GABRIELA

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GABRIELA, the General Assembly Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action, is a Filipino organization that advocates women's issues. GABRIELA was founded in April 1984 and named in honor of Gabriela Silang, who led a revolt against Spain in the second half of the 18th century.

GABRIELA is a network of grassroots organizations, institutions, and programs. Its members take an active stance on issues of human rights, poverty, globalization, militarism, violence, health, sex trafficking, and other issues affecting women.

GABRIELA has regional chapters in Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Mindanao; sub-regional chapters in Negros, Panay and Samar and provincial chapters in Bicol and Cebu. It is also affiliated with GABNet in the United States, a solidarity organization which tries to organize American women around Philippine issues.

[edit] See also

• Ninotchka Rosca
• Gabriella Women's Party

[edit] External links

• The GABRIELA Network USA
• GABRIELA Philippines
• Gabriela Women's Party
• GabNet blog
• Ninotchka Rosca blog