| Join the first TASK FORCE ON THE AMERICAS’ Delegation to Brazil! social justice - environment - culture August 3 - 17, 2008 This summer we will build solidarity ties with Brazilian social movements while experiencing the uplifting and energizing Brazilian environment and grassroots social and environmental justice projects. |
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Brasil 2008
Highlights include:
• Environmental and Social Justice - MST – Movimento dos Sem-Terra - Landless
Workers Movement - the largest social movement in Latin America carrying out long-
overdue land reform – organic seeds, permaculture, popular education, projects
addressing poverty and sustainability, and the pros & cons of biodiesel.
• Women’s Rights – Rio de Janeiro Women’s Rights Council, Movimento das Mulheres
Camponesas – Campesino Women’s Movement, public support to Women’s Rights and
Entrepreneurship, African-Brazilian sisterhoods and women-led communities.
• Racial Justice – Movements for racial justice, African-Brazilian history and culture,
youth and art, related public policies.
We will travel with Brazilian activist and educatorEricka Omena Erickson, MPA
• Environmental and Social Justice - MST – Movimento dos Sem-Terra - Landless
Workers Movement - the largest social movement in Latin America carrying out long-
overdue land reform – organic seeds, permaculture, popular education, projects
addressing poverty and sustainability, and the pros & cons of biodiesel.
• Women’s Rights – Rio de Janeiro Women’s Rights Council, Movimento das Mulheres
Camponesas – Campesino Women’s Movement, public support to Women’s Rights and
Entrepreneurship, African-Brazilian sisterhoods and women-led communities.
• Racial Justice – Movements for racial justice, African-Brazilian history and culture,
youth and art, related public policies.
We will travel with Brazilian activist and educatorEricka Omena Erickson, MPA
| Delegation organized in collaboration with the Friends of MST and Brazilian community-based organizations. For more information please contact us at (415) 924-3227, e-mail geodale1@earthlink.net or visit www.mitfamericas.org |
| Join this unique and amazing trip! Cost: $1,950 includes hotels, two meals a day, in-country transportation, translation, reading materials, Portuguese class, honoraria for host communities, speakers and organizations. It does not include airfare to and from Brazil. |