Small Anti-Racist Manual, book by Djamila Ribeiro
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Sustainability, human rights and diversity: suggestions for reading the Curto News

Daily, the Curto News focuses on various reports that mostly cover news and developments in the field of sustainability, human rights and diversity. Society as a whole is constantly evolving and learning. With this in mind, we have selected 3 reading suggestions within these themes - it is the first step towards a more fair and egalitarian community!

Sustainability

Tragedy in Mariana: The story of Brazil's biggest environmental disaster is a book-report written by Cristina Serra about one of the most dramatic events in Brazil this century: the devastating collapse of the Fundão dam, in Mariana (MG), in 2015. The book reveals documents, procedures and conduct, without leaving aside the memory of those who died and the eternal suffering of relatives.

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Human Rights

Small Anti-Racist Manual is a classic by philosopher and activist Djamila Ribeiro. The book provides eleven brief lessons to understand the origins of racism and how to combat it. It was such a success that the book won the Jabuti Prize in 2020 in the Human Sciences category.

In this small manual, the author deals with topics such as current racism, blackness, racial violence, culture, desires and affections. She argues that anti-racist practice is urgent and occurs in the most everyday attitudes. And even more: it is a fight for everyone.

Diversity

imperfect brings Julie Goldchmit's vision and personal account about the importance of dealing with differences and encouraging inclusion and diversity. In the book, the author shares her experience with the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), learning difficulties, exclusion in social environments and other obstacles she faced in achieving personal and professional growth.

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With this book, Julie wants to encourage people to accept themselves as they are and show companies that social inclusion is beneficial for society as a whole.

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