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Articles by Nathan Bergrin
The Challenge of Making Environmental Racism Visible as Reflected in the Documentary Film ‘How to Survive Environmental Racism’
Clique aqui para Português This article offers a behind-the-scenes look at the documentary How to Survive Environmental Racism. Divided into four chapters, the documentary-in-progress serves as a tool against the invisibility of Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region’s climate crisis.
In Complexo da Maré, ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition Engages Youth from Ecoa Maré and the Institution's College Prep Course
Clique aqui para Português The Favela Climate Memory Exhibition, organized by museums and memory projects associated with the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)*, is currently being shown as part of World Environment Month, at the Center for Studies and Solidarity Actions of Maré (CEASM) in Complexo da Maré, in Rio’s North Zone. The event opened on World Environment Day, and was attended by coordinators, students, and teachers of CEASM’s College Preparatory Course project.
This Memory Will Not Be Erased: Six Years Without Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes
Clique aqui para Português On March 14, 2018, six years ago, a barbaric crime took the lives of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. A date that will never be erased from Brazil’s and the world’s memory, a world that united in mourning and indignation, demanding justice. However, to this day, her political femicide remains unsolved. It is still unknown who ordered Marielle Franco’s killing, and why.
RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 3: Peripheral Epistemology in the Design of the Census and Presentation of a New Nomenclature
On the third day of the seminar, debaters focus on favela epistemologies as a prerequisite for public, community-oriented research that intends to be accessible for favelas and urban communities. In the photo, a panel including, from left to right: Flávia Feitosa (UFABC); Polinho Mota (Data_labe); Iná Odara Cholodoski Monteiro Torres (LabJaca); e Dalcio Marinho Gonçalves (Redes da Maré).
RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 2: Housing Rights and Favela Stigma in the Official Nomenclature
A panel during the seminar discusses representations, classifications, and narratives about favelas and urban communities and the role of IBGE. Photo: IBGE Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a series of three about how Brazil’s census bureau, IBGE, held an unprecedented week-long workshop to debate how to change the term “subnormal agglomeration” used for decades to describe the nation’s informal settlements, from the perspective of favelas and working-class communities.
A Critical Look at the Double-Standard of Heritage Conservation in Rio de Janeiro: The Case of Horto Florestal [REFERENCE]
The United Nations still frequently uses the term “slum” synonymously with “informal settlement” to describe where at least 1 billion of the world’s people live. Broadly speaking, “informality” when it comes to housing indicates a form of urban planning without public sector planning and oversight. However, the condition of the “informal” is more complex and warrants a critical exploration.
In Rio Favela of Acari, 'CineSoirée' Nzinga of Angola Debates Popular Education, History and Afro-Brazilian Culture
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, June 24, St. John’s Day when many Rio de Janeiro locals gather to celebrate traditional June festivals, young residents in the favela of Acari and surrounding North Zone gathered late afternoon at the Mothers of Acari Cultural Center for the second CineSarau “CinemaSoirée” Nzinga de Angola.
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