Barnard College
Gabriela Leite was the first sex worker to run for federal office in Brazil. Please join us for a screening of the 29-minute documentary about Gabriela’s long career of advocacy and organizing for sex workers’ rights, as well as her electoral campaign, followed by a discussion with:
Laura Murray, Director and PhD Candidate, Sociomedical Sciences;
Flavio Lenz, journalist, Gabriela’s husband, and co-founder with Gabriela of Davida, a Brazilian sex workers’ rights organization;
Carole S. Vance, PhD, Associate Professor, Sociomedical Sciences; and
Penelope Saunders, PhD, NYC sex worker activist and filmmaker
Co-sponsored by:
The University Seminar on Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights;
The Department of Sociomedical Sciences’ Pre-doctoral Training Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Health; and
The Barnard Center for Research on Women
For more information on the film, go to akissforgabriela.com
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