In Santo André, residents use WhatsApp and videos to inform about Covid-19 in the favelas
The Communities Committee is a WhatsApp group that seeks to bring more information about the coronavirus to peripheral neighborhoods in the municipality of Santo André, in São Paulo. The initiative was created by the MDDF (Movimento de Defesa dos Favelados) with the aim of organizing a virtual network with residents and community leaders representing […]
Alemão Crisis Office
Colectivo Papo Reto, Voz das Comunidades and Colectivo Mulheres em Ação no Alemão came together to form the Alemão Crisis Cabinet. These are organizations that have been operating for years and have adapted their agendas to help fight the pandemic. In addition to distributing donations, they also run awareness campaigns, fight against fake news, promote hygiene campaigns […]
Campaign “Connect to Corona!”
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz joined Redes da Maré and organizations from the Manguinhos community to launch the “Se Liga no Corona!” Campaign, which aims to disseminate reliable information adapted to the context of the periphery. The content produced by the campaign is available for download on the Fiocruz Portal and on Maré Online. In addition, the Campaign launched a […]
Periphery in Movement: manifesto from communicators from all over the country
In a manifesto signed by dozens of groups from all over the country, activist media collectives working in the periphery declared: “We, peripheral and peripheral communicators from various parts of the country, are joining efforts to collaborate with accurate information and that really manage to reach ours. We need to know how to inform… From us to ours!” More information on […]
App Against Misinformation
Voz das Comunidades, a newspaper created by residents of Complexo do Alemão (RJ) in 2005, launched an application for cell phones, whose objective is to “fight misinformation about COVID-19”. The newspaper identified the demand, on the part of residents of Rio de Janeiro communities, for reliable sources of information in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. See more information […]
We for Ourselves: Activists from the Peripheries Talk about their Actions
In times of a pandemic, new digital technologies are being used intensively by communication collectives and other organizations in the periphery, to present demands, disseminate opinions, exchange ideas. It is possible to access the various interviews, lives and podcasts that have been made by the activists themselves. See, for example: Interview with Preto Zezé, National President of […]
zap channels
Several collectives have also used whatsapp to spread their news more quickly and directly to the community. In addition to news about the pandemic, they also disclose information about emergency aid, cultural events, politics and education. Some examples are the channel of Agência da Mural, Periferia em Movimento and Max Maciel. To receive the […]
Voice of Communities (RJ)
The local online newspaper Voz das Comunidades, with the program “Covid19 nas Favelas, is produced by Neila Marinho and presented by journalist Alana Nascimento at 7:30 pm on Facebook.
Community Radio Jacaré (PE)
Young people from the Jacaré community in Pernambuco created a community radio, Jacaré Maluquinho, with the aim of disseminating information to all neighboring families about the importance of preventing coronavirus. Using simple equipment, a notebook and a loudspeaker, the young people make reports to the entire community and promote the brega funk “Xô-Corona”, their cheesy-protest. […]
Periodic lives that take place on the facebook of Periferia em Foco (PA)
