The political relations that made the birth of the FAM possible were develope in the evaluation process of the 4th World Conference on Women. The construction of this articulation is based in a strong history of shared work. Born from a process of activities and debates that allowed the deepening of trade agreements, FAM defined/determined a field of affinities of objetives and constructed a trust and respect that extended their horizon and opened concrete spaces for joint performance.

Organizations from Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, along with national coordination´s and networks, met in Montevideo in September of 2000 and constructed the following initiative from their accumulation of experiences and policy tools.

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Press release, 27 November 2006
Pregnant Teenager Crucified in front of Cathedral

On 1st December, international AIDS day a 5 metre high crucifix in copper with a pregnant teenager will be set up in front of the Cathedral of Copen-hagen. The crucifixion is a global sculptural outcry from the controversial Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot against Bible fundamentalists’ allegation that God allows nothing else than chastity and unprotected sex. At the inauguration on Friday at 12 there will be speeches by Jens Galschiot and Dean Anders Gadegaard.

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