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Women's struggles in Brazil with Debora Diniz
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Debora Diniz is a Brazilian university professor, human rights activist, documentarist, and public intellectual. Diniz served as a professor at University of Brasília for almost 20 years. She is the founder of Anis – Instituto de Bioética, an organization that specializes in the use of video and research for evidence-based advocacy, policy change, and strategic litigation on health and rights. Diniz served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Fòs Feminista (2018-2023), an international alliance for reproductive justice comprising over 220 organizations in more than 44 countries.
Her 2016 book, "Zika: From Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat," was awarded the Jabuti Prize Book and has since been translated into English and Japanese. As a video creator, her films have received over 80 awards and have been exhibited at festivals, prisons, universities, schools, hospitals, laboratories, courts, and churches in over 35 countries. She was nominated as one of Foreign Policy Magazine's "100 Global Thinkers." And In 2020, she was the recipient of the esteemed Dan David Prize, and in 2024 the honorary degree at the University of Ottawa.
Brazil is going through challenging times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.
Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office. This podcast is edited and produced by Camilo Rocha in São Paulo.
https://www.braziloffice.org/en/observatory#activities
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Her 2016 book, "Zika: From Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat," was awarded the Jabuti Prize Book and has since been translated into English and Japanese. As a video creator, her films have received over 80 awards and have been exhibited at festivals, prisons, universities, schools, hospitals, laboratories, courts, and churches in over 35 countries. She was nominated as one of Foreign Policy Magazine's "100 Global Thinkers." And In 2020, she was the recipient of the esteemed Dan David Prize, and in 2024 the honorary degree at the University of Ottawa.
Brazil is going through challenging times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.
Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office. This podcast is edited and produced by Camilo Rocha in São Paulo.
https://www.braziloffice.org/en/observatory#activities
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