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A young Black woman, in profile, smiles as she looks upwards, on the right of the image. She wears her hair braided back, small gold earrings and a black t-shirt with the words “perifa/impacto” in white letters. The background is dark and out of focus, highlighting her lit face and her expression of joy and attention.

Casa Hacker signs the Akoben Anti-Racist Commitment

Casa Hacker has signed the Akoben anti-racist commitment, brought forward by the Coalizão Direitos na Rede, taking on concrete obligations — starting with guaranteeing Black speakers at every event with three or more voices — to confront structural racism in the digital rights ecosystem.

Geraldo Barros

Youth Forum Handbook

The Youth Forum Handbook systematises the social technology created by the initiative — glossary, foundations and a step-by-step implementation methodology — so that organisations and collectives can replicate, in any territory, a model that puts young people at the centre of social change.

Associação Casa Hacker
Participants gathered at the 5th Central Region Territorial Forum, at Estação Cultura in Campinas

Youth Forum: Connections That Transform

The 5th Central Region Territorial Forum, held at Estação Cultura in Campinas on 13 December 2024, brought together 43 participants to discuss strengthening support networks and solutions to the challenges faced by the trans community.

Débora Paz
Participants gathered at the 4th Territorial Forum, on young women in sport, in Campinas

Youth Forum: Young Women in Sport

The fourth edition of the Territorial Forum, held in the North Region of Campinas on 30 November 2024, brought together 17 participants and five youth leaders to discuss the presence of young women in sport and the challenges they face.

Débora Paz
A handwritten sticky note on a whiteboard demands money on the table, out on the town and in the pocket.

Youth Forum: Youth Leadership in Satélite Íris, Campinas

The Territorial Forum held on 28 September 2024 in Cidade Satélite Íris, Campinas, brought together 20 young people to discuss the neighbourhood's demands and strengthen youth leadership in shaping local public policy.

Débora Paz
Seen from behind, a young man in a white cap takes part in a circle of chairs in a hall.

Youth Forum: Mental Health of Black Young People

The third edition of the Youth Forum 2024, at Casa de Cultura Aquarela in Campinas, put the mental health of Black young people at the centre: active listening, shared lived experience, and the impossibility of separating mental health from racism and territory.

Débora Paz
A girl with a ponytail looks at her phone, surrounded by likes, notifications and message bubbles.

Disinformation and elections

On the eve of the 2022 run-off, this piece examines how deliberate disinformation circulates on social media, why it weakens democracy, and what each voter can do to verify information before sharing it.

Geraldo Barros
An electronic ballot box whose screen is taken over by a collage: a panicking woman surrounded by social network logos.

Brazilian elections, fake news, hate speech and bots

Renata Neves unpicks the three pillars of electoral disinformation in 2022 — fake news, hate speech and bots — showing how each mechanism works and how voters can defend themselves.

Geraldo Barros

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