According to the Global Health Council “on a given day more than 800 million women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 menstruate anywhere from 2-7 days” . Although Menstruation is normal and an integral part of life, it is seen as a mark of shame. Something that is told not to be openly discussed because talking about periods has become a taboo subject in our society. According to the United Nations Population Fund, “shame, stigma, and misinformation surrounding menstruation are contributing to serious human rights concern for women and girls worldwide”. Due to cultural practices, religious beliefs,…

A dynamic conversation from the front lines of sex worker right’s activism from Ukraine, Brazil and the U.S. Natalya Isayaeva, from Ukraine, will detail the struggle for harm reduction and empowerment; Brazilian activist, Indianara Siqueira, discusses the cost of  fear-mongering during the World Cup and Olympic Games on sex workers in Rio de Janeiro; and U.S. activist Tara Burns reports on the overbroad criminal statutes, generated by trafficking hysteria, that are harming those they purport to protect. Srteaming Link https://arizona.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1a85d8a8-dc0f-49af-9df9-98245353383f Juliana Piccillo and William Simmons Participants Indianara Siqueira president of Transrevolução, the creator of the CasaNem (a collective/house/space) and PreparaNem,…

This webinar will examine the globalization of migrant vulnerability through the processes of militarization, securitization, and commodification. Some of the questions that will provide a starting point for conversation: What are the patterns of migrant vulnerability that you are seeing in the areas where you have done your research? What role have processes of militarization, securitization, and/or commodification played in your analysis of the social forces responsible for the vulnerabilities faced by migrants?  How have you conceptualized structural violence in relation the processes of militarization, securitization, and/or commodification? What are the most important emerging trends that you see in the globalization…