Ailton Krenak / Manuel Sarmento

Ailton Alves Lacerda Krenak, better known as Ailton Krenak, is an indigenous leader, environmentalist, philosopher, poet and Brazilian writer from the Crenaque indigenous group. An activist in the socio-environmental movement and the defense of indigenous rights, he organized the Alliance of Peoples of the Forest, which brings together riverside and indigenous communities in the Amazon. He is a commendator of the Order of Cultural Merit of the Presidency of the Republic and holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais. He is considered one of the greatest leaders of the Brazilian indigenous movement, with international recognition. Ailton Krenak was elected intellectual of the year (2020) amid the environmental dismantling in Brazil.

Manuel Jacinto Sarmento Graduated in Portuguese Studies from the University of Porto (1980), Master in School Administration – University of Minho (1993) and Ph.D. in Child Education – University of Minho (1997). He is currently an associate professor at the University of Minho. He has experience in the field of Sociology, with an emphasis on Sociology of Childhood, working mainly on the following topics: childhood, social exclusion, work, education and school.

 

CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC AND POST PANDEMIC
Priscila Pincos and Gabriel Cruz – click here
Adriano and Lídia Oliveira – click here

TEACHER TRAINING
Leila Tavares and Rosalva Drummond – click here
Alessandra Rique and Fernando Cordeiro – click here

CULTURES, ARTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Wandressa and Noélia Rodrigues –click here

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Priscila Andrade and Vanêsa Vieira –click here

FROM THE WORD TO THE WORLD: FOR THE RIGHT TO READ, WRITE AND EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH THE “WORD WORLD”
Rafael Neri – click here

Nathercia Lacerda / Walter Kohan

Nathercia Lacerda holds a degree in Psychology from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Specialization in Art Education by the Hélio Rodrigues Plastic Arts Studio. Member of the International Center for Studies and Research on Childhood (CIESPI/PUC-Rio). Author of the book “The house and the outside world: letters from Paulo Freire to Nathercinha”, ZIT Publisher/ ZIT Editorial Group. Distinction Seal UNESCO Chair in Reading PUC-Rio 2016; Highly Recommended Seal FNLIJ 2017; Bologna FNLIJ 2017 Catalog; Indication ODS UN Agenda 2030.

Walter Omar Kohan is a full professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Scientist of Our State (FAPERJ) and Proscientist (UERJ). He was President of the International Council for Philosophical Research with Children (ICPIC), vice-coordinator of the GT on Philosophy of Education at ANPED and Coordinator of the GT “Philosophy and teach to philosophize” at ANPOF. He has published more than 50 works in specialized periodicals from several countries and has published or organized more than 50 books. Since 2007 he has coordinated the Public School Extension Project (“In Boxes, does Philosophy fit?” UERJ/FAPERJ) and Interinstitutional Research Projects with National and International Universities. He is a monograph, master’s, doctorate and post-doctorate advisor in the field of teaching philosophy, childhood and philosophy of education.