Quilombos, Group 21

Quilombo Tribes and Environmental Racism

Group: 21 Mihai Andreas Claudiu, Putignano Vanessa, Quaglino Giulia, Risica Rebecca, Sadecka Susanna, Spanti Arianna, Zampirollo Martina

STEP 1

WHO?

Quilombo tribes are spread all over the 26 States of the Federation and are more than 6.300 communities

Selection of the recipients

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

A lifestyle in symbiosis with the nature, the matriarch society, the cultural legacy.

THE THREAT:

Environmental racism: what is it? it is a form of discrimination that leads to the eviction of the minorities from thir mother lands, obliging them to live in dangerous and polluted areas.

STEP 2

STUDY OF THEIR NEEDS

HEALTHCARE:

EMPLOYMENT

EDUCATION

INFRASTRUCTURES

This area has a large percentage of unemployment and the only source of livelihood is fishing .

This field is poorly strenghtened and usually stops after primary school.

There is an evident gap between the abandoned communiyy and the industrialized part.

Health conditions are put at risk by constant exposure to industrialization process.

«I am here and to get me to leave they will have to kill me… i will not abandon my own home.» - the Matriarch

Step three

Problems

Quilombo tribes face multiple problems and needs.

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No proper education

Environmental racism

according the different data collected, most of the members of the community do not complete their cycle of studies, leading to a lack of proper education.

consists of the eviction of the Quilombolas from their countries, being then obliged to live in polluted areas.

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Lack of infrastructure

No proper healthcare

the communities lack of infrastructure, seeming abandoned, and presenting different problems as the lack of a proper system of garbage collection.

different diseases are developing among the members of the community, in addition to the lack of structures dedicated to help them.

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Racism

Lack of work

Quilombolas, as already mentioned, are descendant of African slaves, therefore they are dark skinned and suffer from racism by the Brazilian State itself.

because of the pollution, it is now harder living from only agricolture and fishing, which are the main occupations in the community, leading to an high tax of poverty.

Legal problem

Legally, Quilombolas are protected by the 1988 Federal Constitution, at the art.68 (ADCT), which gives them the right to collective property in their territories. It should also lead to access to social and fundamental rights as the right to healthcare and education.

Art. 68. "Aos remanescentes das comunidades dos quilombos que estejam ocupando suas terras é reconhecida a propriedade definitiva, devendo o Estado emitir-lhes os títulos respectivos."

Study of the Legal Issue

with the implementation of art.68 of the Constitution, and the help of the UN and the government of Brazil, we could reach the following SDG:

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Help economically the community

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Implement food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agricolture.

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Ensure a system of healthcare for the well-being of the community

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Provide education to the community

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Providing for a productive employment and decent work for the community

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Build resilient infrastructure

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Protect the life below the water

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Protect the terrestrial ecosystems

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Provide access to justice

Step four

Some proposals...

foundraising event to celebrate the culture

(school) projects related to the land, agricolture and sustainable fishing

volunteers to educate

register and upload of traditional songs for fundraises

creation of site to bring awareness and gathering funds

water filters

Step 4(bis)

Reverse brainstorming

Creation of a website

Register songs

Water filters

With the help of associations that are in touch with the community, to record and upload traditional songs on the web to raise money to help Quilombolas.

By connecting with associations in contact with the community, we would be able to buy and distribute water filters to improve the healthcare conditions

Using our resources and knowledge of the internet to create a website about the Quilombolas. Spreading awareness and raising funds

We selected this project following different criteria:

Step 5: our criteria

As the final prototype we selected the creation of a website, to help bring awareness and raise money for the Quilombo community.

1. Plausibility

2. effectiveness

4. simplicity

3. accessibility

Step 6: Our prototype

We created QuilomboUnity as a prototype of a website to give assistance,even from far away to the people of the Quilombo community. The website includes: -presentation of the community - struggles the community has to face - our ideas to provide help and assistance to the Quilombo community.

Link to our website: https://quilombounity.blogspot.com