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  Banners, gowns, turbans and drums: a lot of mysticism made sure the ‘Martyrs of the Amazon Rainforest’ act, held on 29 July, was an inter-religious and diverse meeting. The auditorium of the Benedito Nunes Event Centre at the Federal University of Pará...

With support from CESE’s Small Project Programme, the event was aligned with the 10th Edition of Northeast Black July: strengthening black women’s mobilization! Black women from the Northeast and Paraíba are strategically aligned with agendas to debate and celebrate...

  And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Genesis 4:10 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,   for the rights of all who are destitute.” Proverbs 31:8   The suffering and indignant...

  For the state and federal governments, and for ranchers, bandits and gunmen, the deaths, in recent months, of Alex Lopes, Vitor Fernandes and Márcio Moreira, in two indigenous communities in Mato Grosso do Sul, are not enough. In a visit to the southern region...

  Between 28 June and 1 July, the first stage of the Mobilising Support Course was held with the Community of Practice, as part of the Giving for Change Programme. Twenty-six women participated in the course, mostly from the Northeast region, including women with...

Traditional groups and populations such as quilombolas, family farmers and indigenous people, have a collective way of life that is natural to their existence.  They have their own form of social organization. However, the state does not recognize this collectivity as...

For forty-nine years in Brazil, Coordenadoria Ecumênica de (CESE) has been providing financial support to groups that promote and defend human rights. The work we do serves many populations including women, youth, Indigenous people, and rural and peasant communities....

Family farming is the majority rural model in Brazil, but these lands are infinitely smaller than those of agribusiness In 2006, the Agricultural Census provided a visceral overview of how agribusiness has always benefitted from the Brazilian state. In Tocantins,...

On 20 June, CESE hosted an online session of roundtable dialogue focused on how to fundraise from individuals. The theme grew out of a recent survey undertaken by CESE regarding the contributions its training makes to strengthening the practices of grassroots...

Urucum, okra, cassava, passion fruit, peppers, corn, sugarcane, java plums, pigeon peas, cashew compotes, medicinal leaves, cattle, chickens, dogs, cats, handicrafts, poetry. According to Anita Epaminondas dos Santos, resident of the Alto da Conquista Informal...