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On Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Paraguay time), Agencia Presentes is convening a Journalism Workshop for students, journalists, editors and communicators from Paraguay: Telling the story of sexual and cultural diversity from a human rights perspective.

Offered virtually, it has limited spaces and requires prior registration.

Goals

To contribute to the development of good journalistic practices for communicating gender, sexual and cultural diversity issues from a human rights perspective in Paraguay.

Workshop Contents

The workshop consists of a series of modules designed to introduce and explore thematic areas focused on sexual and cultural diversity. It aims to provide tools for improving journalistic coverage and broadening the agenda to meet current communication needs.

Some of the topics:

-Introduction: what we talk about when we talk about diversity. 

-Media: coverage of topics related to cultural diversity and sexual diversity.

-Indigenous and peasant identities. Cultural identity as a category.

-New decolonizing narratives. The role of the media in fighting stigmatization, prejudice and racism.

-Gender and diversity perspective in Paraguay.  

-Useful resources for reporting human rights news in difficult scenarios.

-Tools for building good journalistic practices.

Useful information

Aimed at: Students, journalists, communicators, media editors, people who carry out journalistic communication tasks in organizations or who research these topics.

Dates: March 25

Format: Virtual (via Zoom)

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Paraguay)

Registration closes: March 21, 2023

The selected participants will receive confirmation of their registration on March 22nd with the link to the virtual classroom of the workshop.

Requirements

-Be a communicator, journalist, editor, student of communication or related fields of knowledge. Whether as independent workers (freelancers) or linked to media or organizations.

-Living in Paraguay.

How to register

Go to this link and complete the form .

More details

If you have any questions or need more information, you can write to us at agenciapresentes@gmail.com

Who we are

TINA ALVARENGA

Tina Alvarenga is a representative of the Articulation of Indigenous Women of Paraguay (MIPY)

KIMBERLY AYALA

Kimberley Ayala is a human rights activist and was the first trans lawyer in Paraguay and a human rights activist.

ROSA TOLEDO (CONAMURI)

Peasant and feminist activist, member of the National Coordinating Committee of Indigenous and Peasant Women of Paraguay.

ANA FORNARO

Journalist specializing in culture, gender, and human rights. Co-founder and co-director of Agencia Presentes. Journalism workshop instructor.

MARIA EUGENIA LUDUEÑA

Journalist specializing in gender and human rights, professor of Human Rights Narratives in the Master's Program in Journalism at the National University of La Plata (UNLP) and of media management at the Metropolitan University for Education and Labor (UMET). Co-founder and co-director of Agencia Presentes.

PRESENT AGENCY

A regional digital media outlet specializing in gender, diversity, and human rights. We cover news, stories, and human rights violations against LGBTI+ people, human rights defenders, Indigenous women, and migrants from an intersectional perspective. We report on these struggles and seek to influence public opinion, combating discrimination and disinformation. We also strive to improve journalistic practices as a way to fight discrimination and contribute to building pluralistic and democratic communication.