“Dreams – Common Lives in Extraordinary Times”

Since the aspects of women were chosen to be the main perspective for the GCAP 2007, the Brazilian coalition decided to follow it by doing a cultural and political event about women that will be amplified to the South American and Caribbean coalition. So by the Brazilian coalition this event will take place in Brasília (August 15^th) and Fortaleza (September 17^th) and by the Latin American and Caribbean coalition the event will take place in Lima , Peru (November 25^th).

For the event of the Brazilian coalition there will be activities such as a photography exposition, a film festival, a series of public debates women and the discrimination.

• The photographs are from Carolina Benshemesh, a British photographer that took photos from women in Palestine , Israel , Cuba and Brazil . She will also publish her book, Dreams – common lives in extraordinary times, from which the exposition will be maid.
• The films are from Latin America, Israel , Palestine , India and Afria. They are about the theme: “women and inequality” on it’s various aspects such as poverty, discrimination, power, sexuality, migration, etc.
• For the debates we are inviting feminists, female politicians, professors and activists to contribute with discussions about the themes: 1) The women participation in politics of the Latin American countries. 2) The challenge of the civil society to amplify and fortify the rights for women. 3) The violence against women, their need for special health public policies and the reproductive rights