International Working Women’s Day March & Celebration

Hosted by Gabriela SF

Join grassroots women’s organizations from throughout the Bay Area and the International Women’s Alliance on Saturday, March 11th in commemorating the 108th International Working Women’s Day in honor of the first women strikers in 1909 and to continue to build our collective resistance and people power to RISE against Fear, RESIST attacks on our communities, and UNITE for Self-Determination!

In just six weeks time since assuming presidency, Trump has launched violent attacks on the rights of women, Muslim, and LGBTQ communities; infringed on the self determination of native people with the continuation of the Dakota Access and Keystone Pipeline; and denied citizens their basic rights of accessible health care and education. This administration threatens to rollback decades of hard-fought struggles and victories by our mothers, grandmothers and generations before us.

People in the US and around the world are now taking to the streets and women resistors, youth, and workers are on the front lines of liberation movements.

Bring your children and families, aunties and grandmothers. This will be a family friendly march and celebration that will be accessible for children, elders, and people with disability. We will also be organizing our own community safety/security team.

Gabriela SF and GABRIELA USA would like to THANK our Co-organizers, Co-sponsors, and Endorsers:

Únanse a las organizaciones de base de mujeres en el Área de la Bahía y al International Women’s Alliance el sábado 11 de marzo de 2017 en conmemoración del 108º Dia Internacional de la Mujer para conmemorar el primer paró laboral de las mujeres que tomo lugar en 1909 y que para continuar creciendo nuestra resistencia colectiva y poder del pueblo para ¡Levantarnos contra el Miedo, Resistir los ataques a nuestra comunidad y Unirnos por Autodeterminación!

En tan solo seis semanas desde que asumió la presidencia, Trump ha lanzado ataques violentos contra los derechos de la mujer, los musulmanes, y la comunidad homosexual; infringiendo en la autodeterminación de comunidades indígenas con la continuación de la Dakota Access y el gasoducto de Keystone; negando a los ciudadanos el derecho básico de acceso a cuidado de salud y educación. Esta administración amenaza con revertir décadas de luchas difíciles y victorias de nuestras madres, abuelas y generaciones de mujeres que lucharon antes de nosotros.

Las comunidades tanto en Estados Unidos como alrededor del mundo están saliendo a las calles y la resistencia viene de las mujeres, jóvenes y trabajadores que están liderando el movimiento de liberación.

Acompáñenos con sus niño/as y familias, tío/as y abuelo/as. Esta será una marcha familiar y una celebración accesible para niños, ancianos, y personas con discapacidades. También estaremos organizando nuestro propio equipo de seguridad y protección.

Co-Organizers:
Alay Sf
Anakbayan East Bay
BAYAN USA
Causa Justa Just Cause
Filipino Community Center
General Union of Palestine Students -GUPS SFSU
ieumsae
League of Filipino Students – SFSU– Women’s Commitee
Marcha Patriótica
Migrante NorCal
Nafcon National Alliance for Filipino Concerns
Palestinian Youth Movement – حركة الشباب الفلسطيني
PAWIS EAST BAY CA.USA
Somcan Sf
Workers World Party – Bay Area
Xicana Moratorium Coalition

Co-Sponsors:
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Bay Area
AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center
Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
ASATA – Alliance of South Asians Taking Action
API Equality – Northern California
APIQWTC – Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community
Bay Area Rising
Bay Resistance
Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP)
California Coalition for Women Prisoners
Center for Media Justice
The Center for Political Education
Critical Resistance
CUAV
El/La Para Trans Latinas
Forward Together
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
Kappa Psi Epsilon, Beta Chapter
Korean American Coalition to End Domestic Abuse
La Colectiva de Mujeres
Migrante SoMa/TL- San Francisco
National Ecumenical Forum for Filipino Concerns – North California Chapter
One Billion Rising
Pilipino American Collegiate Endeavor
SURJ – Oakland/SF Bay Area
Third World Resistance
V-Day

Endorsers:
AFT 2121 (City College of SF Faculty Union)
Chinese Progressive Association
Jane Kim
Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA)
Unite Here! Local 2
Women’s March San Francisco