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We start the conversation with art as a language and find power in girls and womens stories.

14/06/2025

My friendship standards these days:

If you’re pro-Palestine — Instant besties, soul click!

If you’re silent on Israel and Zionism — I’ll hold space for dialogue, and offer what I can to guide and grow together.

But if you’re pro-Israel and defend its violence —
We won’t stand side by side. That door is closed. Some lines aren’t meant to be crossed.

01/05/2025

Labor Day reminder: Not all labor is paid — and women know this best.

From caring for children and elders with no paycheck, to scrubbing tables, planting fields, serving others’ families while far from their own. From OFWs mothering by video call, to street vendors surviving on the margins. From community roles taken for granted, to boardrooms where accomplishments are overlooked and voices dismissed.

This is the labor that remains unpaid, unheard, unseen — because it is done by women, especially those who are poor, migrant, racialized, and expected to carry not just the work, but everyone’s pain too.

We honor not just their labor, but the injustice of how it’s treated. Let this day not be just a celebration, but a reckoning.
Don’t forget free P a l e s t I n e

08/03/2025

Women’s rights are human rights—this includes Palestinian, Congolese, Sudanese, Yemeni, and Sahrawi women, and the list goes on. From settler colonialism to war, forced displacement, systemic violence, and economic oppression, women across these regions continue to resist and fight for justice, liberation, and self-determination. Their struggles are our struggles.
A true commitment to women’s rights means standing with all women resisting neocolonial violence, imperialism, occupation/oppression and not just when it’s convenient, but when it matters most.

07/03/2025

(Media Advisory)

A Glorious Women’s Month to all!!

As women globally march on International Women’s Day (IWD) against wars and corporate capitalism, so do we World March of Women - Pilipinas. On the eve of IWD, we troop to the Department of Agriculture to protest the Supreme Court First Division’s resolution allowing commercial fishing inside the 15-kilometer municipal fishing zone.

When this becomes final and executory, women fishers and their families will starve and will be displaced by lack of harvests and will be vulnerable to all forms of exploitation.

Join us on March 7, at 8-10AM, in front of the Department of Agriculture at Elliptical Road to resist corporate encroachment of our natural resources.

The women will wear makeshift boats and pitch tents to represent displacement from capitalist exploitation.

(With deep thanks to feminist artist Nikki Luna who patiently rendered this watercolor work. The tents also house climate crisis refugees, as well as symbolize resistance of Western Saharawi women whose traditional tents are disallowed in occupied territories but are installed in Tindouf where we start our 6th International Action this year.)

- Pilipinas

23/12/2024

💜 Sharing calendar 📅:
As part of our TENTH anniversary celebrations, we are releasing limited copies of our Lumilikha, Lumalaban, Lumalaya Calendar for 2025! Featuring only some of the women who have been part of Gantala Press’ herstory so far: women who have written about women, women who continue to write despite state repression, women whose life and work have influenced and inspired younger women to write and create — not only for themselves and their immediate community, but for Inang Bayan. We’ll set up the order form soon!

Calendar design and portraits by Ysai Milo

Order your 2025 Lumilikha, Lumalaban, Lumalaya Calendar now! Limited copies only!

A3, 14 pages, white paper, ring binding
₱195 only

This calendar is released to mark Gantala Press’ 10 years of publishing progressive writings by women. Thank you very much for your support! Onward to a creative, militant, and liberating New Year!

https://tinyurl.com/GPCalendar2025

06/12/2024

It's that time of the year again! Power in Her Story once again partners with Lakbike and Pinked Gorilla to share some love and joy to the indigenous children of Sitio Jessmag, Iba Zambales. In 2022, we brought some toys and children's books. This year aside from shared meal and children's books, we also hope to start a bike share in line with our Lakbike Kababaihan.

We know how it feels to be a kid during Christmas, and it is such a pleasure and privilege to be able to share the season's joy. We hope to hold the Christmas Gift giving on the 22nd of December 2024.

