To the Philippine Women Centre of B.C.,

The National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC) sends our warmest and most militant greetings of congratulations to the Philippine Women Centre of B.C., and its newly-elected Board of Directors at its recently-held Annual General Meeting. For over 20 years of Filipino Canadian women’s organizing, the PWC of B.C. has served as an example and inspiration to thousands of Filipino Canadian women to take great pride in continuing the long history of our struggle and resistance as working-class women of colour in Canada.

The NAPWC salutes the great courage and determination of the new Board of Directors, all your members, and volunteers in your commitment to march forward and continue the pioneering work of the PWC of B.C. for equality, genuine development and women’s liberation. Your fervor in advancing the struggle of our growing community for genuine settlement and integration in Canada is integral and central in our efforts to build a progressive movement for social change – a movement that puts the struggles of marginalized workers, women and youth at the forefront of the working-class struggle in Canada.

As we enter another milestone in the history of Filipino Canadian women’s organizing, our strong resistance against our continuing exploitation and oppression will be marked, yet again, in the history of our community, as we reclaim the revolutionary road towards women’s emancipation.

Sulong kababaihan! Makibaka, huwag matakot!

In Solidarity,
Cecilia Diocson, Executive Director
National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada
(member of the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians)