Women on the Border mourns the loss of documentary filmmaker and activist Lourdes Portillo, who passed away in late April, in San Francisco, California. In 2002, award winning filmmaker Lourdes Portillo released Señorita Extraviada, or Young Missing Woman,...
PRESS ADVISORY SPEAKING EVENT Thursday, May 9, 10:00 AM on Texas Capitol South Steps SEWING SEEDS: CALL FOR QUILTS & PERMANENT CEASEFIRE, MEASURING THE GREAT WALK WHO: TV, Radio & Print Reporters, Bloggers, & Features Editors Speakers: Gabriela Rose...
The following organizations are providing direct relief like, food, water and medical care in Gaza. Doctors Without Borders International Rescue Committee OXFAM Palestine Children’s Relief Fund Palestinian American Medical Association United Nations Relief and...
Fuerza Unida was founded in 1990, following an overnight shutdown of the Levi Strauss jeans factory in San Antonio leaving hundreds of workers without jobs and unable to meet the daily needs of food and housing. The mostly immigrant women working at the three Levi...