Sueli Carneiro

Aparecida Sueli Carneiro Jacoel, best known as Sueli Carneiro (born 24 June 1950 in São Paulo) is an Afro-Brazilian philosopher, writer and anti-racism activist.[1][2]  Carneiro is the founder and current director of Geledés - Black Women's Institute (Geledés — Instituto da Mulher Negra) and a leading author on black feminism in Brazil.[3]

Sueli Carneiro
Born
Aparecida Sueli Carneiro Jacoel

(1950-06-24) June 24, 1950
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo
Occupationphilosopher, writer, activist
Known forantiracism, black feminist activism

Life and work

Carneiro was born in 1950, in the São Paulo neighborhood of Lapa, the eldest of seven children of José Horácio Carneiro, a railroad worker, and Eva Alves Carneiro, a seamstress.[4] She graduated in philosophy at University of São Paulo and got her doctorate in education at the same institution. Carneiro became active in the black feminist movement in Brazil from the late 1970s. In 1983,  when the São Paulo state government created the Conselho Estadual da Condição Feminina (State Council for the Feminine Condition), Carneiro got involved in a successful campaign for a black woman, the radio broadcaster Marta Arruda, to join the council; there were no black woman among the thirty-two council members.

In 1988, she founded  Geledés — Instituto da Mulher Negra, first independent black feminist organization in São Paulo. Months after, Carneiro was invited to join the Conselho Nacional da Condição Feminina (National Council for the Feminine Condition), in Brasília.

Carneiro created the only health program specific for Afro-Brazilian women. Weekly, more than thirty women are attended by psychologists and social workers, participating in lectures on sexuality, contraception, physical and mental health at  Geledés headquarters. She also created SOS Racismo, a program offering free legal assistance for victims of racial discrimination in São Paulo.[4]

Awards
  • Prêmio Benedito Galvão (2014).[5]
  • French Republic Human Rights Award .
  • Prêmio Bertha Lutz (2003)[6]
  • Prémio de direitos humanos Franz de Castro Holzwarth (Honorable mention)[7]

Works

References
  1. "Retratos do Brasil Negro". Fundação Cultural Palmares (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. "Notícias STF :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  3. "Dia das Mulheres Negras, Julho das Pretas: o tributo a Sueli Carneiro". CLAUDIA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. "Sueli Carneiro ( 1950 – ) – Mulher 500 Anos Atrás dos Panos". www.mulher500.org.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. "Sueli Carneiro e Raquel Trindade recebem prêmio 'Benedito Galvão' da OAB-SP". Secretaria Nacional de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. "Lúcia Vânia destaca importância de Sueli Carneiro". Senado Federal (in Portuguese). 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  7. "Folha de S.Paulo - Direitos humanos: OAB premia atuação de Montoro - 18/12/1999". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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