Quilombos, Group 21

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

Quilombo Tribes and Environmental Racism

WHO?

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

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.

Selection of the recipients

STEP 1

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

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

INFRASTRUCTURES

STUDY OF THEIR NEEDS

STEP 2

EDUCATION

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

EMPLOYMENT

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

HEALTHCARE:

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

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

No proper education

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.

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Lack of infrastructure

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Racism

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

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Step three

Environmental racism

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

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No proper healthcare

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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Lack of work

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.

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Quilombo tribes face multiple problems and needs.

Problems

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."

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.

Legal problem

Help economically the community

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:

Provide education to the community

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

Implement food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agricolture.

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Study of the Legal Issue

Providing for a productive employment and decent work for the community

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Build resilient infrastructure

Provide access to justice

Protect the terrestrial ecosystems

Protect the life below the water

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Step four

register and upload of traditional songs for fundraises

creation of site to bring awareness and gathering funds

water filters

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

foundraising event to celebrate the culture

volunteers to educate

Some proposals...

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

Reverse brainstorming

Step 4(bis)

Register songs

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.

Creation of a website

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

Water filters

2. effectiveness

4. simplicity

3. accessibility

1. Plausibility

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

We selected this project following different criteria:

Step 5: our criteria

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

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.

Step 6: Our prototype