LECTURE: Violence as a Public Health Issue
October 20, 2004
A Public Lecture by
DR. MARIA HELENA MOREIRA
Director of International Programs,
Viva Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Georgia State welcomes Dr. Moreira, an internationally-known political economist, who has taught at leading universities in the US and Latin America and actively works for political, social and economic change with non-governmental groups throughout the Americas.
Viva Rio is a leading human rights organization that has been fighting for over a decade to end public violence in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Moreira will describe Viva Rio's remarkable growth and explain its successful, innovative, grass roots interventions efforts to combat urban violence --- efforts that continue to receive worldwide interest and acclaim.
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Room 170, Urban Life Building
Reception to follow the lecture.
Sponsored by:
Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences;
Institute of Public Health, College of Health and Human Sciences;
Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, College of Law; and
the Partnership for Urban Health Research