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It’s called a “wrongful birth” bill and it’s all about preventing women from having an abortion, even if it kills them. The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that gives doctors a free pass to not inform pregnant women of prenatal problems because such information could lead to an abortion.
In other words, doctors can intentionally keep critical health information from pregnant women and can’t be sued for it. According to the Arizona Capitol Times, “the bill’s sponsor is Republican Nancy Barto of Phoenix. She says allowing the medical malpractice lawsuits endorses the idea that if a child is born with a disability, someone is to blame.” So Republicans are banning lawsuits against doctors who keep information from pregnant women so as to prevent them from choosing to have an abortion.
I… I… Fuck this.
Spread this, post this on facebook, whatever it takes for people to realize how fucked up this is.
Celebrate International Women’s Day & Get Human Rights Updates from the Philippines
Speakers include Filipina survivors of human rights violations: Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor, Angelina Bisuna Vda. de Ipong and Melissa Roxas
Thurs, March 8, 2012
11:30am - 1pm
Community forum
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Women, Sow the Seeds of Resistance!
Celebrate International Women’s Day & Get Human Rights Updates from the Philippines
Speakers include Filipina survivors of human rights violations: Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor, Angelina Bisuna Vda. de Ipong and Melissa Roxas
Thurs, March 8, 2012
11:30am - 1pm
Community forum
@ Claremont School of Theology
1325 N. College Ave, Claremont CA 91711 (Haddon Conference Center in the Butler bldg)
Thurs, March 8, 2012
6:30pm - 9pm
Community forum
@ Rosewood United Methodist Church
4101 Rosewood Ave, LA, CA 90004
Fri, March 9, 2012
6:30pm - 9pm
Community reception
@ spaceLUNA
2404 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1B (cross street S. Park View St), LA, CA 90057
SHORT BIOS:
Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor is the Director of the Health Education, Training and Services Department of Council for Health and Development. As the national secretariat of the Community-Based Health Programs in the Philippines, it is one of the tasks of the Council for Health and Development to conduct free community clinics all over the country in partnership with its member programs.
On February 6, 2010, Dr. Clamor and 42 other health workers were illegally arrested, detained and tortured and held political prisoners for over 10 months. The Free the 43 Healthworkers campaign became an international campaign that drew support from all around the world. Today, the 43 are still demanding justice for the injustices they suffered and for those political prisoners who are still languishing in prison across the country. http://freethehealthworkers.blogspot.com/2010/02/dr-merry-mia-clamor.html
Angelina Bisuna Vda. de Ipong, or Angie to her friends, is a long time human rights and peace advocate who has devoted her life to the cause of peace with justice. She has decade more than 3 decades of her life to the struggles for the rights of peasants and indigenous people. On March 8, 2005, Angie was illegally arrested, detained and tortured while doing human rights work in Misamis Oriental. After 6 years as a political prisoner at the age of 66, Angie was finally released after a long campaign to demand her freedom. Angie has penned her experience in prison her book, Garden Behind Bars.
Angie graduated from Ateneo de Naga University in Naga City with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in History. Afterwards, she taught at Maryknoll College in Lucena City. In 1965, Angie became a member of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) in Dumaguete City where the MSP was based under the auspices of the late Bishop Surban. She was one of the pioneers of the women’s lay missionary division under the MSP Secular Institute from 1966 to 1976. In 1968-1970, Angie was sent to study theology in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. While abroad, she passed through Europe and parts of Asia and she was exposed to different mission groups, lay institutes and the like. After two years, she was back in the Philippines and went straight to Cebu where the new base of the MSP was located and taught for a year at San Carlos University and St. Theresa’s College.
http://www.hustisya.org/videos/torture-victim-angie-ipong.html
Melissa Roxas is a poet, community health worker, and human rights activist. While conducting community health work on May 19, 2009 in the province of Tarlac, Philippines, she was abducted and enforcedly disappeared by agents of the Philippine military and was held in secret detention and tortured for six days. She continues to write and speak out for truth and justice.
Sponsors (partial list):
GABRIELA USA, SiGAw, Claremont School of Theology, Rosewood UMC, BAYAN, NAFCON, Habi Arts, AnakBayan LA, Filipino Migrant Center, Jersey Mike’s Subs - Orange and Laguna Woods (owned & operated by Ed Castaneda & Naida Castro), Filipino Ministry of Diocese of San Bernardino, Karapatan, National Council of Churches in the Philippines
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When you hear the word ‘Jazz’ what do you think of? Do you hear the blazing trumpets in a big swing band? Or maybe New Orleans, the city that made jazz music famous. How about the Philippines?
The first exposure of jazz music to Pilipinos could of been at it’s birth in Louisiana, where the first Pilipinos settled in America from the 18th century to early 20th century. Jazz bands started to emerge in the Philippines during 1920’s, known as Pinoy-Jazz, where it evolved the same time as American Jazz.
Music, what better way to learn about different cultures and bridge gaps. Today, we see the rebirth of Pilipino and jazz music blend with a newly developed musical genre called “Jazzipino”. Created by a Pilipina jazz singer, Charmaine Clamor.
Charmaine Clamor was born in Subic-Zamblaes Philippines. She began her singing career at the age at 3, where she would sing in the back of buses traveling to Manila. At the age of 16, she moved to California and later earned a masters degree in physical therapy from Cal State-Northridge. While working as a karaoke waitress, she was discovered by the musical director of Crescendo, a vocal jazz harmony quintet.
