- GABRIELA
Infobox Philippine Political Party
party_name = GABRIELA Women's Party
party_
colorcode = #FFFFFF
chairman =Liza Maza
president =Liza Maza
leader =Liza Maza
spokesperson =Luzviminda Ilagan
foundation = 1984, 2003 (as partylist)
position = Left
ideology =Socialist feminism
headquarters =Quezon City
colors = Purple, White
international = [http://www.amnesty.org/ ]
website = [http://www.gabrielaphilippines.org/ gabrielaphilippines.org]GABRIELA is a
leftist Filipino organization that advocates for women's issues.It is a nationwide network of
grassroots organizations, institutions, and programs that address issues such ashuman rights ,poverty ,globalization ,militarism ,violence ,health , sex trafficking, and other issues affecting women. It's name is anacronym of "General Assembly Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action". There are regional chapters inMetro Manila ,Cordillera Administrative Region , andMindanao ; sub-regional chapters inNegros ,Panay andSamar and provincial chapters inBicol andCebu .History
GABRIELA was founded in April 1984 after 10,000 women marched in Manila, defying a
Marcos decree against demonstrations. [http://radgeek.com/gt/2006/03/23/reign_of/ Rad Geek People’s Daily 2006-03-23 – Reign of Terror in the Philippines; women’s movement criminalized ] ] The NGO was named named in honor ofGabriela Silang , who led a revolt againstSpain in the second half of the eighteenth century.Gabriela Women’s Party
The Gabriela Women’s Party was launched in 2003. In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list got 464,586 votes (3.6518% of the nationwide vote and one seat;
Liza Maza ) [ [http://www.comelec.gov.ph/results/2004partylist.html Comelec] ] [ [http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=maza Liza Maza] ] In the14 May 2007 election, the party won 2 seats in the nationwide party-list vote.Representatives to Congress
Actions in the United States
GABRIELA conducted a nationwide vigil on Friday, May 20th, 2005 in six US cities—
Chicago ,Los Angeles , New York, Portland,San Francisco andSeattle .The vigil was organized by GABRIELA Network (GABNet), a US-Philippine women’s solidarity mass organization, was the first nationally coordinated action in the US to protest the escalating political killings in the Philippines. [ [http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0524-13.htm GABRIELA Network’s ] ]Human Trafficking
In the Philippines, GABRIELA is actively involved in awareness campaigns to prevent the trafficking of women and girls from the Philippines. Its strategies consist of seminars and information dissemination to NGOs and government agencies and awareness campaigns at the community level. [ [http://www.humantrafficking.org/combat_trafficking/prevention HumanTrafficking.org | Combat Trafficking: Prevention ] ] GABRIELA Philippines reports that a Filipina woman sells for between $3000 and $5000 in the international sex trade. [ [http://www.unpac.ca/economy/g_migration.html Women & The Economy - Globalization & Migration ] ]
Notable members
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Ninotchka Rosca References
External links
* [http://www.gabrielaphilippines.org/ GABRIELA Philippines]
* [http://www.gabrielawomensparty.net/ Gabriela Women's Party]
* [http://www.gabnet.org/ The GABRIELA Network USA]
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