SETA was born from the history of organizations that already work with social transformation in the country and that have national and international reach, in addition to collaboration and direct connection with black, indigenous, education and youth movements. Our Advisory Council brings together names that inspire, guide and represent our commitment to articulating with the public and private sectors and civil society to implement Brazilian legislation that promotes anti-racist education.
is Professor emeritus at the Faculty of Education at UFMG
is General Coordinator of the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE)
is Executive Director of Baobá Fund for racial equity
is President of the Brazilian Association of Black Researchers/ABPN (2022-2024) and National Coordinator of the National Consortium of Afro-Brazilian Studies Centers/CONNEABS (2020-2022)
is the Executive Director of PerifaConnection and the founder of Movimenta Caxias. She holds a Law degree from UFRJ, with a focus on the right to the city, land access, and grassroots advocacy. She is also a volunteer teacher at the +Nós Popular Preparatory Course
is Executive Director of the Marielle Franco Institute and was a fellow of the United Nations International Decade of African Descent (2015-2024)
is a journalist and holds a Master’s degree in Ethnic-Racial Relations from CEFET/RJ. She researches the development of political consciousness and the affirmation of civil rights among Black populations. She also works as a presenter, speaker, master of ceremonies, and moderator
is an Indigenous member of the Baniwa people, co-founder of the Wayuri Network, and a PhD candidate in Communication and Culture at UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). He works in the training of Indigenous communicators in the Rio Negro region and conducts research on the impacts of new technologies on Indigenous communities in the area
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Structural racism in Brazil has systemically hindered access to the right to equal and quality public education by black, quilombola and indigenous students. The quality of education that children receive in Brazil is deeply segmented by racial and socioeconomic status. And, today, it is identified that the gaps between white children and black, quilombola and indigenous children, in all basic education indicators, are persistent and more serious for young people aged 11 to 17. Black, quilombola and indigenous children and young people are the most likely to drop out of school, have higher exclusion rates and have lower educational levels. Therefore, they are assigned the less prestigious and lower-paying jobs as adults. Meanwhile, white students internalize the racial inequities they are exposed to in schools and replicate them as adults. When looking at learning indicators, it is also concluded that there are not only more barriers to accessing school for black, quilombola and indigenous children, but that once at school, these children are less likely to access quality education.
The SETA Project seeks to carry out transformative actions based on evidence resulting from studies that help to understand the complexity of racial relations in the country and the resulting problems that need to be faced. In this sense, it foresees a series of studies with national and regional perspectives in its territories of intervention, especially in Amazonas, Maranhão, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The objective is to map the perception of society in general, of education professionals and students about racism, racial inequalities in general and in education, the effectiveness of policies to combat racism, the gaps in tools and methodologies to promote racial equity and successful strategies and good national and international practices that can inspire actions to value diversity and differences and mitigate inequalities, especially in the area of education.
1) Biannual public mapping survey on perceptions of racism in Brazilian society.
2) Biannual focus groups on school communities’ perceptions of racism.
3) Monitoring and evaluation of educational indicators with analysis of education indicators focusing on race, gender and territory.
4) Studies led by the organizations that make up the SETA Project on “indigenous school education”, “quilombola school education”, “educational trajectory of black girls”, “black youth, education and violence”, “impact of secondary education reform on deepening of educational inequalities” and “participatory construction of indicators and diagnosis on quality in education and racial relations”.
All of these productions are/will be made publicly available to assist society in the construction of qualified narratives, based on the portrait of reality, in defense of racial equity in education, in addition to guiding project actions.
THE SETA PROJECT – EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR AN ANTI-RACIST TRANSFORMATION IS A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, SINCE 2021, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTING TOGETHER FOR AN ANTI-RACIST AND QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.
