Deborah Carlos-Valencia

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Deborah Carlos-Valencia
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Carlos-Valencia in 2015
Born1948or1949(age 76–77)
Philippines
NationalityGreek
OccupationSocial worker
Years active1984 to present
Organization(s) Kasapi Union,
Melissa Network,
DIWATA – The Philippine Women’s Network in Greece,
BABAYLAN-Philippine Women’s Network in Europe

Deborah Carlos-Valencia (born 1948or1949), sometimes written as Deborah Valencia, is a Filipino social worker, feminist, founder of the Kasapi Union, and co-founder of the Melissa Network, an organization that brings together leaders of the established migrant community in Greece.

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Personal life

Carlos-Valencia is a Filipino feminist and community leader who fled the Philippines to Greece during the Marco dictatorship in 1985. [1] [2] Her husband Joe [3] and son followed her to Greece some years later. [4] She was aged 70 in 2019. [1]

Life in Philippines

A trade-unionist [3] and a social worker, [2] Carlos-Valencia had to flee the Philippines after she and her husband became involved in Workers' resistance against the Marcos dictatorship. [5]

Life in Greece

Carlos-Valencia in 2015 Podium v.l.n.r. Nelli Kampouri, Margarita Tsomou, Deborah Carlos Valencia (21705944493).jpg
Carlos-Valencia in 2015

After arrival in Greece, Carlos-Valencia co-founded the Melissa Network in Athens in 2014 [2] with Nadina Christopoulou. [6] The organization serves the needs of migrant women in Greece, especially migrant domestic workers in Athens. [2] [1] The organization has since grown to include women from 45 countries. [2] [7] The organization is a based in Victoria Square in central Athens, [6] amidst a community where far-right anti-migrant sentiment is high. [2] Services provided include language lessons and other life skills. [6]

In 1986, Carlos-Valencia helped found the Kasapi Union, an organisation supporting solidarity for those affected by Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos. [4] In 1998, she organized a worker's solidarity event at Panteion University. [7]

She is also helped found the DIWATA – The Philippine Women’s Network in Greece microcredit cooperative and was a founding member of BABAYLAN-Philippine Women’s Network in Europe. [8]

Six years after her arrival in Greece, in 2020, Carlos-Valencia was one of the 2.9% of Filipinos to obtain Greek citizenship. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Malichudis, Stavros (2019-01-14). ""Being a migrant and a woman is like double marginalisation"". Sisters of Europe. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-11. Deborah Carlos-Valencia, 70
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gutiérrez, Icíar (2017-10-31). "Así es la red de apoyo entre mujeres migrantes y refugiadas en Atenas". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. 1 2 Κακαουνάκη, Μαριάννα. ""Επάγγελμα Φιλιππινέζα" για μια ζωή". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. 1 2 Athen, Carolin Philipp. "Selbsthilfe der Abgeschotteten (nd-aktuell.de)". www.nd-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. 1 2 "Μαρτυρίες μεταναστών / Άφησαν το δικό τους σπίτι για να φροντίζουν τα δικά μας". Αυγή (in Greek). 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  6. 1 2 3 Gill, Omaira (2017-11-10). "Melissa Network: un lieu d'activité bourdonnante construit par des femmes migrantes". InfoMigrants (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  7. 1 2 Silva, Daniela Oliveira, Ana La-Salete (2021-03-08). "O que se faz no mundo pela igualdade de género - JPN". JPN - JornalismoPortoNet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Deborah Valencia". Humanity in Action. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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