Morro da Providencia favela is one of the most violent shanty towns in Brazil.A French photographer, known as "JR", has brought his "Women Are Heroes" campaign to the south American country's Rio slum. The photographs of women, relatives of the victims of clashes between the police and drug traffickers, were placed in the facades of the houses.He has the photos blown up and then plastered all over houses in the favela. This project already took place in Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Liberia, and will be taken to India, Cambodia, Laos and Morocco after Brazil.
Women Are Heroes Campaign Trailer
He's bringing this issue and showing it to everyone. Women every where are being abused. Mentally , physically, and emotionally. It's something we see on tv, in the news, in movies, documentaries , but we dont do anything to stop whats going on. There are people in our orgin countries that cant even walk a foot without something happening to them. Its a shame we bitch about the littlest things sometimes. This campaign aims at women , its titled "Women Are Heroes". Not only are women heroes but they are gatekeepers of life. Without women concieving us , just where do you think we'd be. Not only do they shelter us for 9 months but then they raise us as well. Something to think about.
News Coverage August 20, 2008
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