Tag: VAW
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Women Writing in the Pandemic
Gantala Press is a feminist small press and literary collective based in Metro Manila. We produce and publish books and zines (which are self-published, non-commercial, often homemade publications), and organize art-related projects with artists and groups. We started our collective in 2015 in response to the underrepresentation of women in literary institutions. At that time,…
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Pahayag sa Lockdown
Hangad ng Gantala Press ang maayos at ligtas na pagpapatupad ng pamahalaan sa enhanced community quarantine, sakaling pahabain pa ito. Nakikipagkaisa kami sa iba’t ibang sektor upang matiyak na maisakatuparan ito. Kaakibat ng mga hakbangin upang sugpuin and COVID-19 ay ang pagsang-alang alang sa kalagayan ng kababaihan! Mahigit isang buwan na mula nang ipinatupad ang…
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Statement on the Dismissal of the Rape Case vs MIT-trained Science Writer
The recent dismissal of the rape case filed by a fellow against TJ Dimacali, a panelist in the 2019 Iligan National Writers Workshop, exposes how the justice system protects only the powerful. We stand with our sister, the survivor of rape. We deplore the fiscal’s judgment, which echoes the INWW organizers’ claim that the incident…
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Notes on “Umiimik, Umaalma”
By Angeli Lacson, UP Writers Club Last November 23, 2019, UP Writers Club, in partnership with feminist literary collective Gantala Press and small press expo Better Living Through Xeroxography, held Umiimik, Umaalma: Resisting the Cultural Reproduction of Violence Against Women at the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, UP Diliman. Moderated by Ms. Faye Cura,…