With this, we call for donations in cash and kind. We accept used toys and children's books sent to the address below. And for cash donations thru the following:

For toys and books:

Sheena Rubin
78 Don Primitivo St, Unit O
Don Antonio Heights, Brgy. Holy Spirit, QC

For cash donations:

GCASH:
Rosanne Aldeguer
09399664348

Maya Bank
Rosanne Marie Aldeguer
803563567251

29/11/2024

The World March of Women – Pilipinas commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by underscoring the relentless assaults on Filipino women’s bodies, livelihoods, and communities.

On November 25, around 100 women gathered in Quezon City to denounce human rights violations, including militarization, corporate land-grabbing, trafficking, and sexual violence. They demanded the release of Ma. Salome Ujano, unjustly detained for three years, and the passage of the Sexual Exploitation Survivors’ Assistance Act. Jean Enriquez, national coordinator of WMW-Pilipinas and Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women – Asia Pacific, highlighted the power of survivor-led initiatives, urging policymakers to provide long-term support and inclusion in recovery programs.

Ellene Sana of the Center for Migrant Advocacy called for trauma-informed care and gender-responsive protections for migrant workers, as environmental crises and economic insecurity push women into precarious migrations. LILAK (Purple Action for Indigenous Women’s Rights) denounced corporate land-grabbing, which perpetuates poverty, food insecurity, and violence in indigenous communities. Partido Manggagawa advocated for the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill, addressing early pregnancies linked to violence and abuse against young girls.

In solidarity with WMW – Pilipinas, Power in Her Story echoes the demand to end VAW in the Philippines, and for peace with justice, decrying the devastation of war and militarization in Palestine, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Kanaky, Kurdistan, Mali, Syria, and Sudan. Women and children in these regions bear the brunt of displacement, sexual violence, and systemic impunity.

Women worldwide stand united in their resistance, asserting their right to safety, dignity, and justice while amplifying the call to end all forms of violence against women.

28/10/2024

In the Philippines, natural disasters may be inevitable, but the depth of suffering endured by people, animals, and entire communities— is man-made. As politicians squander resources and neglect vital protections, both citizens and defenseless animals are left to fend for themselves in every crisis. In these moments, poverty and failed governance are laid bare, with aid reduced to mere campaign propaganda. Resilience isn’t a badge; it’s a burden. We demand governance that protects, not abandons, its people and the vulnerable lives that share our communities.

Photo source for the drawing

Drawing :
Images in order:
1. We demand governance that protects—not abandons—its people and all vulnerable lives that share our communities.

2. Igigiit namin ang pamamahalang nagpoprotekta—hindi nagpapabaya—sa mamamayan at sa lahat ng nanganganib na buhay sa ating pamayanan.

3. When they praise our resilience, they excuse their negligence. We demand protection, not abandonment.

4. Kapag pinupuri nila ang aming katatagan, pinapalusot nila ang kanilang kapabayaan. Nananawagan kami ng proteksyon, hindi abandona.

07/10/2024

Dearest Falasteen,
Though I haven’t walked your land, I feel the weight of your history in my heart. Seventy-six years have passed, heavy with memories and pain for Palestinians. Seventy-six years, four months, and twenty-two days since May 15, 1948, when you were lost and the ground beneath you turned to fire. Then, on October 7, 2023, the wound reopened, reminding the world that your suffering is unending. This pain lingers in our hearts today—October 7, 2024.
Gaza bleeds, and we can only watch as the blood flows. Forty-one thousand, eight hundred and seventy souls have been lost—gone. Sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty-six children, their laughter silenced forever. Eleven thousand, three hundred and forty-six women, their voices stilled.
Ninety-seven thousand, one hundred and fifty-six men, women, boys, girls, and infants bear wounds both seen and unseen. Their hearts cry out, yet the world remains deaf. I am deeply sorry. Two million more are left to starve and thirst, struggling to survive in the dust. Despair darkens your land while the world moves on. This is not right.
It has been too long, Falasteen. Too long for those separated from you and the soil that is their home. They hold their keys tightly, fragile symbols of hope. Their souls, their every breath, belong to you—always yours. We know you yearn to be free again, and we yearn for it with you—from the river to the sea.
With all my love,
Yours, forever.

