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  The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, through the Suely de Souza Almeida Center for Public Policy Studies, the Suely de Souza Almeida Women’s Reference Center and the Center for Philosophy and Human Sciences, held its second ...

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Fòs Feminista held a meeting with the participants of its Regional  Initiative that brings together organizations from different regions of Latin America, including CEPIA, around reproductive justice. The meeting aimed to evaluate learning, progress and...

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On September 19th, CEPIA held the workshop “Do you know about the Plan?” gathering teenagers and young people from partner networks such as CEDECA, Rap da Saúde Program from the Health Department of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ State University  and...

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Continuing the activities carried out at the Orlando Villas Boas Public High School, on September 22nd it took place another workshop of the trainings Empodera e Multiplica (Empower and Multiply). This series of training bring together students from diffe...

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The Viva Maria Radio program, coordinated by Mara Regia, interviewed Jacqueline Pitanguy about President Lula’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Jacqueline commented on the importance of the president mentioning Berta Lutz ...

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The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM), Equality Now and the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL) held the Regional Strategic Meeting on the False Parental Alienation Syndrome (SAP) in Fam...

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The Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP), an international organization that brings together NGOs from 20 countries and of which Cepia is a partner, held its Board of Directors Meeting on September 26th. Jacqueline Pitanguy participated as an emeritus mem...

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The article Abortion, a matter of rights, citizenship and health, by Jacqueline Pitanguy, was published in Correio Brasiliense Newsapaper, on September 27th, the eve of the Latin American and Caribbean day of struggle for the decriminalization and legaliz...

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In Brazil, there is a profile of people criminalized for abortion: They are women. They are mostly black women. And most of them are in vulnerable situations, poor, with low education and living in peripheral areas. Today, September 28th is the Latin Amer...

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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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