About the work and thought of Paulo Freire in the 21st century

Paulo Freire was a person committed to change and social transformation. His educational approach is based on the profound human capacity to reinvent ourselves and create viable new solutions. What aspects of his legacy remain relevant for understanding the present? How can we reinvent Freire in light of the challenges we face? How do his teachings resonate within the context of digital culture?

To answer these questions, and on the centenary of his birth, the CLACSO Working Groups “Popular Education and Critical Pedagogies” and “Participatory Processes and Methodologies ,” with technical support from the Enflujo Creative Programming Lab , focused on the key players in the transformative processes of Latin America: young people. To this end, they launched an open call for submissions in the form of a youth work fair, which involved creating a digital work or product based on Paulo Freire.

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The call for proposals was based on the principle of not following the logic of a competition where certain winners are selected and receive public recognition, but rather on ensuring that all proposals received were recognized, supported, and disseminated. “We understand that this approach aligns with Freire's perspective in its deepest dialogical and equitable sense,” the organizers stated.