Category Archives: Chapters

Los Angeles, Purple Rose Campaign

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 ››

San Diego

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 ››
#JusticeNotCharity, Irvine/Orange County

AF3IRM Irvine/OC Hosting Event Series for Women’s Month

This Women's Month, AF3IRM Irvine/OC hosts Even in Disaster,  an event series focused on bringing awareness to and fundraising for AF3IRM's typhoon and sexual violence relief project with NAPIESV. 1620540_1442700912633358_36310965_nMARCH 19th, 2014 | 6:30PM EVEN IN DISASTER WE LEARN: Report-Back with Jollene Levid @ Doheny Beach B, UC Irvine Student Center Facebook Invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1444633465773227/ Jollene Levid … Continue Reading ››
Los Angeles

AF3IRM Los Angeles March 7th Event: “Bridging Stories Across Our Backs”

IWD2014dFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2014 Rachel Escosia & Gayle Palma, AF3IRM LA Coordinators [email protected] 310-913-0375 On March 7th, the Los Angeles chapter of AF3IRM will present “Bridging Stories Across Our Backs” – a night of political art, poetry, hip hop, dance, and song by women of the transnational Los Angeles community. As we celebrate 25 … Continue Reading ››
#JusticeNotCharity, New Jersey, New York

AF3IRM NY REPORT-BACK: Endorsing Organizations Announced for International Women’s Day Mixer and Ninotchka Rosca Report-Back on the Impact of Typhoon Yolanda on Women in Tacloban

1669606_743645232313314_1395358478_oFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] / @af3irmnyc

The New York chapter of the transnational feminist group AF3IRM celebrates International Working Women’s Day with a report-back featuring member and award-winning author, Ninotchka Rosca on March 8, 3:30-5:30 PM, at the University Settlement in Manhattan.

In honor of the working women and also to learn more about how women and … Continue Reading ››