FILIPINA WOMEN’S NETWORK ANTI-VIOLENCE RESOURCE GUIDE

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9 T H A NNIVLE R SARY ISSU E | 2012

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Women of Color Speak Out

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One Billion Rising EVE ENSLER PLAYWRIGHT. A CTIVIST. T HE FIRST V AGINA W ARRIOR. MESSAGE FROM T HE PUBLISHER MESSAGE FROM THE C HAI R Court records showed that her Marquis, TVM Director since Monologues – an inanimate violence is a serious issue that boyfriend was found guilty of 2006. “We keep the campaign recipient called a billboard, corrodes the core of human battery domestic violence in going, raising awareness that cast with the diverse existence as well as that of 2006 and served two years in help is available,” said Al Perez, womenfolk of . the family. prison. Alex spoke eloquently V-Diaries and TVM Art Director The billboard is intended to There are no compelling about how her mother wanted since 2004. “This makes us capture the public’s #eeting images as motorists see the desperately to get out of an stronger and resolute,” said Leah attention to a recent quoted multiple billboards. They will MARILY MONDEJAR ELENA MANGAHAS President, abusive relationship. How our Laxamana, FWN Fellow and cavalier attitude on domestic serve as a reminder that San V-Day bene!ciary, The Shade TVM cast member (2006 and Board Chair, violence - that it is “a private Francisco is leading the nation Filipina Women’s Network Filipina Women’s Network Tree, provided shelter and 2012). So we continue our work. matter, a family matter.” in support of survivors or dedicate my message to counseling. What we didn’t It’s our 9th year and 26th FWN is raising funds to have domestic violence and that it his is a year of a billboard presence in San is a safe place to reach out for Alexandra (Alex) Victoria know was that Alex was going production. This year we reach compelling images Whitmarsh. She just turned through her own abusive out to our sisters as we launch Francisco, in Tagalog and receive help. The of nature like the language, articulating that billboards will remind the 25 when she was stabbed intimate relationship. I realized the Women of Color United weekend’s solar toI death by a former boyfriend that her speaking out was in Against Violence. The proceeds one universal message that public never to tolerate. eclipse.T I watched it as I rode rejects the notion that Thank you for being here as she was walking home. She fact a cry for help. Did we fail of this show will not only the BART returning to the had a restraining order against her? How do you know someone bene!t the V-Day Spotlight domestic violence is a private tonight and for taking a valley after the show’s matter. Through tonight’s stand. Please make a him but she didn’t get a chance is in an abusive relationship? 2012: Women and Girls of Haiti rehearsal. Passengers shu"ed to call 911 for help. Read the article on Cautions in who desperately need our help, annual production, FWN contribution to the FWN seats in the fast-moving train reaches out to all victims and cause to raise funds for one I met Alex at the Helping Women Friends (page your monies will also go into the just to follow and gaze in awe survivors of domestic violence more city billboard, while you bene!t production of The 14). Understanding battered 3rd billboard in Tagalog to go up at the crescent formation, for to translate the message not gaze at this year’s amazing Vagina Monologues at the women might help. in the San Francisco’s Mission as long as their eyes can I just found out about Alex’s district with a large population just in the preferred cast onstage. You are Bally’s Hotel in 2010. She tolerate. language, but through action guaranteed to be in awe. death. The news broke my of Filipino residents. wanted to speak out and share Also compelling is this year’s and healing. Yes, domestic With our goodwill. the story of her mother, Victoria heart. It came at a time as our We invite you to keep our bene!ciary of The Vagina T. Whitmarsh, 54, who was production team was preparing campaign going. Go to page 14 for another show this year. “How for more info. found dead in 2008 from MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS multiple stab wounds after do we break the cycle of RIP Alex. You are police responded to a violent violence,” we asked. “We remembered. encountered from the domestic violence disturbance. continue what we do,” said Ken  community. In 2007, there was a viral email campaign that reached my father’s inbox informing people that “The Vagina Monologues is o$ensive to women” *XQJ+R):1 et me begin by discouraging people from thanking our cast, \HDU\HDUVVVVRISURGXFWLRQRISURGXFWLRQRISURGXFWLRQ attending our show. People crew, and his is beyond just a dodged members of the board 7+(9$*,1$0212/2*8(6 volunteers for their show. This is a and production at community  Le$orts in preparing for this movement to end the events to avoid “talking about important community event. cycle of violence by vaginas”. Although )LRQD0D&3$ I also want to thank you, the Tbuilding a community toolbox uncomfortable at !rst, we got audience, for your presence to overcome cultural barriers. $VVHPEO\6SHDNHUSUR7HPSRUH used to these types of and support. You will soon FWN has grown from being the &KDLURIWKH6HOHFW&RPPLWWHH responses and decided to experience the passion and 1st production with an All RQ'RPHVWLF9LROHQFH persevere. We took the show to energy of our dynamic cast. The Filipina Cast & Crew to being 1st *ROGHQ*DWH$YH New York, New Jersey, message being shared by this to have its production Washington, D.C., and Las 6DQ)UDQFLVFR&$ multicultural family of women performed in a foreign Vegas. One of V-Day’s core   will be touching, hilarious, language using Tagalog  beliefs is “Lasting social and   disturbing, and inspiring. They translation to being the 1st cultural change is spread by are intent on breaking cultural production with an all Asian 0D6TXDG&$·V3$&(&25( ordinary people doing ordinary and sexual divisions, unifying Paci!c American cast to being things.” Attending tonight’s 6WUHQJWKV%DVHG/HDGHUVKLS to speak out and demand: the 1st to produce an anti- show is your contribution to no more hiding, no more violence resource guide to 5RRWHGLQ&25(9DOXHV lasting social and cultural secrets, no more violence augment The Vagina 12:$&&(37,1*$33/,&$7,216 change and we hope that it  against women and girls Monologues’ mission to goes beyond today. Thank you ZZZ)LRQD0DFRP forever. organize response against for joining us. violence. As I re#ect today, our KEN MARQUIS  9th year of production, I clearly GENEVIEVE V. remember the barriers we JOPANDA

