Irma Salvatierra Bajar
Irma Salvatierra Bajar has one goal-″serving the people″-and many ways of accomplishing it. The queer Filipino grassroots organizer and native of Hawaii is the membership program coordinator at the Audre Lorde Project, which serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, Two Spirit, trans and gender non-conforming (LGBTSTGNC) people of color in New York City. She is also the vice-chair of international relations for GABRIELA-USA, the stateside chapter of GABRIELA Philippines, an alliance that advances the struggle of women in the overall movement for genuine democracy and national liberation in the Philippines. Bajar also builds relationships among grassroots women´s organizations for the International Women´s Alliance, a global network that advocates national and social liberation. For her fearless determination to improve women´s lives at home and abroad, Bajar was honored by the Stonewall Foundation this year at its Stonewall Honors gala. But you won´t find Bajar resting on her laurels. She tells GO, ″The time is now for all of us to expand and intensify our collective resilience towards liberation for all oppressed and exploited peoples. We must struggle against injustice, discrimination, exploitation and oppression, because these are all LGBTSTGNC issues that affect our community.″ -KL
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