WE ARE OCEAN_Brazil: Ocean Literacy, art and native and Afro-Brazilian communities

On 17th November from 9-10am at the Ocean Pavilion in the Blue Zone of COP30 we will host a screening of Baiana’s film Ouro Negro é a Gente (Black Gold is the People), that follows the Quilombola population on Ilha de Maré, in Bahia de Todos os Santos, which is fighting to protect their ecosystems from the oil extraction, drawing on their indigenous knowledge. 

This will be followed by a fishbowl discussion in which we will discuss the question how art, Ocean Literacy and international policymaking together can open a space for native people and Afro-Brazilian Fisherwomen and their concerns and showcase their role in managing nature and leading action to protect the environment.

In this discussion we are happy to connect representatives of the local community with international stakeholders that participate in the conference. We will be joined by:

Josana Pinto da Costa (part of the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and Fisherwomen of Brazil In Pará State – MP: Comunidade Amador município de Óbidos DN do MPP -Movimento dos pescadores e pescadoras artesanais; WFFP/ FÓRUM MUNDIAL DOS POVOS PESCADORES)

Lider Gongora Farias (prominent defender of Ecuadorian mangrove ecosystems, WFFP / MPP/ CCONDEM/ Redmanglar Internacional)

Aline Baiana (artist, Brazil)

Anne-Marie Melster (Co-founding CEO ARTPORT_making waves)

Eric Terena (artist-activist, Brazil)

Emilie McGlone (Executive Director, Peaceboat US)

Event details (which will be updated soon) here