On May 7 and 8, 2026, the Marielle Franco Auditorium (IFCH/Unicamp)), in Campinas, will host the seminar “University Extension with Collectives and Social Movements: Practices and Building Connections.” The event proposes a reflection on extension carried out with (and not only for or about) social movements and civil society organizations seeking social transformation.
The meeting takes place amid the implementation of the curricularization of extension and changes in the student profile, with more students coming from working-class backgrounds. It aims to deepen the contributions of the Social Sciences in dialogue with already established organizations, involving collective actors from the design to the implementation of projects. The event is part of Unicamp’s 60th anniversary celebrations. INCT Participa is one of the supporters of the initiative, which includes the following program:
🗓️ Program
Session 1
📅 May 7 (Thursday)
⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Theme: Extension practices with social movements
Chair:
Josianne Francia Cerasoli (Graduate Program in History / IFCH – Unicamp; IFCH Extension Committee)
Participants:
Pedro Cruz — Extelar – Popular Education Research Group (UFPB)
Gustavo Machado — NIDES – Interdisciplinary Center for Social Development (UFRJ)
Marcelo Kunrath Silva — UFRGS / INCT Participa (Transformation of Participation, Associativism and Political Contention)
Laís S. Fraga — ProEEC – Office of Extension, Sports and Culture (Unicamp)
Discussant:
Stella Paterniani — Nepac, PPGAS-Unicamp and ITCP (Technological Incubator of Popular Cooperatives – Unicamp)
Session 2
📅 May 7 (Thursday)
⏰ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Theme: Extension practices in cities and forests
Chair:
Stefany Correa Rocha (PPGAS – Unicamp)
Participants:
Thiago Trindade — University of Brasília; Brasília Center of INCT Observatório das Metrópoles
Francisco Comarú — UFABC; Territorial Justice Laboratory (LabJuta)
Artionka Capiberibe — PPGAS / Unicamp
Carolina Catini — Coletivo Flor de Maio and Faculty of Education/Unicamp
Discussant:
Luciana Tatagiba — PPGCP/Unicamp; Nepac
Session 3
📅 May 8 (Friday)
⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Theme:
Academic researchers in the Social Sciences and activist-researchers: learning and challenges in extension experiences
Chair:
Andrea Freitas — PPGCP / Unicamp; PROEEP (Political Education Extension Project)
Participants:
Tassiana Moreira — ITCP (Technological Incubator of Popular Cooperatives – Unicamp)
TC Silva — Casa de Cultura Tainã
Leonardo Fontes — Graduate Program in Sociology / Unicamp
Joana Moura — LabRural (UFRN); INCT Participa
Discussant:
Ana Claudia Teixeira — Nepac/Unicamp; INCT Participa
📍 General information
📅 Date: May 7 and 8 (Thursday and Friday)
📌 Location: Marielle Franco Auditorium, IFCH – Unicamp
➡️ No registration required. Free admission.
🤝 Organization
Nepac – Research Center on Participation, Social Movements and Collective Action
Graduate Program in Political Science at Unicamp
💡 Support
INCT Participa
IFCH/Unicamp Extension Committee
Graduate Program in Sociology (Unicamp)
Graduate Program in Social Anthropology (Unicamp)
Graduate Program in Political Science (UnB)
Graduate Program in Sociology (UFRGS)
ProEEC – Office of Extension, Sports and Culture at Unicamp
