Join us for our first 2025 event, “Women Against the Law” – Screening and discussion of Estado de Proibição!” The screening and discussion will be conducted by doctoral student Thany Sacnhes.
Estado de Proibição shares the stories of women who break the law to care for their children and of those who have lost their children to state violence connected to drug prohibition
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
4:45 pm
*3 OZN*
Where?
Dobra 55, room: 0.257
(the building features some mobility accommodations: ramp and lift)
What?
Estado de Proibição shares the stories of women who break the law to care for their children and of those who have lost their children to state violence connected to drug prohibition. The film, created by Plataforma Brasileira de Política de Drogas in collaboration with Panamá Filmes and supported by the Open Society Foundations, was filmed in São Paulo, Recife, and Rio de Janeiro. It aims to raise public awareness of the consequences of drug prohibition, which affect both drug users and non-users. The documentary highlights the intersections between the social and therapeutic use of drugs and examines how prohibitionist policies lead to the criminalization of communities and increased police violence.
Who?
Thany Sanches is a PhD student from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) and a visiting researcher at the University of Warsaw. Thany will discuss the context of the film and the situation in Brazil. After the screening, an open discussion will follow.
