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Black Consciousness Day: event to debate Culture, Education and Justice

According to the United Nations, the black population in Brazil is the one that suffers most from social inequality. The 2021 Atlas of Violence, produced by Ipea and the Brazilian Public Security Forum, shows that the chance of a black person being murdered in Brazil is 2.6 times greater than that of a non-black person. And when it comes to femicide, the data are even more alarming — 66% of all women murdered in the country are black.

According to Tom Farias, curator of the 2nd Expo Internacional Dia da Consciência Negra, the focus is to reflect Brazil today, looking at the past. “Both the history of Independence – which completes two hundred years – and the process in which the abolition of slavery took place in the country are parts of the elements that led us to several questions, which we brought in the form of themes to share with the public, in the general scholars, students and professors, which Brazil we want for the future and for the new generations. We certainly ask about the dimension of celebrating Black Consciousness Day, the reflection of this date in society, such as São Paulo, and the dimension of structural racism, which continues to cause harm, offenses and, many times, to sacrifice lives, both from the from a psychological point of view, based on self-esteem, as well as from a physical point of view, with death – even today, most of those who lose their lives due to violent actions, whether by the police or others, are part of the black population, in São Paulo or in the country ” reflects.

On the 18th, 19th and 20th of November, the 2nd International Expo, in São Paulo, will promote meetings with three main themes: Culture, Education and Justice. The action will bring dialogues, debates, plural and inclusive programming. For the curator, the event is necessary in Brazilian society, especially when it comes to racism. “From the point of view of the anti-racist struggle, working on actions that lead to the denunciation of racism and make reflections in the field of how many racial gestures and acts still take place in the country today is a response of resistance to racial supremacist groups, which, in general, , preach a fair society, but maintain racial practices, often filled with hatred, against the black population in general”, he points out.

Historical context

Law 10.639/03 establishes, in the school curriculum, the obligation of teaching Afro-Brazilian cultural history in regular public and private education.

“The fact that it is not part of their reality of life means that a good portion of Brazilians – in general non-blacks – do not give importance or treat the issue with the seriousness it deserves, or join the anti-racist struggle in the country – it is like if this problem did not concern them, but only blacks”, observes Tom Farias, who is also a researcher in the area of ​​rescuing figures of great importance to Afro-Brazilian history, culture and literature.

Still on education, Tom completes “in Brazilian society as a whole, it is much easier to see primary school students, that is, elementary and high school, talk about Greece, France, Egypt or even the United States. This does not happen when we talk about the African continent. Ignorance is so great that many refer to Africa as a single region. The African continent is the third largest in the world and the second most populous, but we barely know its great riches and culture” debate.

Racism: everyone’s problem

According to the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories – TJDFT, the difference between Racism and Racial Injury is the direction of conduct, both are crimes. Racial Injury is the offense directed at a specific individual, while racism is the offense against a collective, for example, an entire race in which there is no specification of who was offended.

“Advances in the fight against racism in Brazil have been moving forward, but at very slow steps. Today, there is still no more serious policy to deal with the problem in corporations, business groups, the public sector, and, above all, in Brazilian education, from basic training. A student does not know everything about African countries – which are 54 in all their extension – and this causes many doubts and lack of intellectual apparatus to understand the racial problem. On the other hand, Brazilian educational background teaches that black is linked to “slave”. This is nonsense. In Africa, this word was only used by the colonizers, because for the population of those countries, being “slave” never existed. They consider themselves ‘enslaved’, yes. In Brazil, this term has already been used frequently by the black social movement. This action can be considered a part of this advance we are talking about” concludes Tom Farias.

The 2nd International Expo Day of Black Consciousness will take place between the 18th and 20th, at Expo Center Norte – Pavilhão Branco.