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Order Clinic San Francisco 415. 252. 2844 SEXUAL ASSAULT Bilingual Service; Restraining Order Assistance free of charge; Bay Women Against Rape Paperwork served to batterer at Oakland reduced fee Hotline: 510. 845. 7273 Rape and incest victims; Short- Legal Aid of Napa County term counseling, accompaniment 1001 Second St. Suite 335 to hospital, court advocacy Napa, CA 94559 707. 259. 0579 DateHookup.com legalaidnapa.org datehookup.com/content- Free legal services to seniors, what-you-should-know-about- immigrants and low-income rape-and-sexual-assault.htm residents of Napa County [email protected] TVM 2012 |9 WOMEN OF COLOR UNITED AGAINST VIOLENCE 5 wxyz j^[lW]_dWcedEbe]k[iYWij0 As a survivor of violence I feel really hurt and helpless and as a transgender seeing my cousins (2 beautiful woman of color, I want women) suffer from this I Am Speaking Out violence both verbally and to bring awareness to physically. I feel really helpless Against Violence the horrifying level of because they would not speak discrimination and violence up and would not accept help Because … that my community face. due to FEAR. Their husbands – Cecilia Chung are both in powerful positions Health Commissioner, in the Philippine Government. San Francisco Department of Violence is or was a Public Health reality shared by too I will save at least one many of us. It is a reality G^\]icdl!Vii]^hbdbZciV woman’s life. that must never be ldbVchdbZl]ZgZ^hWZ^c\ tolerated nor ignored. To VWjhZY!WZ^c\WZViZc!WZ^c\ – Julie D. Soo, Esq. It is the right thing to speak out is to finally let gVeZYdgWZ^c\bjgYZgZY# Commissioner, San Francisco do. NO ONE deserves 7ZXVjhZ^[>YdcÉi!l]dl^aa4 the invisible wounds from ÄI]ZgZhVHeVg`h Commission on the Status of Women to be treated inhumanely. violence heal. Because I can, and I – Jackie Yu want to speak out for I grew up with it, because I am Every girl/woman has the Because the silence and a survivor of sexual violence, the people who cannot. right to be free in her own the cycle need to end, because I have worked with – Maria Schaufele and the healing to begin. women who have felt that home; I want to be the they needed to keep it a voice of those who have lost – Leah Laxamana secret. Women’s voices need their power to speak out. to be heard – women need to – Fabiola Kramsky-Gascón be empowered. I want to help the next woman. – Barbara Mark, Ph.D. *UµT/PUB1SJWBUF.BUUFS #Z8PSME*OTJEF0VU°4%+BOE... BECAUSE THEY MAKE WOMEN FEEL IT’S THEIR $BOµUTBZIJTOBNF  FAULT. IT’S NOT. TOO MANY At the orientation of The Vagina Monologues, $BOµUTBZIJTOBNF  #VUIFCSPVHIUNZUPXOTIBNF WOMEN ARE VICTIMS AND the cast and crew were encouraged to capture #VUIFCSPVHIUNZUPXOTIBNF KEEP IT A SECRET. SCARED their thoughts as the production progressed. &WFSZPOFLOFX *µMMTBZUIJTJOTUFBE AND ASHAMED THEY LIVE Ultimately, they were finding a deeper meaning "OEUIFSPBSKVTUHSFX UPHFUJUUISPVHIIJTIFBE THEIR LIVES. THESE WOMEN to their participation as buried memories and 4'µTPOBMFSU° *UµT/05BQSJWBUFNBUUFS ARE NOT ALONE. I WANT XIFOXPNBOBSFIVSU XIFOZPVDIPPTFUPCBUUFS feelings started surfacing. The following are TO ENCOURAGE AND INSPIRE excerpts from their journals reflecting their )FXBTWPUFEUPTFSWF $BOµUTBZIJTOBNF  ALL WOMEN TO BELIEVE IN involvement in The Vagina Monologues. TFSWFBOEQSPUFDU :06TBZUIJTJOTUFBE THEMSELVES AND HAVE THE UPHFUJUUISPVHIIJTIFBE #VUIPXIFµEEPIJTKPC COURAGE TO SPEAK UP. CFDBNFTVTQFDU *UµT/05BQSJWBUFNBUUFS – BEVERLY POPEK 8JUIIJTIBOET XIFOZPVDIPPTFUPCBUUFS IJTXPNBOXBTIVSU *UµT/05BQSJWBUFNBUUFS ²*UµTBQSJWBUFNBUUFS ³ XIFOZPVDIPPTFUPCBUUFS IFTBJETPDVSU

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Marily Mondejar Theresa Sparks Fabiola Kramsky-Gascón Malia Cohen Sharmin Bock Cecilia Chung Julie Soo Tita Aida Leah Laxamana

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, first performed off-Broadway by SPONSORSHIPS & ADVERTISING IN V-DIARIES TICKETS: Ms. Ensler, dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, ANTI-VIOLENCE RESOURCE GUIDE: www.ffwn.org/events CityBoxOffice.com outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences. 415. 392. 4400 Through this play and the liberation of this one WORD, countless MORE INFO: 415. 935. 4FWN women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies $28 FWN Members, Seniors & Students and their lives; giving voice to experiences and feelings not BENEFICIARIES: V-Day Spotlight 2012: Women and Girls of Haiti $38 General Admission previouslyTVM 2012 exposed in| public. WOMEN OF COLOR UNITED andAGAINST Women of Color VIOLENCE United Against Violence $100 VIP (Box and Orchestra Seats) 7 5IF7BHJOB.POPMPHVFT 8IPµT IS A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE SEXUALITY IN ALL ITS COMPLEXITY AND MYSTERY. 8IPJO BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH OVER 200 WOMEN ABOUT THEIR MEMORIES AND EX! UIF$BTU PERIENCES OF SEXUALITY, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES GIVES VOICE TO WOMEN’S DEEPEST FANTASIES AND FEARS, GUARANTEEING THAT NO ONE WHO READS IT WILL EVER LOOK AT A WOMAN’S BODY, OR THINK OF SEX, IN QUITE THE SAME WAY AGAIN. AISHA RAGASA BARBARA MARK PH.D. BEVERLY HO!A!YUN POPEK Student, CEO and Founder, SFUSD School Board Candidate “AT FIRST WOMEN WERE RELUCTANT TO TALK,” ENSLER WRITES. “THEY WERE A Mercy San Francisco Full Circle Institute LITTLE SHY. BUT ONCE THEY GOT GOING, YOU COULDN’T STOP THEM.” THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES HAS NOW BEEN TRANSLATED INTO OVER 48 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

