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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…

Humanitas36004/11/2020

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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…

Humanitas36030/10/2020

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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…

Humanitas36001/10/2020

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“It has to flourish again,” says artist Guilherme Kramer after painting the Cuxá Social Cooperative mural

The artist Guilherme Kramer was invited to give color to the facade of the Cuxá Cooperative at the São Luís Women's Penitentiary Unit, in Maranhão. On a social media post,,…

Humanitas36001/10/2020

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Humanitas360 inaugurates social cooperative in São Luís women’s prison unit

The Humanitas360 Institute inaugurated last Wednesday (August 26th) morning the Cuxá Cooperative, an initiative that will encourage social entrepreneurship among imprisoned women in Pedrinhas (the São Luís Women's Prison Unit).…

Humanitas36003/09/2020

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Lili Cooperative women open digital bank accounts

The women formerly enrolled in the Humanitas 360 Institute’s Entrepreneurship Behind and Beyond Bars Programs took an important step towards technology access and financial independence. Each one of the Lili…

Humanitas36017/08/2020

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Humanitas360 get together with Maranhão women of the Mulheres do Brasil Group

In July, the president of Humanitas360, Patrícia Villela Marino, joined a conversation with Maranhão women of the Grupo Mulheres do Brasil (the Brazilian Women Group). The Zoom meeting was mediated…

Humanitas36003/08/2020

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Tereza products, made by women in prison and formerly incarcerated, joins the Dotsy collaborative network

This month, products made by “Tereza Vale a Pena” (Tereza is worth it) -- a brand created by Humanitas360 to commercialize and disseminate products made by the inmates and ex-inmates’…

Humanitas36003/08/2020

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Incarceration Nations Network draws attention to prisoners’ conditions around the world with nocturnal art installations in major cities

Conceived by researcher Baz Dreisinger and artist Hank Willis Thomas, The Writing on the Wall project has rocked large cities around the world. In June, the American capital Washington hosted…

Humanitas36001/07/2020

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Cannabis industry regulation should include reparation for people arrested for non-violent crimes, says Steve DeAngelo

The Humanitas360 Institute joined a meeting hosted by The Green Hub with the so-called "father of the legal cannabis industry", Steve DeAngelo. He is the founder of Harborside Health, one…

Humanitas36030/06/2020

H360 discusses racism, political polarization and empathy at annual council meeting

On a women-only panel, Humanitas360 Institute addresses female incarceration at Folha de São Paulo seminar

H360 and FHC Foundation launch webinar series to discuss violence and drug legalization

“It has to flourish again,” says artist Guilherme Kramer after painting the Cuxá Social Cooperative mural

Humanitas360 inaugurates social cooperative in São Luís women’s prison unit

Lili Cooperative women open digital bank accounts

Humanitas360 get together with Maranhão women of the Mulheres do Brasil Group

Tereza products, made by women in prison and formerly incarcerated, joins the Dotsy collaborative network

Incarceration Nations Network draws attention to prisoners’ conditions around the world with nocturnal art installations in major cities

Cannabis industry regulation should include reparation for people arrested for non-violent crimes, says Steve DeAngelo

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