The Region 14 Regional Labor Court (RO/AC) Judicial School kicked off its Diversity Week 2 programming this Monday (27) with a debate on gender as a theoretical, ethical and political concept. The program will run until July 1 and will include lectures on topics related to sexual, racial and gender diversity.

At the opening, the Chair of TRT-14 (RO/AC) and Director of Ejud-14, Judge Maria Cesarineide de Souza Lima, stressed the importance of respecting gender diversity. “This week, when we have seen so many violations of women’s rights, we need to think about gender equality. Events like Diversity Week play a key role in promoting inclusion and freedom. For practicing lawyers, the event will facilitate the provision of specialized jurisdictional services in terms of diversity, gender and their interconnections,” he emphasized.

On the first day of lectures, the psychologist Rafael Cavalleiro took part, who addressed the topic: “Gender as a theoretical, ethical and political concept.” The speaker touched upon the concept of gender and how this topic has changed throughout history.

Cavalleiro also recalled the latest developments related to violence against women, which had a great resonance in the country. “We see how women who are victims of sexual violence are judged and repeatedly raped. At this moment, when we are faced with such a situation, it is important to reflect and discuss gender issues,” he said.

The speaker pointed out that in the social environment there is an imposition in the context of gender, which includes several factors that go beyond the occupation of spaces in the social environment. “As an example, we have the issue of dress and speech: girls wear pink and boys wear blue. From this point of view, we need to analyze the gender issue and think a little about this discussion,” he added.

Rafael Cavalleiro also provided data on violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. “Brazil is the country that kills the most LGBTQIA+ people in the world. We need to talk about differences and understand that individuals are multiple. There are many heterogeneous elements that need to be taken into account,” he concluded.

The event was broadcast on Ejud-14 no Youtubefrom 15:00 to 17:00 (RO time).

Schedule

On Tuesday (28/06) the program will continue with a lecture by Cynthia Charallo “For Families That Fit All Existences: Diversity and Human Development”.

On Wednesday (29.06) the debate will be hosted by Lucas Araujo on the topic: “Diversity and conscious empathy: (not) the ability to see yourself in another.”

“Is the law LGBT phobic? Structural LGBT Phobia and Legal Binarism,” Professor Elder Holtzman explains Thursday (June 30).

Closing will be done by Christian Breiner, who will address the topic “Law libraries as a space for the defense of human rights”.