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We need suggestions. We need information.

Date

12 July 2016

Organisation

AWID Forum

Topics
Justice AWID Forum Civil & political rights Women human rights defenders
Region
Global Latin America
Languages

Video interview with Brazilian activist Jurema Werneck, Medical Doctor and Technical Coordinator at Criola.

“We need political support. We need suggestions. We need information. We need financial support. We need to hear your voice together with ours. We need your voice to support us and bring hope back to our lives.”

Jurema Werneck

Jurema Werneck

Jurema Werneck  is a Medical Doctor and Technical Coordinator at Criola. She holds a Master of Production Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University – UFRJ – 2000) and a PhD in Communication and Culture (UFRJ – 2007).

She has expertise in the following areas:  public policies for gender and race equity, anti-racism, Afro-Brazilian women, Afro-Brazilian culture, and health care for Afro-Brazilians.

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