WELCOME WHAT IF I TOLD YOU I A SIX-YEAR OLD From Filipina Women’s DIDN’T HAVE A VAGINA WAS ASKED Network: Theresa Sparks Mariluz Santos Panaszewicz Marily Mondejar, President & Ragasa, Anastazja Ragasa Elena Mangahas, Board Chair INTRO – SAY IT (FOR THE COMFORT WOMEN) INTRO – THE WOMAN RECOGNITION OF Genevieve Jopanda WHO LOVED TO MAKE DAVID CHIU ELENA MANGAHAS FABIOLA KRAMSKY GASCÓN JACQUELINE D. YU, ESQ. VAGINAS HAPPY President, Board Chair, Journalist / TV Anchor, Trusts and Estates / Tax Attorney, 2012 VAGINA WARRIORS SF Board of Supervisors Filipina Women’s Network Univision Horton, Roberts & West LLP Marily Mondejar, Elena SAY IT (FOR THE Jackie Yu Mangahas, Sonia Delen COMFORT WOMEN) » Agam Keigwin Beverly Popek, Leah THE WOMAN WHO » John Delgado Laxamana LOVED TO MAKE » Julie Soo VAGINAS HAPPY MY ANGRY VAGINA Rosie Josie & All Cast INTRODUCTION Julie Soo, Cecilia Chung Christina Ibarra, Theresa INTRO – I WAS THERE Sparks, Cecelia Chung, INTRO – MY VAGINA IN THE ROOM Stephanie Block, Beverly WAS MY VILLAGE Barbara Mark Popek, Jackie Yu, Tita Aida Maria Schaufele I WAS THERE MALIA COHEN MARIA SCHAUFELE MARILUZ PANASZEWICZ NIKKI “TITA AIDA” CALMA INTRO – HAIR MY VAGINA WAS MY IN THE ROOM Supervisor, Ditrict 10, Mortgage Loan Specialist, RAGASA TRANS: Thrive Program Maria Schaufele VILLAGE Elena Mangahas & Mariluz SF Board of Supervisors First Republic Bank Owner Supervisor, Jackie Yu, Christina Ibarra Santos Panaszewicz Ragasa Mariluz Design API Wellness Center HAIR Barbara Mark LULLABY – FILIPINO LULLABY – ILI-ILI, TULOG ANAY* SA UGOY NY DUYAN** 8IPµT WEAR AND SAY Jackie Yu Julie Soo, Leah Laxamana, 2012 SPOTLIGHT 8IPJO Maria Schaufele, Sabrina INTRO – THE LITTLE INTRODUCTION Fitranty COOCHI SNORCHER First Lady Anita Lee UIF$SFX THAT COULD INTRO – THE FLOOD Christina Ibarra ONE BILLION RISING Leah Laxamana SPEAK OUT SHARMIN BOCK STEPHANIE BLOCK THERESA SPARKS THE LITTLE COOCHI Marily Mondejar, Malia Assistant District Attorney Social Media Consultant Executive Director, THE FLOOD SNORCHER THAT COULD Cohen Alameda County San Francisco Human Rights Sharmin Bock Jackie Yu, Genevieve Commission Jopanda, Stephanie Block HANDPRINTS PLEDGE THE VAGINA WORKSHOP (MEN AGAINST Stephanie Block, Maria INTRO – THEY BEAT THE VIOLENCE) Schaufele, Sabrina Fitranty GIRL OUT OF MY BOY… Marily Mondejar, OR SO THEY TRIED Genevieve Jopanda VAGINA HAPPY FACT Genevieve Jopanda Beverly Popek WITH THE V-MEN: THEY BEAT THE GIRL OUT David Chiu, President, INTRO – BECAUSE HE OF MY BOY…OR SO San Francisco Board of LIKED TO LOOK AT IT THEY TRIED Supervisors Barbara Mark Tita Aida, Theresa Sparks, Executive Producer Production Assistant Playwright Director Cecelia Chung CURTAIN CALL ELENA MANGAHAS EM ANGELES EVE ENSLER GENEVIEVE JOPANDA Chair, Sales Support, Founder, District Representative for BECAUSE HE LIKED Filipina Women’s Network YapStone, Inc. V-DAY Assemblywoman Fiona Ma TO LOOK AT IT EXTRO – IT’S NOT A Fabiola Kramsky Gascon PRIVATE MATTER! *Text: “Ili-Ili, Now Go To Julie Soo Sleep” (Cebuano). NOT-SO-HAPPY FACT P. M a g d a m o, A r ra n g e r Malia Cohen INTRO – RECLAIMING CUNT **Text: “From the Cradle” Tita Aida INTRO – WHAT IF I TOLD (Tagalog), Lucio San Pedro, YOU I DIDN’T HAVE A Composer; Levi Celerio (Lyrics) RECLAIMING CUNT VAGINA Beverly Popek Fabiola Kramsky Gascon Production Assistant Director Executive Producer Production Assistant 10 KAI BRIONES KEN MARQUIS MARILY MONDEJAR MARJORIE BLANDO 8 HR Assistant, Senior Operations Manager, President, Campaign Aide On Lok Inc. George P. Johnson Filipina Women’s Network Mondejar for DCCC FABIOLA KRAMSKY!GASCÓN Focused on social media, marketing and $BTU$SFX#JPT Born and raised in Mexico City, Fabiola is a advertising, she supports the online journalist with twenty years of experience marketing, sales or product launch goals of in TV, radio and online newscasts. Her her client companies. AL S. PEREZ is the founder of Creative equality, and social justice. An immigrant strong ability to stay calm and resolve i Studio, which specializes in translating from , Cecilia has lived in San complex on- and o"-the-air situations JON LEE attended Sacred Heart marketing objectives into creative Francisco for over 20 years where she allowed her to work at the most recognized Cathedral High School and graduated with strategies. He is an award-winning graphic has worked locally and internationally to news organizations in Latin America a degree in marketing at San Francisco designer, producing marketing programs advance equality and justice. During that such as Televisa, Radiorama and Abc State University. He is currently the CECILIA CHUNG CRISTINA IBARRA from Fortune 500, start-up companies, to time, she has broken ground in a number of radio. As a compelling storyteller and Program Director at The First Tee of San Health Commissioner, Student, skillful interviewer, Fabiola was recruited Francisco. He was introduced to golf by San Francisco Department of SF University High School nonpro!t organizations. Al is excited to ways including: being the !rst transgender Public Health be a part of The Vagina Monologues since woman and !rst Asian to be elected to lead by Univision to anchor the his dad at age 6 and his dad still remains 2004 as its art director. As President of the the Board