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Stand with Grace Victory: Supreme Court decision affirms mother’s right to pass family name to children!

For Immediate Release March 24, 2014 Contact: Ivy Quicho, AF3IRM LA [email protected] | 951-333-4306 NATIONAL-- 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 order the minors to use his … Continue Reading ››

AF3IRM LA’s Statement Supporting the Comfort Women Statue in Glendale, CA

Presented March 8th, 2014 in Glendale, CA  at the International Women's Day Comfort Women Press Conference organized by the Korean American Forum of America

AF3IRM is an anti-imperialist transnational feminist organization and we stand firmly with you all today in demanding a formal apology from the Japanese Government to the comfort women and to oppose the recent lawsuit against the … Continue Reading ››

AF3IRM San Diego’s Statement Against State Sanctioned Sexual Assault

Presented March 7, 2014 at: IV EXPOSICION INTERNACIONAL "MUJERES DE AYER, HOY Y SIEMPRE" 2014 at the  Centro Cultural de la Raza My name is Cathy Mendonca  and I am speaking to you today as a member of AF3IRM San Diego; a transnational feminist organization,  as a frontline worker in both crisis hotline calls and serving womyn in a safety house, as an advocate against law enforcement terror … Continue Reading ››

AF3IRM’s 2014 International Working Women’s Day Statement

For Immediate Release March 7, 2014 Contact: Barbra Ramos, National Communications Director [email protected] (323) 813-4272

On March 8th, more than any day, we, the women of AF3IRM, salute all women, their struggles, and their stories in honor of International Working Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. This day was born from the New York City women garment workers in 1857 and born … Continue Reading ››