This Monday, April 25th, the President of Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, participated in the Legacy event organized by the “Bem Maior Movement” (Greater Good Movement) at Santander Theater, in São Paulo. The event attended by Djamila Ribeiro, Preto Zezé, Elie Horn, Luciano Huck, among many others, aimed to spread stories and deepen conversations about...
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28/03/202228/03/2022
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Cuxá Cooperative members working at the Maranhão Public Defender’s Office fair
Such a common scene in many movies and series: for an inmate to participate in any activity outside prison, it is necessary a whole apparatus of criminal police, security and logistics. On Women’s Day week, Dorilene Lima and Bruna Ribeiro, who are serving time at Maranhão’s Women’s Prison Unit and are members of Cuxá Cooperative,...
22/03/202227/04/2022
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Documentary “Weaving Freedom”, produced by H360, now available at Itaú Cultural Play
The film “Weaving Freedom”, produced by Patrícia Villela Marino and the Humanitas360 Institute, directed by Luiza Matravolgyi and scripted by Ricardo Anderáos, is now available at Itaú Cultural Play. This documentary tells the story of the construction of cooperatives for incarcerated women, from the original idea, which emerged in Pará as a project by the...
21/03/202221/03/2022
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Incarcerated women from Cuxá Cooperative attend a theater course to prepare for “Marrom, the Musical”
The women from Cuxá, our cooperative at the Women’s Penitentiary Unit in Maranhão, attended a theater course held inside the prison in February. The project is part of an even wider cycle: they will be the ones producing part of the costumes used at Marrom, the Musical, a musical written and directed by Miguel Falabella,...
26/01/202127/01/2021
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THE NEW CASA TEREZA: Tereza is back – and with a new home!
In October 2020, one of Humanitas360’s civic-social projects – Casa Tereza – returned to its activities, but now, closer to us: within the CIVI-CO space! Here, the members of the cooperative receive all the necessary support to continue with the Tereza brand. And there is more: the new collection is already in production – and...
26/01/202126/01/2021
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H360 welcomes members from Casa Tereza at CIVI-CO for Holiday Get-together
On December 22nd, the Humanitas360 Institute had the opportunity to close the 2020 cycle in a special event together with the Lili Co-Op. To celebrate our evolution throughout the year and make the activities of the Casa Tereza project official, our team planned a reception in the CIVI-CO space, respecting health and social distance regulations....
21/01/202121/01/2021
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Patrícia Villela Marino receives Humanitarian Award for her work in the prison communities
The 2020 Humanitarian Award, awarded by “The Trust for the Americas”, a subsidiary of the Organization of American States (OAS), was presented to our President, Patricia Villela Marino. The entity annually recognizes personalities who have contributed significantly to the social good. The award ceremony was held remotely and was led by Secretary General Luis Almagro...
04/11/202004/12/2020
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H360 discusses racism, political polarization and empathy at annual council meeting
In October, the Humanitas360 Institute held its annual meeting of board members from the United States and Brazil, with guest speakers such as writer and American prison system former inmate Shaka Senghor, Argentine politician and former governor of Buenos Aires María Eugenia Vida, and Bertice Berry, a sociologist and lecturer. The meeting was also attended...
30/10/202004/12/2020
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On a women-only panel, Humanitas360 Institute addresses female incarceration at Folha de São Paulo seminar
On November 15, the Humanitas360 Institute released the documentary Tecendo a Liberdade (weaving freedom). The film tells the stories of struggle and overcoming of members of the COOSTAFE (Social Cooperative of Female Entrepreneurial Art Work) — the first female inmates cooperative of Brazil, formed in 2014 at the Ananindeua Women’s Reeducation Center (CRF) in Belém,...
01/10/202001/10/2020
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H360 and FHC Foundation launch webinar series to discuss violence and drug legalization
The first meeting took place on September 9 with the theme “Racism and Public Security,” and was attended by Hélio Santos, lawyer Elizeu Lopes, historian Dudu Ribeiro and sociologist Samira Bueno. The Humanitas360 Institute and the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation held on September 9 the webinar “Public Security and Racism,” the first of four panels...