Gabriela Leite se definia como prostituta aposentada. Foi a idealizadora da grife Daspu, fundadora da ONG Davida, de defesa dos direitos das prostitutas e de promoção à cidadania e criadora Rede Brasileira de Prostitutas. Também promoveu ações importantes na luta contra a aids e, por seu trabalho nessa área, foi homenageada durante pelo Grupo de Apoio à Prevenção à Aids (GAPA) de São Paulo – primeira ONG de prevenção ao HIV do país – como um dos 100 nomes que fizeram a história da luta contra a doença no Brasil. É com tristeza que damos adeus à ativista que trouxe cidadania e respeito às prostitutas do Brasil.

Eleven groups from Rio de Janeiro are continuing their activities to combat violence against women in their communities. The project, which has the support of the Avon Institute and UN Women, has promoted various moments of learning and exchange.

During the III International Black Women's Art Exhibition (MIMUNEGRA 2013), ELAS vice-president Helena Theadoro will receive the Diva Award, which highlights black women that has developed work to strengthen the visibility of black women.

No último domingo, 14 de julho, aconteceu mais uma edição da Ação Global Mulheres em Queimados no Rio de Janeiro. O evento contou com um estande do ELAS para divulgação da Lei Maria da Penha, PEC das domésticas e direitos Humanos das Mulheres.

The International Day of Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women was created on July 25, 1992. Since then, civil society has acted to consolidate and give visibility to this date, taking into account the condition of gender and racial/ethnic oppression in which these women live, explicit in many everyday situations.

The Bordadeiras da Coroa group, from Rio de Janeiro, has opened the doors to its new headquarters and shop. The space, as well as special sewing rooms, has a large terrace where women from the community will be welcomed for training activities and dialogues on human rights.

Ana Lucia Silva Franco, mulher empreendedora, moradora do Jardim América na cidade do Rio de Janeiro e apoiada pelo ELAS durante três anos, acaba de subir mais um degrau na sua luta de muitos anos por melhores condições de vida para ela, para sua família e outras mulheres. Ela foi convidada pela ONG francesa PlaNet Finance Brasil para participar do evento ”Histórias de Vida” que vai acontecer paralelamente ao Festival de Cannes, na França.

The latest Action program, broadcast on Saturday mornings on TV Globo, presented the work carried out by ELAS and featured the participation of two grantees: the Bordadeiras da Coroa and the Marias da Graça. Watch

In Rio de Janeiro, each person who passed by the ELAS stand had the opportunity to write a message of encouragement and support for the fight for women's rights. The methodology of the mobiles also included the participation of some TV Globo actors who left their message about the importance of female empowerment.

The first themed edition of Global Action took place last Saturday, May 18, in 28 cities. The highlights were the promotion of the Maria da Penha Law, the PEC for domestic workers and women's rights. In Rio de Janeiro, for example, the event featured an ELAS stand, which brought together the groups and organizations it supports, which assisted more than 2,500 people who visited the space.

Starring Lilia Cabral, the film shows the actress in a dressing room, her face bruised and marked by possible aggression. As she removes the marks with make-up, she says: "On television it's easy to erase the marks of violence. Not in reality. We've won many rights, but if we don't fight to defend each one of them, they can all be erased. Like make-up on television.

On Saturday, May 18, Global Action for Women will take place for the first time in several Brazilian states. The initiative will offer free preventive health services, social and leisure activities, as well as information on women's human rights.