Monthly Archives: November 2023

The mandate of city councilor Luciana Boiteaux held a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro’s City Council, in the Teotônio Vilela Plenary, to pay tribute to feminist organizations fighting for rights, with the presentation of motions to various women and org...

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CEPIA started a cycle of monthly workshops in partnership with Cultura Urbana. The aim of the meetings is to talk to teenagers about their health  with a focus on puberty and life skills. The first out of  4 meetings took place on September 28th and had...

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On October 2nd, CEBES – the Brazilian Center for Health Studies, whose main focus is the struggle for the democratization of health and society, held the webinar Brasil, Descriminaliza o Aborto Já (Brazil, Decriminalize Abortion Now) to debate the ...

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On October 5th, CEPIA began another cycle of youth workshops, this time in partnership with the George Pfisterer Municipal School, located in Leblon, CAP 2.1. The aim of the meetings is to talk to teenagers about youth-related issues, with a focus on pube...

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On October 6th, the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) held an event at the Federal Justice Cultural Center to debate the 35th anniversary of the 1988 Federal Constitution, with a screening of the documentary Lipstick Lobby. Leila ...

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In another partnership with the Orlando Villas Boas Public High School, CEPIA held three workshops with mothers and fathers of the School’s students. The meetings took place throughout October 9th and were attended by more than 60 fathers, mothers a...

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On October 18th, the REDEFEM Seminar – 35 years of the Federal Constitution: Advances and Challenges in the Enforcement of Women’s Rights & I REDEFEM Congress took place at the Rio de Janeiro School of the Magistrature, organized by EMERJ&...

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On October 19th, in continuation of the REDEFEM event – 35 years of the Federal Constitution: Advances and Challenges in the Effectiveness of Women’s Rights & 1st REDEFEM Congress, this time at the headquarters of the National Law Faculty ...

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On October 18th to 20th, the Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) held a workshop on Values-Based Dialogue with UNFPA representatives from Asia-Pacific countries. The meeting was attended by UNFPA representatives from several countries, including Mala...

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Leila Linhares Barsted received the Carlota Pereira de Queirós 2023 Woman-Citizen Diploma from the Chamber of Deputies at a formal session in Brasilia on October 25th, an award given to personalities whose work or actions have contributed to the full exe...

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In an Open Letter to the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, more than 60 civil society organizations demand urgency in the re-creation of the National Commission on Population and Development (CNPD). “Brazil is back! We celebrate...

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On October 31st, Leila Linhares Barsted took part as a lecturer in the closing class of the Women’s Extension Course – Green knots at the Fluminense Federal University. The course, held remotely, is coordinated by Professor Paula Curi, and has...

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The As Josefinas Institute – Cultural and Social Productions, in partnership with CEPIA and WLP, started the training Promoting decision making – A training for leaders of black and peripheral women, which took place at the Quintal das Josefin...

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Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean In the second week of November, the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and De...

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On November 21st, the School of Collective Health at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) held a class as part of the 7th edition of the Human Rights & Health Approaches Extension Course, coordinated by Prof. Miriam Ventura and with the sup...

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