On 24th September, the Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence will take place in its second year in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. Called Ecoar! Festival, the one day festival will be created and presented by Redes da Maré, in partnership with SHaME and the WOW Foundation.
This year’s event is curated and produced by Redes da Maré, an organisation working in the 16 Maré favelas in Rio de Janeiro to ensure effective public policies that improve the lives of their 140,000 residents. Their projects emphasise ‘the social role of citizens, their collective actions and the respect for differences and diversity, as well as the criticism of social inequalities currently existing in the country and in Rio de Janeiro.’ Read more about the organisation and their work in Brazil here.
You can find out more on the SHaME blog.