Advisory Board

An innovative alliance

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.

Meet the Advisory Board

Nilma Lino Gomes

is Professor emeritus at the Faculty of Education at UFMG

Nelsy Lizarazo

is General Coordinator of the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE)

Giovanni Harvey

is Executive Director of Baobá Fund for racial equity

Iraneide Soares

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)

Thux Nascimento

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

Ligia Batista

is Executive Director of the Marielle Franco Institute and was a fellow of the United Nations International Decade of African Descent (2015-2024)

Luciana Barreto

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

Ray Baniwa

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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Improvement and implementation of public education policies that guarantee quality, equity and contextualized provision, through influence and/or support for policy makers and educational authorities at all levels, thus ensuring the implementation of anti-racist and sensitive public educational policies to gender. These policies must consider the axes of strengthening the legal frameworks of anti-racist education, training programs for education professionals, production of teaching and para-teaching material, democratic management and social participation, monitoring and evaluation of equity indicators and institutional conditions with financial investments , human and material.

Intergenerational dialogue about racism, gender and education is developed in homes, schools, workplaces and in the media through national dialogue and advocacy on issues in education and society. Thus, intolerance to racism, gender-based violence, inequalities and rights violations will be built and the defense of the promotion of social, racial and gender justice in Brazilian society will be built.

Black, quilombola and indigenous children, young people and students involved in transforming communities and school culture, so that they are anti-racist and equitable, ensuring the recognition of their knowledge and protagonism as essential elements to achieve the expected changes.

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.