancestry in the United States, it is necessary to come together for the purpose of learning and exchanging ideas and histories as well as taking action. Conference Description GABRIELA Network and UCLA Samahang Pilipino will host a historic conference that will gather together over 500 women of Philippine ancestry and their allies. Conference attendees will participate in workshops, plenary discussions, and networking exchanges. By the end of the conference, participants will come together to form a plan of action to address specific issues that have been identified. Plenaries: - Relevant women's histories, issues and struggles - Living In The State of Empire - Shaping Our Reality Workshops: - Defining Ourselves - The Women's Culture of Militance - The ~Isms Through Women's Eyes - Women's Activism Conference Organizers Established in 1989, GABRIELA Network (GABNet) is a US-Philippine women's solidarity mass organization, which addresses issues affecting women and children of the Philippines, but which have their root causes in decisions made in the United States. GABNet is an all-volunteer organization of women with chapters in Chicago, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco/Bay Area, and Washington, D.C. GABNet works in solidarity with GABRIELA Philippines--that country's oldest and largest national multi-sectoral alliance of more than 200 women's organizations. GABNet provides the means by which Filipinas in the U.S. can empower themselves, functions as a training ground for women's leadership, and articulate the women's point of view. GABNet affects change through organizing, educating, fundraising, networking, and advocacy. UCLA Samahang Pilipino is a campus-based student organization with over 250 members. Its vision is to have "an empowered, self-sustaining Pilipino/Pilipino-American community with the necessary resources, knowledge, attitude, and skills to promote positive systemic change in and outside the University." -- GABRIELA Network, in conjunction with UCLA Samahang Pilipino, presents DEFINING OURSELVES, SHAPING OUR REALITY: THE ISMs THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES A National Conference for Filipinas and Allies November 4 - 6, 2005 University of California, Los Angeles For more information, to register: web - www.gabnet.org email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone - 213.387.6707 Registration deadline: October 15, 2005 Space Limited Register NOW! ======================================================= GABRIELA Network - Los Angeles Chapter A US-Philippine Women's Solidarity Mass Organization PO Box 3032 Cerritos, CA 90703-3032 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.gabnet.org ======================================================= *** GABRIELA Network is a Philippine-US women's solidarity organization since 1989. GABNet provides the means by which Filipinas in the US can empower themselves, functions as training ground for women's leadership, and articulates the women's point of view. GABNet effects change through organizing, educating, fundraising, networking, and advocacy. GABRIELA stands for... General Assembly Binding women for Reform, Integrity, Equality, Leadership and Action It also commemorates Gabriela Silang, known as one of the first and fiercest women generals in the Philippines who led the longest series of successful revolts against 18th Century Spanish colonizers. GABNet-US is an all-volunteer organization of women with chapters in Chicago, Irvine, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco/Bay Area, Seattle and Washington D.C. *** ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose.org helps at-risk students succeed. 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