The project focuses on the study and dissemination of trajectories of militant engagement, unfolding into initiatives of both science communication and academic research. From the perspective of science communication, the project aims to produce and record audiovisual accounts of life histories of activists from Rio Grande do Sul, focusing on their trajectories of engagement and, eventually, disengagement. The first season was fully published on the project’s YouTube channel and focused on feminist and women’s activisms. From the perspective of academic research, the project proposes an analysis of the interviewees’ processes of militant engagement in dialogue with the literature on the topic. Transversally to the analysis of these processes of militant engagement, we will articulate three additional analytical axes related to: a) the role of memory in these processes; b) the influence of religion on militant engagement; c) and intergenerational conflicts and alliances among activists. In all cases, these themes will be investigated using the oral history method.

Participants (Center)

GPACE/UFRGS: Matheus Mazzilli Pereira, Marcelo Kunrath Silva, Elizabteh Azevedo, Amanda Mesquita Goldani, Clara Willadino Verardi, Fernanda Daitc de Freitas Camargo, Lívia Santos de Lima, Luan Homem Belomo, Giovanna Zocca, Thales Braz Bueno Borges

The climate crisis is a phenomenon that affects social groups unequally, especially political minorities. A growing body of research has highlighted the intersectional impacts of climate change on women’s lives, particularly given their disproportionate responsibility for the care of children and the elderly (Staggenborg & Togami, 2022; Terry, 2009; Zape, 2023). Power and decision-making structures related to climate change also reproduce women’s underrepresentation in politics and are predominantly occupied by men, according to data from the Gender and Climate Working Group. In the context of the upcoming COP 30 in Pará, this research seeks to understand how political discussions on climate inequality from a gendered and intersectional perspective have been addressed in the Amazon. It is guided by the following questions: how has this relationship been taken up within legislative bodies in the states of the Legal Amazon? Are there legislative proposals that address the gendered dimensions of climate change? How are women’s organizations focused on climate justice articulating their actions?

Participants (Center)

UFPA/GCODES: Rayza Sarmento, Evellyn Damasceno, Diego Coelho, Helena Saria, Kamila Leal.

This research project focuses on the socio-state interactions established by feminist movements in Pará, particularly those operating in the state capital. We seek to understand the strategies and repertoires of action of the organized movement—in its multiple forms and configurations—in its engagement with society and the state. The research is grounded in a qualitative and interpretive approach, structured around three main axes. The first axis involves the collection and analysis of Pará’s traditional media, such as the newspapers O Liberal and Diário do Pará, focusing on reports about the activities of feminist groups in the state. Next, we will analyze the social media pages of these groups on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Both dimensions will be examined through frame analysis. They will help us understand how the movement constructs its own interpretations and references, as well as how traditional media in Pará name women political actors, frame demands, and construct meaning-making frameworks. We also aim to follow public demonstrations organized by the movements and to conduct in-depth interviews with political actors responsible for the organization and mobilization of events and groups.

Participants (Center)

UFPA/GCODES: Rayza Sarmento, Evellyn Damasceno, Diego Coelho, Helena Saria, Kamila Leal.

This research project focuses on the socio-state interactions established by feminist movements in Pará, particularly those operating in the state capital. We seek to understand the strategies and repertoires of action of the organized movement—in its multiple forms and configurations—in its engagement with society and the state. The research is grounded in a qualitative and interpretive approach, structured around three main axes. The first axis involves the collection and analysis of Pará’s traditional media, such as the newspapers O Liberal and Diário do Pará, focusing on reports about the activities of feminist groups in the state. Next, we will analyze the social media pages of these groups on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Both dimensions will be examined through frame analysis. They will help us understand how the movement constructs its own interpretations and references, as well as how traditional media in Pará name women political actors, frame demands, and construct meaning-making frameworks. We also aim to follow public demonstrations organized by the movements and to conduct in-depth interviews with political actors responsible for the organization and mobilization of events and groups.

Participants (Center)

UFPA/GCODES: Rayza Sarmento, Evellyn Damasceno, Diego Coelho, Helena Saria, Kamila Leal.

This research project focuses on the socio-state interactions established by feminist movements in Pará, particularly those operating in the state capital. We seek to understand the strategies and repertoires of action of the organized movement—in its multiple forms and configurations—in its engagement with society and the state. The research is grounded in a qualitative and interpretive approach, structured around three main axes. The first axis involves the collection and analysis of Pará’s traditional media, such as the newspapers O Liberal and Diário do Pará, focusing on reports about the activities of feminist groups in the state. Next, we will analyze the social media pages of these groups on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Both dimensions will be examined through frame analysis. They will help us understand how the movement constructs its own interpretations and references, as well as how traditional media in Pará name women political actors, frame demands, and construct meaning-making frameworks. We also aim to follow public demonstrations organized by the movements and to conduct in-depth interviews with political actors responsible for the organization and mobilization of events and groups.

Participants (Center)

UFPA/GCODES: Rayza Sarmento, Evellyn Damasceno, Diego Coelho, Helena Saria, Kamila Leal.