As an Asian-American Woman, she dazzled fans world wide with her unique soulful voice. Earning her many awards and honors in jazz music including:
Philippines Movie Press Club - 2nd Annual Star Award nomination in Jazz Music
Filipinas Magazine -12th Annual Achievement Award in Entertainment
Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences [the “Oscars” of the Philippines] -Award of Merit, “Philippine Pride Best Jazz Singer”
Asian Heritage Society - 6th Annual Asian Heritage Award in Performing Arts
National Federation of Filipino American Associations - V-Day “Vagina Warrior” Award for Championing Women’s Rights
State of California and City of Los Angeles - Certificate of Recognition in Performing Arts
Filipino Women’s Network - 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the United States
Many of Clamor’s songs are conscience driven, with subject matters that include: women issues, stereotypes, equity, environmental, and the Pilipino identity. She has been credited with introducing Pilipino culture to mainstream jazz audiences, bridging the gap between American and Pilipino Cultures. As a founding member of JazzPhil-USA, she has helped many jazz artist of Pilipino descent in the United States. She has also narrated a documentary film, The Hidden Dream, which explores Pilipino’s relationships with America.
“‘Jazzipino’ is the ultimate expression of my artistic self, a Filipino-American. Jazz has always been an immigrant’s music, open to different spices that each culture adds to the stew. This is my Filipino contribution to the continuously evolving unique American art form we call jazz.”-Charmaine Clamor
Jazz, hopefully the Philippines just popped in your head. As Charmaine Clamor and many like her have proven, no matter who you are or where you come from, if you have the courage and the passion, you can sing any song you desire.
-Jordan Juliano](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04s52Czml1r5xzlbo1_400.jpg)
When you hear the word ‘Jazz’ what do you think of? Do you hear the blazing trumpets in a big swing band? Or maybe New Orleans, the city that made jazz music famous. How about the Philippines?
The first exposure of jazz music to Pilipinos could of been at it’s birth in Louisiana, where the first Pilipinos settled in America from the 18th century to early 20th century. Jazz bands started to emerge in the Philippines during 1920’s, known as Pinoy-Jazz, where it evolved the same time as American Jazz.
Music, what better way to learn about different cultures and bridge gaps. Today, we see the rebirth of Pilipino and jazz music blend with a newly developed musical genre called “Jazzipino”. Created by a Pilipina jazz singer, Charmaine Clamor.
Charmaine Clamor was born in Subic-Zamblaes Philippines. She began her singing career at the age at 3, where she would sing in the back of buses traveling to Manila. At the age of 16, she moved to California and later earned a masters degree in physical therapy from Cal State-Northridge. While working as a karaoke waitress, she was discovered by the musical director of Crescendo, a vocal jazz harmony quintet.
As an Asian-American Woman, she dazzled fans world wide with her unique soulful voice. Earning her many awards and honors in jazz music including:
- Philippines Movie Press Club - 2nd Annual Star Award nomination in Jazz Music
- Filipinas Magazine -12th Annual Achievement Award in Entertainment
- Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences [the “Oscars” of the Philippines] -Award of Merit, “Philippine Pride Best Jazz Singer”
- Asian Heritage Society - 6th Annual Asian Heritage Award in Performing Arts
- National Federation of Filipino American Associations - V-Day “Vagina Warrior” Award for Championing Women’s Rights
- State of California and City of Los Angeles - Certificate of Recognition in Performing Arts
- Filipino Women’s Network - 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the United States
Many of Clamor’s songs are conscience driven, with subject matters that include: women issues, stereotypes, equity, environmental, and the Pilipino identity. She has been credited with introducing Pilipino culture to mainstream jazz audiences, bridging the gap between American and Pilipino Cultures. As a founding member of JazzPhil-USA, she has helped many jazz artist of Pilipino descent in the United States. She has also narrated a documentary film, The Hidden Dream, which explores Pilipino’s relationships with America.“‘Jazzipino’ is the ultimate expression of my artistic self, a Filipino-American. Jazz has always been an immigrant’s music, open to different spices that each culture adds to the stew. This is my Filipino contribution to the continuously evolving unique American art form we call jazz.”
-Charmaine ClamorJazz, hopefully the Philippines just popped in your head. As Charmaine Clamor and many like her have proven, no matter who you are or where you come from, if you have the courage and the passion, you can sing any song you desire.-Jordan Juliano
get it right.
I’ve been seeing this circulate tumblr, and it’s starting to bother me because as a male feminist, I feel like it’s not about equality but about EQUITY. You can’t treat men equally the same as women, we are different beings. We have different needs, and we interact with society differently.
You can treat women equitably though. And that’s believing that they are just as capable as men to do everyday things. Like some feminists would say its degrading for a man to open a door for them just because they’re a women, and I agree. You shouldn’t open doors for women because they’re women, you should open doors for EVERYONE because it’s a polite thing to do.
Just my thoughts.
PS. That’s a horrible picture of my girlfriend, Ellen Page.
(Source: ohdeargodwhy)
Take a minute to spread the word that you are committed to fighting Violence Against Women by posting this on your social network statuses “I __(name)__ vow to fight against Violence Against Women” and include the posting of this video on Filipina caregivers highlighting economic violence and abuse that women workers face everyday. Help them gain more rights by signing onto the petition for the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights at domesticworkers.org.
(Source: lynardthaboss)
