Product Description
- Please note that Marilyn designed each bracelet to be unique in color, due to reasons such as limited resources within the prison. To honour Marilyn's creativity and work, customers can only choose the words woven on the bracelet, without a guarantee of the exact color design.
- Thread/ woven bracelet
- Comes with an adjustable strap
- This is a collective project of the women political prisoners at the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines.
- Designed by Marilyn Magpatoc
About the Artist
On October 14, 2014, Marilyn Magpatoc was sentenced to 19 to 21 years for the trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives after being arrested in a remote village in Davao Occidental, where she was campaigning against mining.
She was at first detained with male prisoners at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm. She described her time there as the "worst days of her life," fearing for her safety and health. When transferred to CIW, she was placed in isolation for a month without explanation, which she described as a torturous and unjust experience.
Proceeds
GABRIELA’s Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves (FOSFO) campaign works to free women political prisoners in the Philippines. As Pinay Collection’s official community partner, we fully support their advocacy and the political prisoners of CIW through ongoing educational and fundraising efforts.
100% of the profits from these bracelets will go directly to FOSFO and the political prisoners of CIW, helping meet their essential needs within the correctional institute.
