All posts by AF3IRM

#JusticeNotCharity, New Jersey, New York

#JusticeNotCharity AF3IRM NY Talk-Back and Mixer

ReportBackAF3IRM NY celebrates International Working Women’s Day with a talk-back featuring member and award-winning author, Ninotchka Rosca on March 8, at 3-5 PM in Manhattan. We honor working women and also learn more about how women and children are disparately impacted by sexual violence in the aftermath of military conflicts and … Continue Reading ››
#JusticeNotCharity, #NotYourFetish, National, Purple Rose Campaign

AF3IRM Marks Milestone 15 Years of the Purple Rose Campaign, Renews Resolve for Justice with Launch of Transnational Work Here and Abroad

1395312_582669758491666_489759508_n National Chair Jollene Levid at the "Relief, Rebuild & Remember" fundraiser in San Diego (Photo Credit: JoAnn Fields)

For Immediate Release February 14, 2014 Barbra Ramos AF3IRM | National Communications Director (323) 813-4272 | [email protected]

NATIONAL - 2014 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Purple Rose Campaign. For fifteen years, we, the women of AF3IRM and previously … Continue Reading ››
#JusticeNotCharity, Campaign, National

AF3IRM Commits to Building Sexual Violence Relief Resources in the Philippines

For Immediate Release
December 10, 2013
Contact: Barbra Ramos, National Communications Director
(323) 813-4272
AF3IRM Commits to Building Sexual Violence Relief Resources in the Philippines
  Today, on Human Rights Days and the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, AF3IRM announces a partnership with the National Association of Asian and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) and Balik sa Dagat Bangka Journey to … Continue Reading ››
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AF3IRM Rejects Corporate Greed and Launches List for Women’s Lives/Livelihoods

For Immediate Release
November 29, 2013
Contact: Katrina Socco, National Programme Coordinator
  On Black Friday and everyday, AF3IRM rejects the corporate greed that fuels imperialist control which militarism enforces. Women produce the labor, which makes all labor possible, and yet we are the most vulnerable in the workplace. We know that women are exploited as the means of production and in the mode … Continue Reading ››
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, National, Stand With Grace

Extradition of Former Congressman’s Mistress Dropped; AF3IRM Celebrates Victory on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

For Immediate Release
November 25, 2013
Contact: Barbra Ramos, National Communications Director
[email protected] | 323-813-4272
NATIONAL-- “There is no better way for us to mark this day,” said AF3IRM National Chair Jollene Levid, upon receiving the news that the Philippine government had officially rescinded its request for the extradition of Grace Grande, who had fled her status as a congressman’s mistress. “We want to thank, … Continue Reading ››