Photo credits (L to R): Romina Navarro on Global Voices; [1] Lara Va vía Wikimedia [2]Commons [2](CC BY-SA 4.0); Juan Diez vía Wikimedia Commons [3] (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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The legalization of abortion [4] in Argentina in December 2020 triggered a wave of debates on reproductive rights across Latin America. Several countries in the region impose a total ban on abortion; and in others where the practice has been fully or partially legalized, it faces strong backlash from pro-life groups.
Join us on March 9 for the latest in our Global Voices Insights [5] live webinar series, where a panel will explore the impact of the Argentina decision on the rest of Latin America, and attempt to answer the question: Will Argentina's “green tide” spread throughout the region, changing laws and attitudes around abortion?
The session, which will be conducted in Spanish and moderated by Melissa Vida [6], Global Voices’ regional editor for Latin America, starts at 6pm UTC [7] (12pm Mexico City and Central America/1pm Bogotá/3pm Buenos Aires/7pm Madrid), and features the following:
- Anette Eklund, translator and content creator, journalist, professor, activist and advocate for linguistic democracy and human rights; also a Global Voices [8] contributor.
- Vienna Herrera, multimedia reporter with the Honduras news outlet Contracorriente, focused on issues of gender, sexual and reproductive rights, extractivism, environment and power structures; also a member of the team of the project “Land of Resistants,” a finalist for the Premio Gabo 2020.
- Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Venezuelan journalist specializing in gender and human rights, editorial coordinator of Caracas Chronicles and Cinco8; also a contributor and researcher [9] on Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory [10].
- Giselle Carino, Argentine political scientist and activist, CEO of IPPFRHO (International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region), a growing feminist and progressive ecosystem of 26 local partner organizations, mostly from the South. Giselle's mission is to be a change agent and high-impact leader driving change toward gender equality throughout the global South.
The session is free of charge and open to the public, and will be live-streamed on Facebook Live [11], YouTube [12]y Twitch [13].
We look forward to having you join us on March 9 at 6pm UTC (click this link [7] to convert to your local time zone)!