Objetivos e público alvo
It aims to strengthen the community organization and train quilombola* leaders of Sapê do Norte in the defense of their ancestral territories. Among other actions, undertaking training workshops about OIT’s Convention 169 and elaborating consultation protocols, strengthening the fight for socioenvironmental and territorial justice. The priority target group is the 32 quilombola communities certified by the Palmares Cultural Foundation, that will be engaged in the construction of protocols for previous consultation, as per OIT’s Convention 169, ensuring the right to land and self-determination.
*Traditional communities descended from runaway enslaved people.
Contexto
The quilombola communities in Sapê do Norte face serious violations of human rights due to the invasion of their lands by single-crop cultures of eucalyptus, sugarcane and, more recently, by the exploration of rock salt. The expansion of these enterprises has devastated the Atlantic Rainforest, polluted rivers and threatens the survival of communities. Quilombola leaders are criminalized and persecuted, meanwhile the State doesn’t advance in the titling of their territories. The requested resources will be used to mobilize the quilombola communities and undertake 8 training workshops on convention 169 and the consultation protocol in quilombola communities of Sapê do Norte, as well as the confection of a booklet.
Sobre a Organização
The Quilombola Commission of Sapê do Norte was created over 19 years ago to unite the quilombola communities of Conceição da Barra and São Mateus in the fight for land rights and social justice. Organized in themed Work Groups (GTs), such as education, health, women, culture, and land, the commission promotes monthly meetings, trainings and mobilizations, such as the Grito Quilombola and the Beiju Festival. Articulated with CONAQ (National Network of Black Rural Quilombola Communities) and other social movements, the commission seeks to ensure the survival and autonomy of the quilombola communities.