of Directors of the San Francisco evening newscast in 2005. Soon thereafter, his only coach. Jonathan also enjoys Filipino American Arts Exposition, he leads Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender the station became the number one in the coaching youth baseball and basketball. the annual Pistahan Parade and Festival. Pride Celebration; the !rst transgender nation thanks to the high ratings that she This is Jonathan’s !rst Vagina Monologues His community and civic work has been woman and !rst person living openly with and her team achieved. For her work with production as part of the stage crew. recognized by a mayoral appointment HIV to Chair the San Francisco Human building journalistic bridges between two to the San Francisco Entertainment Rights Commission; and, an architect of the cultures (Mexico and the U.S.), Fabiola JULIE D. SOO, ESQ. is a senior sta" Commission and a Presidential Citation by nation’s most ambitious publicly funded was awarded the ‘Premio Nacional de counsel with the California Department Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. program addressing economic justice Periodismo’, the highest recognition given of Insurance. She has volunteered in a within the transgender community. to journalists in Mexico. In 2010 she arrived variety of community causes, including ANASTAZJA “AZJA” RAGASA to San Francisco to join her husband, hate crimes projects, civil rights education, JULIE D. SOO, ESQ. LEAH LAXAMANA is 15 years-old and a sophomore at Mercy CRISTINA M. IBARRA is a high former Chief of Police and current District campaign work, and community health Senior Sta" Counsel, CA Dept. Fellow, Attorney, George Gascón. Her impacting advocacy. First appointed by Mayor of Insurance; Commissioner, SF National Urban Fellows San Francisco. She has developed a love school scholar who is adept at !eld Commission on the Status of of acting and recently completed the role hockey and soccer, likes to volunteer with yet easy to follow news delivery, prompted Gavin Newsom and then by Mayor Edwin Women of Mr. Pinky in Hairspray. Azja has also homeless children, does photography and Univision San Francisco to recruit her for Lee, Julie serves on the San Francisco appeared as Sebastiana in Shakespeare’s, works in mystery/criminal psychology. their morning show, the !rst of its kind in Commission on the Status of Women. She The Tempest and as Toni Poncelet in She’s artistic; she can rock! Spanish, in the Bay area. is active with the California Democratic Dead Man Walking. Azja is very active Party Executive Board as a co-chair of the in Mercy’s student council. She has DAVID CHIU was elected in November JACQUELINE D. YU, ESQ. is Platform Committee where she focuses served as Freshman President and is the 2008 to represent San Francisco’s District honored to be a part of this year’s on immigration, education, and health Commissioner of Inter-school Relations. 3 and elected President of the Board of production. She is an associate attorney at care issues. Julie also sits on the Board Azja enjoys speech and serves as a lector Supervisors in January 2009. Before joining Horton, Roberts & West LLP, specializing of Trustees for Saint Francis Memorial and school assembly speaker. Her hobbies the Board, David was a founder and Chief in wealth and tax planning, trust Hospital. A fourth-generation San include reading and community service. Operating O#cer of Grassroots Enterprise, administration and probate. She received Franciscan through her mother’s family, ROSIE JOSUE SABRINA “INNA” FITRANTY an online communications technology her Juris Doctorate at Notre Dame Law she is a Lowell High School alumna and Business Development Manager, Independent Social Worker, BARBARA MARK, PH.D. is a company. The eldest child of immigrant School and Masters of Law in Business holds an A.B. with a double major in Pure Faragon Restoration CA Certi!ed Anti DV Counselor & consulting psychologist, consultant and parents, David grew up in Boston and Law and Taxation at UCLA School of Law. Mathematics and Statistics from U.C. Multi-Language Advocate executive coach. She works with ambitious received his undergraduate degree, law Jacqueline is an active member of KAYA Berkeley, an M.A. in Applied Mathematics and high-achieving female executives on degree, and master’s degree in public Filipino Americans for Progress, having from U.C. , and a J.D. from Golden career trajectory, professional development policy from Harvard University. formerly served as a Bay Area Chapter Gate University School of Law. and leadership skills. Barbara has been Chair, and currently serves on the board of brought into the con!dence of hundreds of ELENA MANGAHAS is a Journalism the Filipino American Democratic Club of KAI BRIONES LEE was one of the professional women seeking to maintain graduate of the University of the San Francisco. She previously served as the !rst cast members of FWN’s The Vagina inner balance while facing diverse external where she was also active in Asian A"airs Task Force O#cer at the United Monologues back in 2004. Through TVM, demands, personal ambition, and the theatre production with the University Nations Association - National Capital Area Kai got involved in di"erent Filipino desire to feel satis!ed in their lives and in of the Philippines Repertory Company. with a focus on human rights violations community organizations such as the their contributions to their professional From campus theatre she moved into in the Philippines; a board member of Filipino American Arts Exposition and the Notre Dame Women’s Legal Forum; Philippine International Aid. Aside from Art Director Hair & Makeup Artistry environments. independent theatre productions until AL S. PEREZ BONGGA DATILES her immigration to the U.S. She settled and the executive editor of the Journal of helping with