Swimming with Sharks: Reconstructing Narratives

Date: 13/09/2021

Themes New narratives in communication and human rights, storytelling (the power of stories), digital communication, communication for hope and collective action.

Date 13 September 2021

Time 8:00-9:30 a.m Colombia time

Registration

https://weareinnovision.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9e5f7n90T0Sg3pI_yx8BBQ

Languages Interpretation is available at this Roundtable in Arabic, English, French and Spanish

Host Profamilia Colombia

Summary Would you be able to swim among sharks? After watching Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, you would surely be paralyzed.

This film changed the narrative around the species. In fact, in less than 14 years, the great white shark population decreased by 79% due to the fear unfounded by the film.

The guarantee of Human, Sexual and Reproductive Rights is also affected by the power of stories and narratives. From them, global imaginaries have been strengthened, ranging from the alleged relationship between the LGBT+ population and HIV, to the criminalization of migrants, to the association between promiscuity and abortion.

Discover how collective and organized action can generate new narratives and change those that are harmful to the informed, free, safe and pleasurable exercise of sexuality.

The roundtable hosted by Profamilia will feature panelists with expertise in the following areas: narratives in communication, digital narratives, alternative media and activism in Human, Sexual and Reproductive Rights.

Introduction by

Tarah Demant serves on the IPPF Board Committee on Strategy Investment and Policy. She is the Director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Identity Program at Amnesty International USA, where she leads AIUSA’s work on women’s rights, LGBTI rights, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and sexual and reproductive rights. She brings over twenty years of experience in global gender issues. Previously she has worked with the USHN Network and as a professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and English.  She holds a Ph.D. in English and a Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Washington University in St. Louis.

Moderator

María Paula Baena is a journalist and political scientist. She is the presenter and one of the writers of the opinion videos ‘La Pulla’ of the Colombian newspaper El Espectador. Her videos have accumulated nearly 70 million views on Facebook and Youtube. Her professional work has been recognized with important journalism awards.

Roundtable Members

Sabrina Cartabia is an Argentine feminist lawyer recognized by Time magazine as one of the leaders of the next generation. She presides over the NGO Red de Mujeres, a civil association that seeks to bring the gender perspective to different areas. She currently works as Chief of Staff at the Undersecretary of Gender and Sexual Diversity Policies at the Ministry of Women, Gender and Sexual Diversity Policies of the Province of Buenos Aires.

Mónica Roa is a Colombian lawyer with more than 20 years of experience contributing to processes of social change and human rights from the intersection between law, politics and communications. She has extensive experience in the use of strategic thinking for social change. She is recognized for her work for the decriminalization of abortion in Latin America.

Yana Buhrer Tavanier is a creative activist and social entrepreneur. She is founder and CEO of Fine Acts, a global non-profit creative studio for social impact. Yana is a TED Senior Fellow and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the World Economic Forum.