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DESCRIPTION:U.S.-WIDE VIGIL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF GABNET 3--U.S. CITIZENS / 
 PERMANENT RESIDENT BANNED FROM LEAVING THE PHILIPPINES \nWHAT: Vigil 
 demanding the immediate release of GABNet 3--National Chairperson Dr. 
 Annalisa Enrile, Founders Ninotchka Rosca and Judith Mirkinson (view 
 flyer)\n\nWHEN: 13 August 2007, Monday, 4PM\n\nWHERE: Chicago, Los Angeles, 
 New York/New Jersey, and San Francisco/Bay Area \n\nLOS ANGELES\n*Overnight 
 Vigil starting at 4:00pm\nPhilippine Consulate\n3600 Wilshire Blvd.\nLos 
 Angeles, CA 90010\nlosangeles@gabnet.org\n\nSAN FRANCISCO/BAY 
 AREA\nPhilippine Consulate\n447 Sutter St.\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94108\nsfbayarea@gabnet.org\n\nNEW YORK/NEW JERSEY\nPhilippine 
 Consulate\n556 Fifth Ave.\nNew York, NY 
 10036\nnynj@gabnet.org\n\nCHICAGO\nPhilippine Consulate\n30 North Michigan 
 Ave.\nSuite 2100\nChicago, IL 60602\nchicago@gabnet.org\n\nOn Monday, 
 August 13, 2007, GABRIELA Network USA (GABNet) will hold a US-wide vigil in 
 front of Philippine Consular Offices to demand the immediate removal of 3 
 of its leaders from the Philippine Department of Justice's "hold" list and 
 that they be allowed to return home to the US at once.\n\nGABNet National 
 Chairperson Dr. Annalisa Enrile was barred from boarding her return flight 
 from Manila, Philippines last August 5th. The Philippine DOJ had put her on 
 a "hold" list. Two other GABNet leaders--novelist, journalist Ninotchka 
 Rosca and veteran activist Judith Mirkinson, both founders of GABNet--are 
 reportedly on the same "hold" list and are likely to face the same 
 restriction of movement. The GABNet 3 had attended the 10th bi-annual 
 Women's Solidarity Affair in the Philippines (July 29-August 5, 2007). Dr. 
 Enrile also led a University of Southern California immersion 
 program.\n\n"It's clear that the Philippine government, led by Gloria 
 Macapagal Arroyo, is desperately trying to intimidate and silence 
 international solidarity," GABNet Secretary General Doris Mendoza said, 
 "especially those focusing on the countless human rights violations and 
 political killings. But our membership and allies are now even more 
 determined. For us, this harrassment of the GABNet 3 re-confirms the 
 undemocratic and unjust character of this US-backed Macapagal Arroyo 
 regime."\n\nGABNet is a Philippine-US women's solidarity mass organization 
 established in 1989. It co-sponsored an all women human rights legal 
 mission, led by the GABNet 3, to the Philippines last year.\n \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/12/18440301.php
SUMMARY:Overnight Vigil @ Consulate for Release of GABNET 3 US Women Citizens Held In Philippines
LOCATION:Philippine Consulate\n447 Sutter St.\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/12/18440301.php
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