these Filipino organizations, Commissioner, Stylist BEVERLY HO!A!YUN POPEK is in Stockton and continued theatre work College and University Law. She was born Kai is also involved with the Richmond SF Entertainment Commission a Candidate for the San Francisco Uni!ed leading to her V-Day involvement in 2004 in Quezon City and raised in Los Angeles by Ermet AIDS Foundation, The First Tee of School District School Board 2012. Born and to this day. Social service is her day job two extremely hard working nurses. San Francisco and The Walt Disney Family raised in SF, she’s a !rst generation Chinese and Elena serves as chair of Little Manila Museum. Kai is currently working at On Lok American and is a graduate of SF public Foundation for historic preservation of GENEVIEVE V. JOPANDA Senior Living Center in the HR Department. schools. Beverly obtained her Bachelor of Filipino American history in America and focuses on anti-domestic violence Arts in both Anthropology and Political KEN MARQUIS Science at Minnesota State University at the Filipina Women Network’s Board of legislation. She has been part of FWN’s is a television & Mankato. She continued to pursue her Directors. Elena was selected 100 Most The Vagina Monologues since 2005 where corporate video Producer, stage Director/ studies in Anthropology at the University of In$uential Filipina Women in the U.S. by she was also the founding editor-at-large Producer, and event Producer with credits Massachusetts Amherst and obtained her the Filipina Women’s Network in 2007 and of the V-Diaries: Anti-Violence Resource including The Vagina Monologues in Las Masters of Arts. Since then, she’s worked awarded Woman of the Year for 2009 by Guide. Her 15 years of community advocacy Vegas, Washington DC (Kennedy Center) in the software, education, and nonpro!t the California Legislative Women’s Caucus. includes mentoring and teaching positive and San Francisco, MSNBC’s The Site hosted Photographer/Videographer Production Assistant industries. Currently she works for the City alternatives to youth. She is currently by Soledad O’Brien (national TV), Digital JENNY WU JON LEE and County of SF at the Human Rights the National Co-Chair for KAYA: Filipino Cam Film Festival (national TV), The Screen Graduate Student, Digital Mkg., Program Director, Commission where she manages the Local EM ANGELES is a native of Southern Hult International Business School The First Tee of San Francisco Business Enterprise (LBE) Certi!cation Unit. California. With 10+ years in event Americans for Progress, Vice Chair-Northern Savers on TechTV (national TV), Apple Beverly also teaches Cultural and Physical marketing industry, she currently works California for the Filipino American Caucus Computer (corporate video), DARPA Urban Anthropology at Skyline College where for YapStone, an e-payments processing of the California Democratic Party, Vice Challenge (corporate video), Ginoong she is passionate about teaching and loves company in the East Bay. She has Chair-Region 8 for NaFFAA, Pistahan Pilipinas (stage), The Journey: Stephanie nurturing students. Married and a mother volunteered at and supported numerous Festival Director, Advisor to Soulciety.org, Reese (stage), Pistahan Parade & Festival of two boys in public schools, she’s an active events, such as the Pistahan Parade and Commissioner for the Daly City Park & (festival), and cultural heritage events with parent who is an organizer, fundraiser, and and Festival, Filipino Heritage sporting Recreation Commission. the SF Giants, Oakland Raiders, and Golden soccer manager. events, Kulinarya as well as the 1st Annual State Warriors (events). Ken is also a Senior FilBookFest. Also a martial artist at heart, JIANING “JENNY” WU is a graduate Operations Manager at George P. Johnson, BONGGA DATILES Celebrity Hair & student of Digital Marketing at Hult a Project: Worldwide Agency (project.com). Make-Up Artist, www.SuperBongga.com she practices Filipino Stick Fighting known as Eskrima, Arnis, and/or Kali (depending International Business School. She is an Born in Santa Monica, Ken was a child actor Photographer Production Team on region) and currently holds 2 black belts international professional with experience with national TV credits including CECILIA CHUNG is a nationally NILAR AMANDA KHAING SONIA T. DELEN in 2 di"erent !ghting styles: PaaMano and in management, sales, marketing, % CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 & Chemical Engineer SVP, Banc of America Leasing, recognized civil rights leader, advocates event management and data collection. 9 Bank of America Merrill Lynch for HIV/AIDS awareness and care, LGBT Kombatan. Eve Ensler The Woman Who Changed the World

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10 FILIPINA WOMEN’S NETWORK | WWW.FILIPINAWOMENSNETWORK.ORG CALL TO ACTION: ;Zb^c^hiE]^adhe]nid=Zae^c\ ONE BILLION RISING feminist approach to helping consists of the woman and supports her as a person no matter following: what she decides, even is the helper does not agree When we started V-Day 14 years ago, we had the Perpetrator Responsible for with her choice. outrageous idea that we could END violence against AViolence: The battered woman is never Helper As Educator: The helper’s role includes women. Since then, hundreds of thousands of V-Day blamed for the abuse she has su!ered. The helper educating the battered woman about the facts of should never excuse violent acts (except in battering as a social and political problem. activists in audiences and on stages in over 140 self-defense) and should place responsibility for Women Helping Women: Battered women countries have come together to demand an end to the violence for the violence on the perpetrator. can bene"t from the support of other women at violence against women and girls. Advocacy Rather Than Therapy: The woman the time