Executive Summary

In Brazil, where most of the population identifies as Black or mixed race, systemic racism persists. A coalition of organizations believe that while schools perpetuate the problem, they can also spearhead its eradication. ActionAid, the Brazilian National Campaign on the Right to Education, CONAQ, UneAFRO Brasil, Geledés, Makira-E'ta, and Ação Educativa will work together to transform the Brazilian public school network into the world’s first anti-racist education system, harnessing youth, education and Black movements, and sparking a national healing process. Internationally, ActionAid and the University of Bristol’s Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education will mobilze a global network and promote racial equity as a priority in global education.

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Accomplishments

Over the first year of the SETA project, we developed a variety of research and reports to inform project advocacy outreach, including a large report on Perceptions of Racism in Brazil () development of national educational indicators and the educational contexts of young black people, and a Global Database of Anti-Racist Education Initiatives and Organizations. We conducted two multiple seminars , undertook advocacy and education at the local, state, regional, and federal levels for adherence to existing laws on racism in education, and at the global level for inclusion of anti-racist education in key global fora, and undertook a wide publicity campaign in Brazil to mobilize public support for anti-racist education. We reached more than 14,000 people directly, and more than 1 million indirectly.

As this was the first year of the project, we were primarily focused on building a foundation of public support, organizational buy-in, and government cooperation on recognizing the importance of anti-racism in education. We are especially focused on ensuring that project materials and communications are sourced from people, communities, and organizations with lived experience, and are designed and written in contextual, sensitive, and culturally-appropriate language and formats.

The reports and tools developed in Year 1 of the project will be used to provide context and support for subsequent work.