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Memory and Culture Working Group's live Teach-In.
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Favelas Hold Teach-In ‘Are Brazilians Without Memory? The Memory of the Pandemic in the Favela’ [VIDEO]

By Mariana Gomes • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • August 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. On July 27, the Memory and Culture Working Group of the […]

One year ago, 2019 Black July united many social movements from the Global South.
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The Fight for Housing and an Antiracist, Feminist Look at the City [VIDEO]

By Wilson Saiki Junior • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 27, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the Covid-19 and its impact on the favelas and part of our series covering 2020’s Black July. As part of 2020’s 5th Annual Black July, a group of women […]

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Black July Exposes Struggle for Justice by Mothers of Black Youth Victimized by State Violence [VIDEO]

By Mariana Gomes • August 26, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas and part of our series covering 2020’s Black July. On July 29, as part of the series of […]

Demolition of homes at the Sítio da Roseira, in Guaianases.
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Amid Pandemic, Families Evicted Without the Right to Representation in Guaianases, São Paulo

By Lucas Veloso • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • August 22, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. On the outskirts of São Paulo, the pandemic did not prevent repossessions of people’s homes. On June 16, […]

Rio das Pedras. Photo: Fábio Costa/ANF
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‘The Impacts of Covid-19 in Rio das Pedras Favela: Confront It or Hide It?’ Online Discussion Asks [VIDEO]

By Wilson Saiki Junior • Translation by Constance Malleret • August 21, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. On March 5, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Almost five […]

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