Eclipse Rising is co-sponsoring the following event next week in San Francisco. Please consider attending or helping to spread the word, thank you!

Don't miss this event coming up next month, to hear the Voices of people's movements in the Philippines, Korea and Okinawa and how they are resisting US Militarism and the Asia-Pacific Pivot. 
VOICES OF THE PEOPLE:  RETHINKING THE ASIA-PACIFIC PIVOT

Tuesday, December 9th
Doors: 6 pm
Program: 6:30 pm
518 Valencia St., SF


Food, drinks, and childcare will be provided. Donations welcome.

Speakers:
Ko You Kyoung (International Women’s Network Against Militarism, South Korea)

Raymond Palatino (BAYAN, Philippines)

Yoko Fukumura (Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence, Women for Genuine Security)

Sponsored by the Center for Political Education, Women for Genuine Security, BAYAN- USA, Anakbayan, Eclipse Rising, Veterans for Peace, Asian Americans for Peace and Justice, and the Asia Pacific Islands Peoples’ Solidarity (Bay Area).

 

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People’s resistance to militarism in the Asia-Pacific region is growing as the U.S. military increases its presence under the auspices of the so-called “Pivot to Asia.” At the same time, communities in the U.S. increasingly face a rapidly militarized and violent police force in our neighborhoods, streets, and schools.

The Center for Political Education, Women for Genuine Security, and the Asia Pacific Islands Peoples’ Solidarity (Bay Area) is excited to host an evening of story sharing with an international roundtable featuring activists from the Asia-Pacific region.

Speakers:

Ko YouKyoung (International Women’s Network Against Militarism, South Korea) is a longtime peace activist in South Korea as the former director of the National Campaign for Eradication of Crimes by U.S. Troops in Korea. She

is also a member of the Korean Women’s Network Against Militarism, SAFE-Korea, and the Pyeongtaek Peace Center.

Raymond Palatino (BAYAN, Philippines) is an activist and writer in the Philippines. He’s the Southeast Asia Editor in the Global Voices, an online citizens’ media network, and contributor to the ASEAN Beat of the Diplomat magazine. He’s also the chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Metro Manila.

Yoko Fukumura (Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence, Women for Genuine Security)

Moderator: Rhonda Ramiro (BAYAN USA)

Sponsors: Center for Political Education, Women for Genuine Security, BAYAN-USA, Anakbayan, Eclipse Rising, Veterans For Peace, Asian Americans for Peace and Justice, the Asian Pacific Islands Peoples’ Solidarity (Bay Area)