On November 12th, at 3 pm, the seminar Ancestralidades: desafios Ambientales e Raciais (Ancestralities: environmental and racial challenges) will take place at Itaú Cultural (IC). The event celebrates the winners of the Ancestralidades program for valuing research, which this year emphasizes the thematic axis environment and race. In addition to the in-person format, the seminar will be broadcast online here. Discussion panels on climate justice and environmental racism and the award ceremony by Ana Maria Gonçalves and Sueli Carneiro are part of the program. Check it out: 3 pm Opening 3:30 pm to 5 pm Panel 1 – Environmental challenges and the fight for climate justice: from ancestral perspectives for equality and sustainability Participants: João Paulo Lima Barreto, Junior Aleixo and Thales Miranda Mediation/provocation: Tatiane Matheus Participants discuss climate justice, which demands a structural review of power relations and historical reparations for black and indigenous populations, historically excluded from the benefits of development while their natural resources were exploited. These communities are disproportionately affected by climate change, but they play an essential role in environmental preservation through their traditional knowledge, rooted in practices of sustainability and respect for nature, representing a form of political and cultural resistance. In this case, climate justice must recognize the value of these actions and guarantee the participation of these communities in decision-making about environmental preservation and adaptation to climate change. This is about reparatory justice and redistribution of power, seeking a more just and sustainable future for all. 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Panel 2 – Confronting environmental racism: black and indigenous peoples in confluence to make worlds Participants: Ana Sanches, Antonia Kanindé and Taynara do Vale Gomes Pinho Mediation/provocation: Tâmara Caroline Almeida Terso The panel discusses environmental racism, a systemic form of discrimination that manifests itself through the disproportionate exposure of historically marginalized communities, such as indigenous peoples and traditional communities, to severe environmental risks and negative impacts resulting from environmental degradation. This injustice is evident in the implementation of polluting enterprises, such as industries and mining projects, in territories inhabited by these groups, often without prior consultation or consent, violating fundamental rights. Confronting environmental racism requires the promotion of public policies that not only ensure environmental justice, but also guarantee full respect for the territorial and cultural rights of traditional communities and indigenous peoples. It is essential that their ancestral knowledge, perspectives and ways of life be recognized and integrated into decision-making, especially on issues that directly impact their territories. 7:30 pm to 9 pm Award ceremony for the Ancestralidades program for the valorization of research, by Ana Maria Gonçalves and Sueli Carneiro [rated: all ages, according to self-definition]