of crisis in order to understand and We have struggled with every bit of our beings asking for help is assumed to be a basically healthy overcome our common oppression as women. to end this violence, but still today, the United person who needs understanding, information, Peer Support: Battered women can bene"t Nations states that 1 in 3 women on the planet will support, and advocacy. Being abused, in itself, does from the support of other battered women in order be beaten or raped during her lifetime. That is more not indicate a need for therapy. to break down their isolation and gain perspective. than one billion women living on the planet today. Helper As Peer: The helper and the battered Empowerment: The helper’s goal is PHOTOS COURTESY OF EVE ENSLER V-Day REFUSES to stand by as more than a billion woman are peers; the helper, is in the role of empowerment; her job is help the battered woman women experience violence. providing support and skills to the battered woman, gain the skills and con"dence to exercise power V-Day announced its most ambitious campaign but does not hold power or authority over her. over her own life. “Eve Ensler wants to save the ever, called ONE BILLION RISING. Self-Help: The helpers goal is to help the Overcoming Stereotypes: The helper is ONE BILLION RISING is a promise that ONE battered woman become strong and independent, committed to working to overcome her own biases world… and don’t even think YEAR from February 14th, we will RISE UP with not to take over for her or make her dependent on and stereotypes in order to be an e!ective helper of getting in her way.” millions of women and men around the world to the helper. When much support is needed, “walk for women with backgrounds and situations say, “ENOUGH! The violence ends NOW.” with her” rather than do for her. di!erent from her own. ! NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Language: The helper must be aware of how Language: The helper must be aware of how Above: Eve Ensler with Jane Fonda ONE BILLION RISING will make the earth MOVE by uniting us through DANCE across every her language conveys her philosophy, attitudes, her language conveys her philosophy, attitudes, country. and stereotypes. Her language should and stereotypes. Her language should acknowledge women’s growth and power rather acknowledge women’s growth and power rather ONE BILLION RISING is a GLOBAL call to Claire Magazine’s Top Ten Charities, than perpetuating negative images. than perpetuating negative images. and in 2010 one of the top-rated action. We will gather throughout the world. Woman Controls Choice of Options: The organizations on GreatNonprofits. ONE BILLION RISING is COMMUNAL. We will helper leaves the choice of options to the battered Source: Hospitality House Women’s Shelter DANCE together in DEFIANCE of the injustices we V-Day stages large-scale benefits and our mothers, sisters, lovers, and friends have and produces innovative gatherings, su!ered. films, and campaigns to educate ONE BILLION and change social attitudes towards RISING is a violence against women, including the CELEBRATION. We will DANCE in documentary Until The Violence Stops. streets, we will It also holds community briefings on RAISE our voices, the missing and murdered women and we will of Juarez, Mexico. In addition, V-Day LEAVE our o#ces, staged the December 2003 V-Day our homes, and our daily routines BEHIND as we join UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS in a POWERFUL act of REFUSAL to let the violence delegation trip to Israel, Palestine, continue. Egypt and Jordan; the Afghan We invite you to join ONE BILLION RISING and Women’s Summit; the March 2004 make a promise to drop whatever you’re doing one delegation to ; the Stop Rape year from February 14th and RISE UP AND DANCE to Contest; the Indian Country Project; end violence against women and girls – ONCE AND FOR ALL. Love Your Tree; the June 2006 two- To join V-Days everywhere for ONE BILLION week festival of theater, spoken word, RISING, text BILLION to 50555. performance, and community events Your text today is a promise to join ONE Until the Violence Stops: NYC; the 2008 BILLION RISING to end the violence once and for V-Day 10-year anniversary events all. There will be many ways to participate in the coming months and draw attention to stopping V to the Tenth at the New Orleans violence against women and girls while growing the Arena and Louisiana Superdome; the movement – and we’ll need ALL of you. ^Xcc\ip nXi\_flj\ Stop Raping Our Greatest Resource: And if you don’t have a phone, when you get 0-,EXkfdXJki\\k (+-,:ljk\i8m\el\ Power To The Women and Girls of home, visit WWW.VDAY.ORG/BILLION and you JXe=iXeZ`jZf:80+('* XkK_`i[Jki\\k k\c+(,),,$+,.0 JXe=iXeZ`jZf:80+((' the Democratic Republic of Congo can join us from there. 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12 FILIPINA WOMEN’S NETWORK | WWW.FILIPINAWOMENSNETWORK.ORG WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST AND July of this year, she and other U.S. leadership in San Francisco and SHARMIN BOCK is a veteran of FWN’s 100 Most In&uential Filipina Kansas. After founding and running CREW !CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 " delegates will represent the U.S. Team continue to be a voice for women and prosecutor and a nationally recognized Women in the United States. This is recycling and environmental services to the 2012 WEKAF World Tournament the Filipino community.” leader on cutting edge criminal Sonia’s ninth year as cast member since companies in the U.S., Europe and the The Waltons (series), Addams Family in Cebu Philippines. prosecutions including DNA cold cases the original 2004 FWN production of Far East, she moved to San Francisco Halloween Reunion (TV movie), and and human exploitation and tra%cking MARJORIE BLANDO is a new (HEAT). A 