The National Headquarters of the Methodist Church, in São Paulo (SP), received, on August 3rd, the meeting of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI). The meeting was attended by representatives of churches and member organizations of the Council to discuss, among other topics, the election of the new board of the organization. The Methodist […]
On Friday, August 3rd, a Brazilian delegation had a meeting with Pope Francis to deliver documents exposing Human Rights violations in the country. The members of the delegation were: Marinete Silva, the mother of Councilwoman Marielle Franco, who was murdered in March this year and still awaits justice; the law expert Carol Proner, who brought […]
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Argentine Adolfo Perez Esquivel, and the participant of the hunger strike, Friar Sérgio Görgen, attended a public hearing held by the President of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Carmen Lúcia, on Tuesday, August 14th. Esquivel and Friar Sérgio were part of a commission formed by legal experts, artists, writers […]
In the morning of Saturday, July 27th, the Ecumenical Council of Christian Churches – CEBIC – had a meeting in the facilities of the Ecumenical Coordination of Service – CESE – to work on the topic: Faith and Politics: Pathways of resistance and hope. The meeting was attended by representatives of the United Presbyterian Church […]
Julho das Pretas (“The Black Women’s July”) is the joint and propositional agenda of organizations and black women’s movements from the State of Bahia, the Northeastern Region and other states of Brazil, aimed at the strengthening of black women’s organizations. “Julho das Pretas” was created in 2013 by Odara – The Black Women’s Institute – […]
On June 27, the Platform for a New Regulatory Framework for Civil Society Organizations of the State of Bahia held a regular meeting, aimed at building strategies to improve the implementation of Law 13.019 / 2014 and strengthen monitoring spaces. The meeting took place at CESE headquarters and it was attended by several social organizations, […]