Virtual fair on the work and thought of Paulo Freire in the 21st century: [Maria Luiza Adoryan Machado]

PostulantMaria Luiza Adoryan Machado
Country: Brazil
Institution or Organization: RUAS Collective (Urban Resistance = Subversive Learners)
CategoryYoung people aged 25 to 35

Authors' comments

Justification 

The reality of the population in the street situation as a social problem, a minority marginalized and excluded from the social fabric, and historically stigmatized by society, compõem an alarming (and often fatal) index of extreme poverty in Brazil and in the world. What life stories are there? What are the social actions intended for such a minority? As a transformative power, we find and promote through the social project «»Coletivo RUAS (Urban Resistance = Subversive Learners): coexistence as the potential for humanization of excluded minorities. When people who do not live in the reality of the street approach the population with the simple intention of knowing, hearing and exchanging experiences, a path of singularities expands and approaches what was previously unknown. Through such social practice, the reality of the street comes to be seen and heard according to its specificities, the problematization of these ways of being and being in the world comes to be seen for all two stereotypes.
But even so, the reality of the street population continues to call for sensitive, liberating and social practices, in an interdisciplinary and intersectoral way.

The reality of the homeless population as a social problem, a marginalized minority excluded from the social fabric, is historically stigmatized by society and constitutes an alarming (and often fatal) rate of extreme poverty in Brazil and around the world. What are these life stories like? What social actions are directed toward such a minority? As a transformative force, we find and promote, through the social project "Coletivo RUAS" (Urban Resistances = Subversive Learners), coexistence as a potential for the humanization of excluded minorities. When people who do not live on the streets approach this population with the simple intention of getting to know them, listening to them, and exchanging experiences, a range of unique perspectives expands and brings us closer to what was previously unknown. Through this social practice, the reality of the streets is seen and heard according to its specificities, and the problematization of such ways of being and existing in the world is now viewed beyond stereotypes.
But even so, the reality of the street population continues to call for sensitive, liberating and social praxis perspectives and practices, in an interdisciplinary and intersectoral manner.