On the morning of 11 December, 62 civil society organizations jointly issued an Open Letter in protest against the rise in violence against the black population in both the urban and rural parts of the state. The initiative, which brought together organizations that...
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Human rights in Dialogue with Faith
Fifty years ago in Brazil, during the military dictatorship, in a context of countless Human Rights violations, the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço: CESE) was born, inspired by the Christian principles that prioritize a dignified...
In the middle of training, CESE participates in exchange in a quilombola community in Mato Grosso (in Portuguese)
Exchange between communities always involves a very rich exchange of knowledge, but also the feeling of renewed resistance to carry on in the struggle. The visit by the group that participated in the training session “Sharing Knowledge through the Paths of the...
Ninth episode of the series “On the Trail of the Struggles…” revisits the history of support from the Black Movement to establish a democratic state in the country
The ninth episode of the series “On the Trail of the Struggles: Grassroots movements paving the way for democracy and rights in Brazil” includes a conversation with Ana Célia da Silva, Doctor in Education, writer, poet, and activist from the Unified Black Movement...
Black Consciousness: the veiled racism behind a worship house arriving in a community
About two years ago, when the Ialorixá Jô Brandão de Nanã moved to a new neighbourhood in São Luís (Maranhão), she was looking for somewhere to build her worship house, celebrate her spiritual rituals and festivities, and receive her devotees and others from the...
Caring for the common home: 2nd Ecumenical Baianão Meeting highlights importance of commitment to socio-environmental justice
Between 20 and 22 October 2023, the 2nd Ecumenical Baianão Meeting, coordinated by the Bahia Ecumenical Council of Christian Churches (Conselho Ecumênico Baiano de Igrejas Cristãs: CEBIC), was held in Salvador, Bahia. In the context of the Time of Creation, the...
CESE facilitates meeting between independent journalists and grassroots communicators in the Amazon
The challenges of media coverage in the territories of the Amazon, the possibilities of partnerships between non-hegemonic media outlets and some of the many grassroots communicator networks that are taking shape within the movements, the safety of interview sources...
Union and dialogue through ecumenism at the 5th Ecumenical Conference 2023
The 5th Ecumenical Conference promoted meetings between various faiths towards a world with less fundamentalism and gender violence The word Ubuntu, from South African philosophy, means union, solidarity. And this was the great driver of the 5th Ecumenical...
Documentary produced by De Olho nos Ruralistas in partnership with CESE tells the story of people who live under threat in Maranhão
The team listened to six leaders out of the 114 witnesses in the Programme to Protect Human Rights Defenders in Maranhão, the state that suffers the most rural violence in Brazil In October, in partnership with CESE, the De Olho nos Ruralistas observatory launched the...
PAD Roundtable Dialogue: Decoloniality and International Cooperation
The 2023 Roundtable of the Process of International Networking and Dialogue (Processo de Articulação e Diálogo Internacional: PAD) took place on 5 and 6 October at the Sítio Titara, in Planaltina de Goiás. Alongside its Executive Coordination Office – made up of...