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The Filipina Women’s Network advocates for an education campaign
that will
raise awareness about the violence being perpetrated against Filipina
women
and girls. Violence against women takes shape in a multitude of
forms
including domestic violence, stalking, rape, sexual assault, the
trafficking of women and children, date rape, verbal abuse and harassment,
and hate crimes. Violence statistics in the Filipina community is
scant
and this fundraiser is an urgent campaign to prevent and help eliminate
violence against Filipina women and girls. Violence does not discriminate
regardless of class, ability, age, education, immigration status,
sexual
orientation, and religion.
Proceeds
from this community event will fund an educational campaign in
collaboration with local organizations that has a prevention program
to
stop violence against Filipina women and girls.
Beneficiary
Organizations
Beneficiaries of the proceeds of our event include V-Day’s
Spotlight on
Missing & Murdered Women in Juarez, Mexico, FWN’s Filipina
Leadership
Empowerment Program, and the Filipino American Outreach Program
of
Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA), a local organization
whose
mission is to end domestic violence and abuse through intervention
and
prevention.

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