Check out the full schedule:

DAY 11/18
*Schedule subject to change

PANELS

10:30 am to 11:30 am – Panel 1 – Meanings of Freedom: Independence, Abolition, Quilombismo

Speakers:

Flávio Gomes, historian and professor at UFRJ
Lília Schwarcz, historian, full professor at the Department of Anthropology at USP

Mediation: Tom Farias, journalist and writer

1 pm to 2 pm – Panel 2 – Black writing and life: which knee is this that suffocates them so much?

Speakers:

Cuti, poet and essayist
Miriam Alves, poet and novelist.
Mediation: Tom Farias, journalist and writer

2:20 pm to 3:20 pm – Panel 3 – Black Biographies: The portraits of Brazil

Speakers:

Bianca Santana, biographer
Jeruse Romão, biographer
Mediation: Oswaldo Faustino, journalist

3:40 pm to 4:40 pm – Panel 4 – Modernisms and Modernities: The Lima Barreto of today

Speakers:

Paulo Lins, novelist and screenwriter
Geovane Martins, writer
Mediation: Paulo Scott, writer and university professor

5 pm to 6 pm – Panel 5 – African Heirs: Stories, Voices and Literature

Speakers:

Paulina Chiziane, Mozambican writer
Tom Farias, journalist and writer

SHOWS

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm – Samba da Vela invites Anderson Tobias

7pm to 8pm – Cube

21:00 to 22:00 – Majur

DAY 11/19
*Schedule subject to change

PANELS

10:30 am to 11:30 am – Panel 1 – The African language in the Tropicália dialect: Trajectories and paths

Speakers:

Yeda Pessoa de Barros, linguistics
Sérgio Rodrigues, writer and essayist

1 pm to 2 pm – Panel 2 – Literary production in the post-abolition context

Speakers:

Eliana Alves Cruz, writer
Itamar Vieira Junior, writer
Mediation: Valeria Lourenço, poet

2:20 pm to 3:20 pm – Panel 3 – About love: What African myths and philosophy have to tell us

Speakers:

Renato Noguera, philosopher
Carla Akotirene, thinker.
Mediation: Angélica Ferrarez, historian.

3:40 pm to 4:40 pm – Panel 4 – Philosophy through ancestry: History and legacies

Speakers:

Djamila Ribeiro, philosopher.
Marta Suplicy, Secretary of International Relations of São Paulo

5 pm to 6 pm – Panel 5 – Racism in sport: Football and the like

Speakers:

Robson Caetano, sprinter.
Spider Mario, player.
Mediation: Lica Oliveira, athlete

SHOWS

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm – Samba de Dandara
7pm to 8:30pm – Black Mad and DJ Easy Nylon
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm – Backyard

DAY 11/20
*Schedule subject to change

SPECIAL PANEL

10:30 am to 11:30 am – Prison Population: Present, Past and Future

Speakers:

dexter, singer
Ângelo Canuto, writer and entrepreneur of singers and players

11:20 am to 12:00 pm – Chat: Racism in sport

Speakers:

Renata Ribeiro de Menezes Bernardo, journalist
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, Olympic medalist and Women’s Basketball World Champion
Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório, Pan American Champion and Vice World Champion in Triple Jump
Suellen Rocha, Champion of the Copa Libertadores of America and professional soccer player
Gustavo Araújo, Paralympic Champion and World Record Holder in the 4 x 100 meters Athletics
Daiane dos Santos, former gymnast and Olympic medalist

4 pm to 5 pm – CNN in the Plural: Inclusive Journalism on the agenda

Letícia Vidica, journalist, Creator and leader of the CNN No Plural project, and CNN Brasil Content Manager
Brasilia Rodrigues, Policy Analyst CNN Brasil
Mediation: Rafael Câmara, CNN No Plural project leader and LGBTQIA+ specialist

SHOWS

3 pm to 4 pm – Luciana Mello and Walmir Borges
5 pm to 6 pm – Luedji Luna and Rincon Sapiência
7pm to 8pm – Pericles

Source: CNN Brasil

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