SiGAw is an organization serving Filipinas in the Los Angeles community. We strive to build a strong Filipina women’s mass movement, recognizing that the problems of the Filipina diaspora are linked to the root problems of the Philippines. SiGAw addresses the rights and welfare of women through education, organizing, campaigns, and cultural work. SiGAw is a member organization of GABRIELA-USA and BAYAN-USA.
In honor of all the working women around the world, SiGAw welcomes you to celebrate International Working Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with us at several upcoming events:
Friday, March 4, 2011 7:00pm – 9:00pm Ka Bel Documentary: US Premiere. A remarkable story of how a son of peasants became a working-class hero. Crispin Beltran (also known as “Ka Bel”) was a defender of women’s rights. $10 admission (proceeds go to Kilusang Mayo Uno – a genuine worker-led labor center in the Philippines). @ Filipino Migrant Center in the Grace United Methodist Church 2325 E. 3rd St, Long Beach 90814
Sunday, March 6, 2011 6:00pm Mujeres de Maiz 14th Anniversary Live Art Show: Soldadera de Amor – an interdisciplinary, intercultural, intergenerational experience honoring International Women’s Day and Women’s Herstory Month. @ The Paramount 2708 E Cesar Chavez Ave, LA 90033 http://www.mujeresdemaiz.net/
Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:00am Mother’s March for Everyone’s Survival, End Budget Cuts, Poverty, Discrimination, War & Other Violence. Gather outside of Dept of Child and Family Services office 425 Shatto Pl, LA 90020 http://globalwomenstrike.net/events/los-angeles-mothers-march-everyone’s-survival
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:00pm SiGAw and International Action Center Solidarity Dinner. Come meet other women’s organizations in Los Angeles and find out more about the International Women’s Alliance (IWA), an anti-imperialist, anti-patriarchal, anti-racist, and anti-sexist formation uniting the powerful forces of women around the globe to advance the worldwide movement for social justice, democracy and peace. To RSVP contact Terrie at (213) 537-8278 or sigawla@gmail.com.