Category Archives: International Women’s Day

Women of Color to Take Over Downtown Los Angeles for the Third Straight Year in honor of International Women’s Day

Contact: Barbra Ramos, National Communications Director, AF3IRM [email protected] | 323-813-4272 LOS ANGELES--On Sunday, March 5th, 2017, AF3IRM will center the experiences and voices of women of color with a march and rally in downtown Los Angeles to mark International Women’s Day. This march, organized for the third year in a row, will call attention to the diverse issues facing women today, as well … Continue Reading ››

Women of Color March for Women’s Liberation, Lead Largest US Rally for International Women’s Day for the Second Year in a Row

For Immediate Release Barbra Ramos, National Communications Director [email protected] 323/813-4272 LOS ANGELES--Rain gave way to bright sunshine on Sunday, as over 1,500 participants followed the call of AF3IRM, a transnational feminist organization, to take over the streets of Los Angeles in the name of women’s liberation. Those in attendance ranged in age, gender, and ethnicity and … Continue Reading ››

The Courage of Women’s Resistance and Vision: We Dare to Dream Beyond the Struggle | International Women’s Day 2016

Today on International Women’s Day/ International Working Women’s Day, the words of Audre Lorde sound loudly in our hearts: “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” We the women of AF3IRM declare now more than ever the power and absolute necessity of a dedication to women’s resistance and purposeful collective vision!

We know that … Continue Reading ››

March Towards Our Collective Vision of Liberation! | AF3IRM Los Angeles’s 2016 International Women’s Day Statement

For Immediate Release Kyrie Salazar, AF3IRM Los Angeles, [email protected] Barbra Ramos, AF3IRM National Communications Director, [email protected], 323-813-4272

LOS ANGELES--International Women’s Day, also known as International Working Women’s Day, is a global day to celebrate women’s resistance, a day to honor women’s stories, and a day to remember those who have been taken from this world too soon due to rampant gendered … Continue Reading ››

AF3IRM’s International Women’s Day/International Working Women’s Day + Women’s Month Calendar

Join AF3IRM throughout the month of March!

 
Tuesday, March 1st       7:00pm to 9:00pm New York | Gendered Violence in the Fields: Workers' Voice Tour with Coalition of Immokalee Workers 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY For more info, contact: [email protected] Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1026239924102605/

Saturday, March 5th       2:00pm to 5:00pm New York | Momma's Hip Hop Kitchen Vol. 9: Universal Love! (Tabling) Hostos Center for the … Continue Reading ››