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GABRIELA Women's Update:
A Quarterly Newsletter
of the GABRIELA-National Women's Coalition
Philippines

The Womb of Humanity and the Unsheathed Sword of War
by GABRIELA-Mindanao Commission on Human Rights

A Select List of Publications from Gabriela

GABRIELA

Filipino women have a long history of struggle against oppression, foreign control and male domination. They have fought for equal opportunities in the work place, for political rights and for the right to education. One of them had led a regional revolt against Spanish colonizers. She was Gabriela Silang.

Starting with a coalition of 42 women's groups in 1984, GABRIELA today is a centre of over a hundred women's organisations, institutes, desks and programmes. From being a coalition of middle-class women, GABRIELA now finds its base among grassroots women, the peasants, workers and urban poor, women from religious institutions, students across the country, the most oppressed and marginalized. Together, 40,000 women fall under GABRIELA's mantle.

The highest policy making body of GABRIELA is a National Assembly composed of all member organisations. A National Council composed of national and regional officers, national sectoral representatives, and GABRIELA Commission heads, the highest decision-making body between National Assemblies, carries out the resolutions and programmes of the Assembly. GABRIELA has regional chapters in Metro Manila, Cordillera and Mindanao; sub-regional chapters in Negros, Panay and Samar and provincial chapters in Bicol and Cebu.

What is significant is that each GABRIELA group finds time to bring out regular publications while also being most active in organising women around social and political issues, conducting programmes on education, income generating activities and women's legal rights.The education and training department, for example, publishes resource and training materials and conference papers. The public information department brings out a number of newsletters including GABRIELA Women's Update. GABRIELA publications speak for themselves. Every piece of writing by the GABRIELA women be it a pamphlet, a brochure, a poem or a collection of stories raises its voice against sexism, racism, imperialism and militarism in the world.

GABRIELA can be contacted at:

PO Box 4386, Manila 2800
#35 Scout Delgado Street
Quezon City 1100
PHILIPPINES

Phone: +99-80-34

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GABRIELA Women's Update
Quarterly Newsletter of the GABRIELA National Women's Coalition
Philippines

This cover shows women campaigning
against the monstrosity that was BNNP.

COVER

Art work & lay-out by Paeng Cruzada & Jim Maza.
All correspondence regarding articles,
news, artworks and subscription rates
should be directed to GABRIELA.

Gabriela Women's Update is a quarterly publication which features articles, news, artworks and captioned photographs from all member organisations. International contacts are most welcome. The topics taken up for discussion are those which concern Filipina women. Apart from newsbits and news features each issue also carries articles on topics of immediate relevance.

This issue, for example, had two excellent interview-based articles on the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Women across the country had expressed their opinion on the proposed plant and had showed how it would affect their lives.

Demy 4 to 208pp Hb Rs 350/ Pb Rs 250

For information regarding subscription rates please write to

GABRIELA

Public Information Department

PO Box 4386, MANILA 1800

PHILIPPINES

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The Womb of Humanity and the Unsheathed Sword of War
by GABRIELA-Mindanao Commission on Human Rights

The much acclaimed ascent of Corazon Acquino to the highest position in Philippine government had created high expectations among the Filipino masses. Her call to reconciliation from various warring sides through ceasefire negotiations had brought a resounding applause from various quarters. But underneath the innocent aura was a shrewd scheme. In a period when US imperialist expansionism had been threatened by national liberation movements in Third World countries and direct military intervention in Vietnam had been openly criticised US military strategists had no option but to adopt a low profile counter-insurgency programme. This drastic yet 'subtle' plan of action later became known as Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) formula. It not only addressed the military aspect but encompassed civic, economic and social spheres as well.

COVER
Cover design by Nick Hechanova
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GABRIELA

"... these wombs will give

birth to a swelling mass

who will drive, drive away

the redwhiteandblue and

yellow ogres

we will live

the genuine revolution

the people of my land !"

This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in the women's movement around the world.

For information regarding their latest publications write to

GABRIELA-Mindanao Commission on Human Rights
PO Box 325, Davao City
8000 PHILIPPINES

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A Select List of Publications from Gabriela

Primer on Women and Land Reform - This book discusses the strategic importance of genuine land reform to women's emanicipation in the Philippines.

Towards Greater Concern and Commitment For the Protection of Women's Human Rights - A collection of papers of the 1989 WISAP conference (Women's Solidarity Affair in the Philippines).

Let's Work Together For the Protection of Human Rights of Filipino Women - This is a documentation report on the Human Rights Situation of Filipino Women.

Women and Children Alternative Forum- A collection of articles, proceedings of the GABRIELA Forum Series on issues affecting Filipino children.

An Introduction to Women's Health Issues in the Philippines - A collection of speeches and essays of women leaders, organisers, activists and grassroots women.

Si Marya, Nena, Gabriela, ATBP - This is a coffeetable book on the history of women's oppression in the Philippines.

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