40-year San Francisco resident, The Vagina Monologues. She lives in San to change the way she lived her life. Little Women (TV miniseries). Ken now MARILUZ PANASZEWICZ immigrant to the U.S. from the Sharmin serves as an Assistant District Francisco with her husband, Christopher After struggling as a taxi driver and lives happily ever after in San Francisco RAGASA is the owner of Mariluz Philippines. She brings with her over 15 Attorney for Alameda County in charge Fitzsimmons and their boys, David, Justin bank teller, she went to work at Good with Al Perez, his partner of 21 years. Design, an event design, decor, years experience in technical-vocational of Special Operations and Policy and Matthew. Vibrations, eventually as president and specialty printing and planning education and administration. She has a Development. Born in , Sharmin’s $rst CEO. Early on, Theresa became involved LEAH L. LAXAMANA joins the TVM business in San Francisco. She is very BA in Psychology and a MA in Industrial languages were French, English and Farsi. STEPHANIE BLOCK is an award- in the women’s rights and transgender cast for a second time and is excited to active in the Filipino American and Psychology. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary winning writer and editor and a equality movements. She became continue raising awareness on women’s Asian communities. She sits on the School, Occidental College, graduating passionate social media consultant the $rst transgender to serve on the issues. Having completed her work with Cum Laude with a degree in Philosophy board or sta# of several nonpro$ts and NILAR AMANDA KHAING was and Political Theory and Georgetown for gender equality organizations like Human Rights and Police Commissions. Filipina Women’s Network and Korn/ community events including Pistahan born and raised in which University Law Center graduating Cum the San Francisco Department on the She organized the $rst Transgender Ferry International, Leah is about to Parade and Festival, Filipina Women’s is also known as Burma. After high Laude. Throughout her 22-year career in Status of Women and San Francisco’s Day of Remembrance, became the begin her next chapter as a member Network, Miss Asian America Pageant school she went to the United Kingdom the Alameda County District Attorney’s Steering Committee for the 2015 5th $rst transgender co-chair of a major of the Class of 2013 of the National and Fashion Arts and Youth Enterprise. and completed her masters degree o%ce, Sharmin prosecuted almost World Conference on Women. She political club and was named California Urban Fellows program, an academic She is a wife and mother of three in chemical process engineering. She every kind of serious and violent crime, sits on the Board of Directors of the State Legislature Woman of the Year. and leadership development program including Azja who is performing in worked in France and moved last including murder, sexual assault, child United States National Committee She has been recognized by the Human that culminates in a Master of Public today’s The Vagina Monologues. This is September to the U.S. with her new molestation, extortion, kidnapping, for UN Women, SparkSF.org, and the Rights Campaign, Equality California, Administration degree from New York’s robbery, human tra%cking, domestic Mariluz’ virgin acting performance! husband. “Living in a new country and violence, burglary, carjacking and torture, Jewish Federations of North America’s Transgender Law Center, the Advocate, Baruch College, School of Public A#airs. moving to a society where you have achieving a 95% conviction rate on National Young Leadership Cabinet. Out Magazine, the Horizons Foundation Recently, the Paci$c Asian American MARILY MONDEJAR is a Filipina no family and friends is de$nitely not felony cases brought to trial. Sharmin’s Stephanie successfully completed and received Sainthood from the Sisters Women Bay Area Coalition (PAAWBAC) American feminist, a community easy. I have met so many people with courtroom experience in the sentences the Women Moving Millions Donor of Perpetual Indulgence. Theresa has selected Leah as one of its Monarch organizer, and an untiring advocate di#erent beliefs, values and dreams, she obtained – 420 years to life for a Institute and was a recent panelist been Grand Marshal of the San Francisco Awardees for 2012 recognizing her as against domestic violence and who treat me di#erently and look down serial child molester; life without the at the Commission on the Status of LGBT Pride Parade and the Bay Area an emerging API leader. Leah served tra%cking of Filipina women. Marily for their own reasons have been quite possibility of parole on an unsolved Women at the United Nations. Too, she LGBT Rodeo Association “Best Buck as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras is passionate about women’s rights challenging.” She is guided by her motto 21-year old torture murder of a prostitute; has twice chaired Spark’s Black & Pink of the Bay” Rodeo. Her life has been from 2006-2008. Currently, she is an 265 years to life on a predator who and especially works to ensure the that ‘Nothing is Impossible, just not sexually assaulted two young girls after Ball of nearly 1000 young professionals. chronicled in many major publications active volunteer of the Cornerstone representation of Filipina and Asian happened yet!’ – so watch out world! climbing through a window in the middle When she isn’t leading Tweet-Ups or and on National Public Radio. Theresa Church of San Francisco and an o%cer women’s voices in the public and private of the night; and 180 years to life on a launching Facebook campaigns, this is now Executive Director of the San of the San Francisco Toastmasters Club. sectors. NIKKI “TITA AIDA” CALMA is a serial rapist who targeted young African- Vassar graduate is an avid world traveler, Francisco Human Rights Commission She is also a student of Abadá capoeira A senior business leader with visible A&PI LGBT leader and personality American women. having lived in six countries and visited where her agency facilitates both and is working on her Portuguese. wide-ranging global experience as an in the Bay Area. Recognized for her sixty. Please $nd her on Twitter at @ the San Francisco Human Tra%cking entrepreneur, strategist and advisor commendable work in the HIV $eld for SONIA T. DELEN is Senior Vice stephanieblock. Collaborative and Hate Crimes Coalition. MALIA COHEN On the Board, to organizations, she ended a notable the past twenty years both, TITA has President at Banc of America Leasing, She is the $rst transgender department Supervisor Cohen serves as Vice-Chair career in 2009 to devote her energies evolved to spread her advocacy and a subsidiary of Bank of America Merrill THERESA SPARKS is a native of head in the City’s history. of the Land Use and Economic full-time as the founding president activism work to her own community, Lynch. In 2007, she was selected as one the Midwest, growing up in suburban Development Committee, member of of the Filipina Women’s Network, a the transgender community. She is the Budget and Finance Committee nationwide nonpro$t organization currently a Program Supervisor for the and member of the Transportation for women of Philippine ancestry in Asian & Paci$c Islander Wellness Center. Authority. She also serves as a the United States, an organization she member of the Association of Bay grew from 50 members in 2002 to over ROSIE JOSUE graduated at SFSU Area Governments (ABAG) and the 10,200 list members today. with a double major in psychology and Joint Powers Board (JPB). Supervisor Marily joined the San Francisco criminal justice. She is an independent Cohen came to the Board from Power Commission on the Status of business owner while also working Forward Consulting, a public a#airs, Women’s Justice & Courage Project in with a restoration company in media and policy consulting $rm implementing changes in the City’s business development. In addition helping businesses and nonpro$ts system-wide response to domestic to supporting and volunteering for create sound public policy and a former violence. In 2009 she expanded various organizational events, such as member of the Corporate Strategy the campaign to engage the Asian for Filipinos for Progress and Pistahan and Communications team for the communities and developed coalitions Parade and Festival, she is the Chief Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. to end violence against women and Operating O%cer of the non-pro$t In addition to her work on economic girls. This year the campaign is now organization, Create Social Change. issues, Supervisor Cohen has worked Women of Color United Against As a passionate performing artist and as a $eld organizer and an Executive Violence. community activist for social justice, Assistant to Mayor Newsom and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee appointed this is her fourth year involved in this Executive Assistant to the Chief of Sta#. Marily to the San Francisco Redistricting production, committed to inspiring the Supervisor Cohen earned her Master Task Force that redrew the boundaries community and empowering women of Science Degree in Public Policy and for San Francisco’s 11 supervisors’ and girls. Management from Carnegie Mellon districts. Marily has received recognition University and her Bachelor’s Degree in from the California Asian Paci$c Islander SABRINA !INNA" T. FITRANTY Political Science from Fisk University. Joint Legislative Caucus for Excellence Originally from Jakarta, , in Civil Rights (2010), from Global Arts Inna now calls San Francisco home for MARIA SCHAUFELE is a Mortgage Education for organization president of more than 10 years. Once a banker and Loan Specialist at First Republic the year (2011), the Filipinas Magazine a journalist, she now fully commits Bank, with 15 years of experience for community service (2005) and from to social work – as an advocate, in the mortgage lending industry. KQED as 2012 Local Hero for Women’s counselor, and interpreter for domestic Also a martial artist, she practices History Month. violence and tra%cking – particularly the Philippine Martial Arts (Arnis- Marily says “This year I have accepted Indonesian survivors. Inna has been a Eskrima-Kali) and currently holds a the challenge to run for a seat in the feminist and activist for over 5 years, 4th degree black belt from Senkotiros Democratic Central County Committee and plans to work more globally in International/ Pallen Martial Arts. In (DCCC) so I can in&uence the Democratic the future.

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MY TOP PRIORITIES You’re Invited Targeted Democratic recruitment and voter education 1 New immigrants, women of color and LGBT youth need a Winning a Seat for Marily on the DCCC. voice at DCCC. A CONVERSATION WITH FEARLESS WOMEN: EVE ENSLER & MARILY MONDEJAR Bring DCCC to the neighborhoods As a member of the 2 SF Redistricting Task Force, I have experienced !rst-hand the HOST COMMITTEE power of community participation. Al Perez | Andrea Dew Steele | Belinda Muñoz | Caryl Ito | Christine Bronstein Dellie Punla | Diana Reyes Baughman Bring disparate groups together at DCCC Back to basics Dorka Keehn | Emily Murase | Franklin at DCCC. Focus on the party’s core democratic values and the Ricarte | Hydra Mendoza | Jason Chan 3 Julie Soo | Mary Jung | Noosheen Hashemi issues that bring the common good to its members. Scott Wiener | Sharmin Bock | Sonia Delen Susie Tompkins Buell | Ted Fang

EVE ENSLER ENDORSEMENTS Tony Award winning Playwright, Performer, Activist, Author, The Vagina Monologues

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