This research project aims to understand how agrarian social movements are incorporating the issue of climate change into their mobilization strategies for struggles over land and territories. It seeks to analyze the narratives, discourses, and collective actions that attempt to articulate the agrarian question with the environmental question. The theoretical framework is grounded in critical Latin American social thought, drawing on debates within the fields of social sciences and geography. We mobilize the perspective of political ecology to articulate theory and political action. Methodologically, the research will involve semi-structured interviews with representatives of agrarian movements, analysis of news coverage and social media (Instagram, Facebook), as well as documents produced and made available by the movements themselves. In addition, we propose conducting fieldwork, to be defined, in order to explore these issues in greater depth through participant observation. The project also seeks to contribute to the formulation of public policies for sustainable rural development, from the perspective of the subjects who experience their territories, recognizing the production of knowledge by social movements, their imaginaries, and their social practices.

Participants (Center)

UFRN/LABRURAL: Joana Moura, Marcos Aurélio Freire da SIlva Júnior, Bruna Torquato

Aligned with the global Sustainable Development Goals agenda, researchers, social movements, and policymakers are increasingly interested in discussing strategies for transitioning to sustainable and healthy food systems. A central issue in this debate is how food activism by rural and urban social movements can contribute to a new generation of public policies. In Brazil, this issue has become even more relevant due to rising food insecurity, compelling these movements to expand and diversify their economic strategies for accessing sustainable and healthy food. To contribute to this discussion, the project brings together a network of researchers to address the following question: to what extent do the food activism strategies of these social movements converge to form a framework that can guide the development of a new generation of food policies? The guiding hypothesis of this investigation proposes a convergence around a framework that connects healthy food consumption with food and environmental justice. This hypothesis will be tested through a comparative analysis of food activism strategies in the metropolitan regions of Belém, Manaus, Natal, São Luís, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Porto Alegre. These cities were selected based on three criteria: diverse regional dynamics, histories of activism and food policies, and the team’s prior research expertise. The comparative analysis will be structured using an analytical matrix composed of variables and indicators applicable to all cases. To develop this matrix and support the execution and dissemination of results, the project will collaborate with the Food for Justice research group at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and the Laboratório Urbano de Políticas Públicas Alimentares (Urban Laboratory for Food Policy, Luppa) associated with the Instituto Comida do Amanhã.

Participants (Center)

SOPAS/UFRGS: Paulo André Niederle (coordenador); Maycon Noremberg Schubert; Luíza Tavares; Vitória Giovana Duarte; Marília Luz David; Liége Disconzi Rodrigues; Pamela Kenne; Eduarda Paz Trindade; Julia Menin; Natália Vencato de Paula; Renata Campos Motta; Ângela Camana

The number of youth-led political organizations advocating for the rights of women, Black individuals, and the LGBTQIA+ community has been growing, along with scholarly debate on these organizations, both independently and through an intersectional approach. This research begins by asking: what are the agendas of the main Brazilian social movements led by young people advocating for feminisms, anti-racisms, and LGBTQIA+ rights, and what commonalities can be found in their trajectories? Our initial hypothesis is that the current demands reflect a pursuit of rights for groups considered more vulnerable to social oppression. Analyzing the evolution of these demands helps to understand how perceptions of social inequalities have evolved, emphasizing their diverse and intersectional nature rather than being confined to a homogenized view tied to social class. To understand what drives changes in perceptions of social inequalities, we revisit key social and governmental milestones that expanded access to central institutions in Brazilian society for women, Black individuals, and LGBTQIA+ people. This increased presence fostered interactions between these groups and other actors and helped spread the understanding that social inequalities are interconnected with these divisions. To systematize the agendas of the three main Brazilian social movements in these areas – feminisms, anti-racisms, and LGBTQIA+ rights – we will analyze documents produced by the movements and conduct qualitative interviews with their key leaders. The results will be shared through scientific articles, a book, a booklet, and a video primarily aimed at young people, contributing to a greater understanding of the field among scholars and the general public.

Participants (Center)

UFPI: Olivia Cristina Perez, Rogério de Oliveira Araújo, Caroline Alves dos Santos, Libni Milhomem Sousa, Kellen Carvalho de Sousa Brito.

The study aims to create and analyze a database of protest events in the Amazon, documented during the pandemic period from 2022 to 2025, using the region’s most widely circulated news sources. This approach allows us to identify and compare demonstrations by various social movements, whether related to labor or other identities and goals (such as gender, sexuality, and ethnic-racial issues). The study seeks to develop typologies and explore the unique regional characteristics of these groups, including social composition, agendas, and types of action, while also identifying patterns, trends, and structural connections among the conflicts. Understanding the characteristics of protest events in the region, along with their social bases and agendas, provides a foundation for proposing, formulating, and evaluating public policies that can effectively address the demands of these social groups.

Participants (Center)

UFAM: Flávia Sayuri Bentes Iwanaga

This project aims to analyze the political and epistemological roles that Sociology, as a discourse, has played and represented in Brazilian studies on climate change, particularly in the context of the growing trend toward interdisciplinary research on this issue.

Participants (Center)

TEMAS/UFRGS: Gabriel Bandeira Coelho.