{"id":46440,"date":"2018-08-20T07:51:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T10:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=46440"},"modified":"2020-12-08T22:47:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T01:47:54","slug":"the-favela-shouts-echoing-marielles-voice-in-mare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=46440","title":{"rendered":"‘The Favela Shouts’: Echoing Marielle’s Voice in Mar\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On the evening of Wednesday, August 8, the nonprofit organization Fight for Peace<\/a> held a seminar entitled “The Favela Shouts: Black Women Constructing Narratives<\/a>.” The seminar attracted a crowd so large that audience members spilled out of the doors of the martial arts gym where the event was held in\u00a0Complexo da Mar\u00e9<\/a>, in Rio\u2019s North Zone<\/a>.\u00a0“The Favela Shouts” was the continuation of a\u00a0seminar on representation and resistance<\/a>\u00a0(held by Fight for Peace two weeks prior) and similarly discussed fortitude in the context of black female identity and reflected on Marielle’s legacy<\/a>.\u00a0The objective behind the event can be best summarized by a question asked by audience member Rafael, a\u00a0resident of Mar\u00e9: \u201cPeople tend to focus on the number of people that have been killed when they talk about the black community. What are you trying to do to tell our history in a positive way?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Renata Souza<\/a>\u2014who grew up in Mar\u00e9 and is a running for state representative\u2014talked about the development of alternative transportation systems in favelas following cuts to municipal bus routes. She said: \u201cWe used to have many bus routes, allowing for circulation within a range of places. We no longer have this. We have a few bus stops in specific places, but today, transportation is terrible for those of us who live in the favela.\u201d Indeed, in recent years\u2014particularly following the\u00a02015 decision by the Municipal Transport Secretariat<\/a> (SMTR) to cut 35% of its fleet<\/a> in advance of the Olympic Games\u2014residents of Rio\u2019s North Zone have suffered from decreased public transportation services. However, this obstacle did not halt\u00a0movement in and out of affected favelas such as Mar\u00e9. Favela residents responded with the proliferation of moto-taxis<\/a> and then further expansion of informal transport services, with Souza even saying that moto-taxis are the most important form of transportation within favelas. She urged the crowd to “take a look at the legalization of moto-taxis<\/a>” and to “financially support” informal businesses that play essential roles in favela culture.<\/p>\n

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In addition to supporting favela-based businesses, other panelists at the event emphasized the need to support authors from favelas. Viviane Santos\u2014social worker and coordinator of the Social Support program<\/a> at Fight for Peace\u2014began her response to Rafael\u2019s question by holding up two books for the audience to see:\u00a0Heroinas Negras Brasileiras em 15 Cord\u00e9is<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Black Brazilian Heroines in 15 Booklets”) by Jarid Arraes and Olhos de Azeviche<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Jet Black Eyes”), a\u00a0compilation of poems and stories written by black female authors. Santos said: \u201cUnfortunately, we do not know the story of the black woman\u2026 When we talk about how we need to tell these stories in a different way, it’s this: we need to occupy academic spaces, literature, universities, and politics in order to allow other narratives to be told.\u201d Santos and other panelists criticized the relative absence of Afro-Brazilian history in public education curricula\u2014despite federal legislation<\/a> mandating its instruction. She encouraged the audience both to read\u2014to learn more about the history of Afro-Brazilians\u2014and to write so that their history continues to be documented and told.<\/p>\n

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The seminar ended with several fiery speeches about the many forms of discrimination that black women have suffered throughout Brazil\u2019s history<\/a>. The panelists emphasized that the solution to reconciling this history of injustice is not to shy away but instead to embrace it. M\u00f4nica Francisco<\/a>\u2014who is from the favela of\u00a0Borel<\/a> and is also running for state representative\u2014embodied this sentiment in her concluding statement, telling the\u00a0audience not to be afraid to challenge discriminatory policies. These policies are “not badly made; they are made <\/a>to be bad,<\/em>\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

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The answer to the question \u2018Why must the favela shout?’ is simple: when the favela does not shout, its voice is not heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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