The answer to the question in the title is no. Prisoners lose their political rights when they have a final conviction. The role that can be taken on by them is to make family and friends aware of the importance of voting, as stated by Flavia Maria, leader of the cooperative supported by Humanitas360 in...
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Fourth edition of Cannabis Thinking focuses on the plant’s relationship to racism and mass incarceration
In September 16 and 17, the 4th edition of Cannabis Thinking (CT 2022), an event organized by The Green Hub and held at CIVI-CO – a social innovation space that houses the Humanitas360 Institute and other impact companies – brought together guests and experts from the cannabis market. On the agenda were topics such as...
H360 supports research on cannabis regulation in Brazil and comparison with international experiences
The Humanitas360 Institute supports scholarship and research of its collaborator Higor Cauê in the Master Course in Political and Economic Law. Higor works on the theme “Cannabis regulation and (racial) reparation: international experiences and the Brazilian case” in the Stricto Sensu Post Graduation program of the Presbyterian University Mackenzie, in the research line “Citizenship Shaping...
H360 expands and opens another social cooperative in Peruíbe after technical cooperation agreement with Peruíbe’s Second Court “Somos Marias” project
The Humanitas360 Institute and the Second Judicial Court of the District of Peruíbe will soon open “Casa das Marias”, a space for refuge, technical, assistance, legal and psychological support for women in vulnerable situations, incarcerated and victims of violence. The cooperation agreement was signed with the Second Judicial Court of the District of Peruíbe in...
Gallery: embroidery produced by cooperative women from Maranhão for “Marrom: O Musical”
The musical “Marrom”, is in São Paulo, at the Sérgio Cardoso Theater, paying tribute to Alcione’s 50-year career anniversary. The show is directed by Miguel Falabella and produced by actor and director Jô Santana. To tell the story of her career, the script uses her origins in the state of Maranhão, mixing the artist’s story...
"Marrom: O musical" , the premiere – Costumes production with the support of the Maranhão cooperative
In July, the “Marrom: O musical” creator, Jô Santana, and the team of costume designers, Lígia Rocha, Jemima Tuany and Marco Pacheco gave a creative workshop to women incarcerated in the Pedrinhas prison complex, in Maranhão, who are members of the social cooperative created by the Humanitas360 Institute. The cooperative members will produce embroidery and...
Introducing the award-winning Monitoring the City project in social technology
This project was initially developed in a partnership between H360 and MIT; learn about the developments and future plans of this technological civic platform Winner of the Social Technologies Award by Banco do Brasil Foundation in 2021, the Monitoring the City app is the result of a long history of collaboration between Brazilian and foreign...
Anonymous to the State – yet incarcerated
Three million Brazilians do not have a birth certificate or any civil identification. Without these documents, you can’t have an identity card or CPF (Social Security), access to public health, education or any government assistance programs. The birth certificate is, above all, a guarantee of access to citizenship. One of these cases is that of...
Meet the new Humanitas360 Institute Board Advisors
Upon returning to the face-to-face meetings with directors at Humanitas360 Institute, the institution announced in May the addition of five new advisors to the Advisory and Fiscal Boards. At the meeting, the advisors were introduced a new phase of the institution, with the development of the Tereza Brand Business Plan and Theories of Change for...
Patrícia Villela Marino is awarded the Afro-Brazilian Civic Merit Medal by Zumbi dos Palmares University
On May 13th, the President of Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, received the Afro-Brazilian Civic Merit Medal, awarded annually by the Zumbi dos Palmares University. In 2022. marks a reflection on the 134 years since the signing of the Lei Áurea, which officially ended slavery in Brazil. The Afro-Brazilian Civic Merit Medal contemplates personalities who...