NAPAWF does not endorse these events nor the organizations sponsoring them. This listing is for informational purposes only. Date: 06 March 2009 Time: 12:00 – 13:00 Event: Demand Justice for the Women of Atenco, Mexico on International Women’s Day About: To demand justice from the Mexican Government and stop violence against women. Venue: Mexican Consulate, [...]

NAPAWF does not endorse these events nor the organizations sponsoring them. This listing is for informational purposes only. Date: 27 February 2009 Time: 18:00 Event: International Women’s Day 2009 Fundraiser for the Women of Gaza About: A cocktail and movie night to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year women and men worldwide will commemorate the [...]

NAPAWF does not endorse these events nor the organizations sponsoring them. This listing is for informational purposes only. Date: 05 March 2009 Time: 10:00 – 23:30 Event: A Powerful Noise Live big screen event About: In honor of International Women’s Day join people in 450 movie theatres across the United States as CARE, ONE and [...]

National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights January 21, 2009   Dear Senator:   The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR)—comprised of over 40 grassroots and national advocacy organizations working together to defend and promote equality for all immigrant women and their families living and working in the United States—urges you to vote for the [...]

January 26, 2009 Richard Besser, MD Acting Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30333 RE: HPV Vaccination Mandate for Immigrant Women and Girls Dear Dr. Besser: The undersigned immigrants’ rights, women’s rights, public health, medical, and reproductive justice organizations write to express our opposition to the newly-imposed requirement that [...]

Dear Friends: Please sign the petition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asking it to reverse the newly imposed Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination mandate for immigrant women and girls. To view and sign the petition, go to http://www.petitiononline.com/napawf/petition.html. As you may know, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in 2007 [...]

By Tuyet G. Duong Our life’s work is more fulfilling when it connects deeply into our own personal lives. As an immigration advocate, I find that these days, I connect everything to my recent and emerging motherhood and my deepest emotions as a wife and a daughter-in-law. In keeping with the Asian American tradition, my [...]

By Dinah Chung, Grace Lee, and Dawn Philip Mallika Dutt is the Founder and Executive Director of Breakthrough, an international human rights organization using innovative high impact education, media and popular culture to transform communities and bring about social change. Mallika has authored several articles and essays and is the recipient of numerous awards including [...]

By Grace Lee and Dawn Philip Lora Jo Foo is the author of Asian American Women: Issues, Concerns, and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy and most recently, Earth Passages. She is a native of San Francisco, born and raised in the city’s Chinatown. From the age of 11, Lora worked as a garment worker. [...]

By Callista Bevans Cindy Domingo began working for social justice as a college student. She helped lead solidarity movements on the University of Washington campus against the dictatorship of the Marcos family in the Philippines. Cindy is a NAPAWF founding sister and has been active in many social justice organizations in and around Seattle. In [...]