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CESE welcomes Iyá Márcia de Ogum to internal training to promote Inter-religious Dialogue and demystify Candomblé

News - 20.11.21

During Black November, CESE welcomed Iyá Márcia de Ogum, a ialorixá from Ilê Axé Ewá Olodumare, to an internal training session about Candomblé aimed at promoting inter-religious dialogue and demystifying certain points related to this African origin religion.  In an afternoon full of light and affectionate exchange, Iyá Márcia spoke about several topics related to […]

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Discussions between Networks: people from the Cerrado reflect on their struggles and challenges in meeting run by CESE

News - 12.11.21

Dona Maria do Socorro, member of the Interstate Movement of Babassu Coconut Breakers (Movimento Interestadual das Quebradeiras de Coco Babaçu: MIQCB) is one of those women who, when they talk about the things they vehemently believe in, endows every word she says with different feelings – affection, rage, strength, love, resistance, experience.  A desire to […]

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During Black November, CESE strengthens quilombola communities in their activities to mobilise resources

News - 11.11.21

  The combination of the socio-economic crisis and the pandemic has had an impact on and posed challenges for the sustainability of groups and collectives that suffer the most from the consequences of social inequalities, particularly for quilombolas.  The problems this population most frequently faces include the demarcation of land, environmental racism and multiple forms […]

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CESE supports communications initiative for female empowerment

News - 06.11.21

Feminist Uprising ACRE brings together women from the Legal Amazon to confront femicide through communications initiatives Communications can (and should) be a fundamental strategic ally in denormalizing violence against women and inspiring a more critical view of the patriarchy’s customary practices.  With a mission to confront expressions of violence against women, the Feminist Uprising Against […]

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“Celebration of Memory and Longing” pays homage to the more than 600 thousand lives lost in Brazil’s COVID-19 pandemic

News - 05.11.21

In October 2021, Brazil officially passed the tragic number of 600 thousand deaths from COVID-19.  In the face of this sad landmark, the Bahia Ecumenical Council of Christian Churches (Conselho Ecumênico Baiano de Igrejas Cristãs: CEBIC), the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço: CESE) and ecumenical and inter-religious member organizations of the #SilenceforthePain […]

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Babassu coconut breakers construct their first processing unit in the north of Piauí

News - 27.10.21

The fleshy mesocarp and oil extracted from babassu coconut are used by a number of women from the Brazilian northeast to produce cakes, porridges and a multitude of other products.  The method used to extract these raw materials is called processing. In the community of Riacho de Santa Maria, located in the Território dos Cocais […]

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