Why are black children prevented from experiencing the fullness of their childhood? How many black people die in hospital queues? How many black women suffer obstetric violence? How many black sisters in the churches cry for their murdered children? ...
“We can hear the sound of the river from here. But we can also hear the machines and every one of them hurts.” These are the words of one the leaders of the Beira Rio community in São Desidério (Bahia). For years, these people have fought against the...
In partnership with CESE, the Brasil de Fato newspaper has launched the podcast “On the Trail of the Struggles: grassroots movements opening up pathways to democracy and rights in Brazil”. The series addresses the movements’ struggles in the past and the present to...
Raffles, lotteries, feijoadas, bingos, auctions, donations, chocolate truffles... these are the many ways social organizations and movements use to raise funds and carry out their activities. Creativity and willingness are the drivers for those who, every day, swim...
Through CESE’s 2022 Funding Stream for “Peoples of the Cerrado confronting climate change”, the Interstate Movement of Babassu Coconut Breakers worked to strengthen women’s production In December 2022, the Piauí regional branch of the Interstate Movement of Babassu...
Indigenous women from the Amazon and the Cerrado will receive support through a project that aims to help to guarantee their rights and those of their peoples. The project “Patak Maymu: Autonomy and participation for indigenous women of the Amazon and the...
Between 21 and 23 April, the 1st Inter-regional Meeting of the PATAK MAYMU project: Autonomy and participation for indigenous women of the Amazon and the Cerrado in defence of their rights, coordinated by CESE with support and funding from the European Union, took...
Between 24 and 28 April, indigenous people from around Brazil came together in Brasilia for the 19th Free Land Camp (Acampamento Terra Livre: ATL). This year the theme is “The indigenous future is today. Without demarcation there is no democracy!”. Over its 50 years,...
Photo: Julia Dolce 17 April 1996 – a day we must not forget, a crime that must never happen again. On that Wednesday afternoon, about 1500 families were camped on the highway at Curva do S, in the municipality of Eldorado dos Carajás in the south east of Pará...
With support from CESE, the network prepared documents about the situation regarding environmental justice in Brazil Given the constant attacks on the environment over the last four years, promoted by the previous Federal Government, the Brazilian Network for...
