Our next Comite de Mujeres Meeting will take place: Sunday-May 11, 2008 Time: 4:00 pm
Location: KIWA 3465 West 8th St, 2nd fl Los Angeles, CA 90005
WHO WE ARE: The Comite de Mujeres Patricia Marin (CMPM) is a project of Union del Barrio that started over 10 years ago in San Diego, CA and has been in L.A. for over a year now. We are a group of active and progressive women committed to the struggle for self-determination of our people. As activists, we come together each month in order to develop our political education and participation as revolutionary women.
We learn about our Indigenous Roots, roles and contributions within HERstory and HIStory across Latin America. We address different social injustice issues affecting our communities today and organize our communities from a women of color perspective.
El Comite de Mujeres Patricia Marin meets once a month and is open to all women of all ages and backgrounds.
The Comité de Mujeres Patricia Marin is named after deceased Unión del Barrio cadre Patricia Marin. Patricia started her activism in M.E.Ch.A. in Orange County. She was a leading member in Unión del Barrio's Women's Commission and at the time of her death she was the coordinator of the Chicano Mexicano Prison Project. Because of her activism and commitment to her Raza, Unión del Barrio and the Women's Commission, at a retreat held in January of 1996, decided to name the Women's Commission after this dedicated compañera. By taking on the name Comité de Mujeres Patricia Marin, we hope to keep alive the legacy of this righteous mujer and help advance the cause for the total liberation of all Raza.
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