Source: Gaza Media Office

28/08/2024

How can mothers mother in Gaza?
(N.Luna)

10/05/2024

Listen • Learn/Unlearn from her 💕 Esteemed Professor/Curator/Culturalworker/writer-researcher • .ph Who do we write for? 🟣 Meet the Speaker:

Eileen Legaspi Ramirez is an Associate Professor of the University of the Philippines Diliman Department of Art Studies. She continues to work across the fields of criticism and art history. She presently serves as editorial collective member of the journal Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia, Research Advisory Committee member of The Flow of History collaborative project between Asia Art Archive and AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research, and Exhibitions, and Board of Trustee member of Another Roadmap School, as well as Kwago Research and Publishing Lab. Recent publications include: “It Takes a Village: Archives Talk Back” in the (Im)possibility of Art Archives by 51personae project and Palgrave MacMillan (2024), and “Art in a Solidarity Continuum: Winnowing Loose Transnational Threads“ in Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy: 1974-77 by Afterall Research Centre (2023).

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Who do we write for?: The audience of art criticism
18 May 2024, Saturday, 2-4 pm
Ateneo Art Gallery and Zoom

“Who do we write for?”, the third in the talk series to delve into the relevance and state of art criticism today, takes the form of a question – one that is important for a critic to answer before they put their minds to work and pen to paper.

Before the critic interprets – which is just one of their many functions – they must first ask themselves: Who am I writing for? Who is my audience? This points to another critical inquiry for the writer: Where am I in the artworld’s ecosystem? With such becoming larger and more fragmented, it is a necessity for the critic to be sensitive to the different individuals and relationships in this vast ecosystem. Such will eventually guide them to answer: Who am I – or more importantly, should I be – writing for?

This talk is open to the public for FREE. To attend, register at: https://go.ateneo.net/WhoDoWeWriteFor

For inquiries, please email [email protected].

08/03/2024

‘No Woman Is Genuinely Free, Until Palestinian Women Are Free’ - Nikki Luna
Celebrating International Women’s Day and sharing this poster/art by Artist/Feminist Nikki Luna in solidarity with Palestinian women and Palestinian struggle 🇵🇸❤️💚🖤 created for check out the exceptional posters made by feminists around the globe for Palestine.
Thank you to our sister of Coalition Against Trafficking In Women Asia Pacific - CATW AP

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Welcome to Power In Her Story!

How powerful are girls’ stories?

We start the conversation with art as a language.

We are one with the many faceless girls and women who want to speak their truths.

We hope to convey the message that girls and women are fighters of the many falsehoods that seek to keep them weak.

Power In Her Story is an imprint of Manila Feminista INC. We are a women-centered, independent publishing house. We produce, print and distribute visual educational materials, children's books and merchandise focusing on mainstreaming women's human rights and gender equality, with emphasis on the needs of marginalized groups of girls and women. We aim to be progressive and all-inclusive.

For every Power in Her Story book you buy, a generous percentage will support the creation and distribution of free educational materials to marginalized communities, and efforts towards mainstreaming women’s (girls) human rights and gender equality.

WHY WE WANT TO DO THIS

We are tired of being told that we have bigger problems than "women’s issues."

We live in a world where powerful people blatantly express their misogyny; where r**e jokes continue to be laughed at; where sexism, sexist comments and catcalling, and objectification are still considered normal and non-issues.

Toxic actions and speech against girls/women are never harmless and should not be tolerated. VAW (Violence Against Women) comes in many layers and forms. It becomes a bigger struggle when you are a girl/woman who lack opportunities and live below the poverty line. We need to find ways to educate, re-educate and inform people on the importance of creating a non-sexist environment, ensuring gender equality, and upholding the human rights of women and girls.

We believe that through information, creative tools, education and books will help change mindsets. A girl can make a difference, can contribute to making the world safer, freer, and richer for herself and others.

Let us find the power in her story.

Hear her story.

Listen to her story.