1. Jurema Werneck CRIOLA Brazil
Afro-Latina Women and HIV in Latin America: Addressing Social, Political, and Historical Impacts of Racism on the Sustainability of Grassroots Networks
Jurema Werneck
CRIOLA
Brazil

2. Racism and Discrimination for Afro-Latin populations and its impacts on service access, community organizing, social justice, resource distribution, and vulnerability to HIV in comparison to White Latino populations in Latin America
Linking largest Black populations outside of Africa (Brazil) to the broader Diaspora and opportunities for greater global solidarity
Discussion of CRIOLA as a model for creating a platform for Afro-Latin Women to engage and affect change

3. Latin-America Diversity: 21 countries and 11 territories;
Population:
African-descent population:20% to 30%
Brazil: 97,5 million of ABD people
Racism, exclusion, poverty

4. HIV-AIDS in Latin America and Brazil
1, 4 million people living with HIV and AIDS in 2009;
deaths
Brazil:
people with AIDS, 1980 – 2011;
17,9 cases per hab.
HIV prevalence - age 15 to 49: 0,6% (0,4% women, 0,8% man)

5. AIDS and race in Brazil, 2011 African descent: 45,4% White: 45,6%
Indigenous: 0,5%
Asian: 0,4%
Unknown: 8,1%

6. Brazilian Women, 2010 African descent: 52,1% White: 46,7 Asian: 0,7%
Indigenous: 0,5%
Unknown: 7,8%

7. Criola’s activism
Recognition
Visibility
Rights

8. Key elements for change
Empower women and communities
Fight racism
Public policy as universal human right