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“We take to the streets to make clear that without Reparation there can be no possibility of democracy, justice, equality, and equity in all domains of human life. Considering that we still live under the logic of power relations founded on colonialism and slavery; in an era of climate catastrophes, which places Black lives and the entire biosphere at even greater risk; we call on Black women from around the world to stand together, in solidarity, to demand historical Reparation and build the Buen Vivir societies we dream of.” (Excerpt from the Black Women’s Manifesto for Reparation and Buen Vivir)

On November 25, 2025, thousands of people gathered for the Black Women’s March for Reparation and Buen Vivir in Brasília. The second edition took place ten years after the first, in 2015, and expanded both the reach of the mobilization and its approach to the various agendas related to Black women’s perspectives on building a different society.

This outcome is expressed above all in the Week for Reparation and Buen Vivir, an agenda that preceded the March itself, featuring political and cultural activities such as the Global Dialogues for Reparation and Buen Vivir, bringing together Black women from various countries to align transnational demands; the Ballroom Culture Ball with a panel, musical performances, and Kiki, marking a special convergence between ballroom culture and the Black Women’s March; a Solemn Session in the National Congress; and an Audience with the President of the Federal Supreme Court; as well as workshops and discussion circles on a wide range of topics, including institutional politics, climate justice, religion, communication, technology, philanthropy, mental health, and others.

Conceived within the framework of AMNB — the Articulation of Black Women’s Organizations — and composed of a national committee as well as state, municipal, regional, thematic, and international steering committees, the Black Women’s March is built through coordination among different organizations, movements, collectives, and leaders. The March’s complex governance, committed to promoting space for the diversity of voices and experiences within Black women’s movements, also offers society a model of collective action and world-building grounded in the alignment of demands and proposals, materialized in the many different manifestos and documents related to the multiple agendas the March mobilizes.

The Black Women’s March for Reparation and Buen Vivir left a profound legacy of learning and collective strengthening, revealing the power of a diverse mobilization marked by the significant presence of people from different territories and movements, and by an organization capable of bringing thousands into the streets — establishing itself as one of the largest national coalitions of the past three years. With the presence of delegations of Black activists from other countries in the Americas, Europe, and Africa, the March also became a landmark of global mobilization in the historical context of gender and race struggles.

The beauty of the gathering, the cultural, political, and social strength, as well as the radical imagination have remained alive since the first Black Women’s March in 2015. The entire preparatory process and the March itself reinforce that it is more than an act — it is a process of social transformation with consistent methodologies. A process that grows, expands, reinvents itself, and inspires the broadening of the agendas that emerge from this historic movement, which continues to point the way toward building a different world.

Ibirapitanga’s Support for the Black Women’s March for Reparation and Buen Vivir Cutting across two objectives of Ibirapitanga’s strategy — one focused on strengthening Black movements and leaders for advocacy in spaces of power, and another dedicated to consolidating policies of recognition, reparation, and the confrontation of racial violence — the institute’s R$1 million contribution to the Black Women’s March was made at the end of 2024 to enable organization through the national committee. The support recognizes the diversity and depth of the discussions and actions promoted by the Black Women’s March as a broader strategy of Black women’s movements, catalyzing their visibility, renewal, and continuity toward the consolidation of reparation policies and democratic deepening, as well as the construction of a society based on Buen Vivir, drawing on perspectives and practices already present in Black and Amerindian communities.

Throughout the year, beyond financial support, Instituto Ibirapitanga coordinated and participated in the March’s philanthropy committee, which brought together a set of organizations from the field with the aim of mobilizing resources for the initiative. Activities included Philanthropy Cafés in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; the production and printing of the booklet What Philanthropy Can (and Should) Do for the Black Women’s March for Reparation and Buen Vivir; outreach at the 2025 Gife Congress; participation in communication planning; and monthly online meetings.

The Ibirapitanga team was also present at the Week for Reparation and Buen Vivir, including on the day of the March.

Organizations Supported by Ibirapitanga at the Week for Reparation and Buen Vivir Starting November 20, in the week preceding the Black Women’s March, and extending through November 26, Brasília was transformed into a territory of encounters, exchanges, and political imagination with the Week for Reparation and Buen Vivir, which hosted dozens of activities open to the public. According to the organizers, the Week served as a preparatory moment for the March on November 25, to strengthen bonds, nurture affections, and warm up the debates that drive the struggles of Black women in Brazil and around the world.

Below are the organizations supported by Ibirapitanga that held activities during the Week for Reparation and Buen Vivir.

CEERT — Center for the Study of Labor Relations and Inequalities On November 24, the organization held the “CEERT 35 Years Anti-Racist Dialogues — the Struggle of Black Women and Buen Vivir,” a regional activity that sought to strengthen political advocacy strategies and articulate transformative practices in the educational and social fields, in line with the principles of Buen Vivir. The activity positioned Black women as protagonists in proposing new social paradigms and alternatives for a social project that recognizes differences as constitutive and enriching elements of collective life.

The program included cultural performances and the following activities: “CEERT 35 Years — the Struggle of Black Women and Buen Vivir”; “Public Policies in the Realm of Anti-Racist Education and the PNEERQ: Dialogues on Social and Racial Justice”; “Workshop: Unpacking the Economic Manifesto of the Black Women’s March for Reparation and Buen Vivir”; and “Struggle, Resistance, and Identity Affirmation of Black Women and Youth: Toward an Intersectional Anti-Racist Education.”

Cultne On November 24, Cultne, in partnership with the Graduate Program in History and the Graduate Program in Human Rights and Citizenship at UnB, held the event “Open Paths — Female Protagonism at Cultne: Memory and Documentary Heritage in Audiovisual.” Led by the Black Women’s Nucleus at Cultne, the activity was incorporated into the Extension Program “Open Paths: Anti-Racist and Anti-Sexist Epistemologies,” promoting the dissemination of Cultne’s archive and TV Channel within the academic community of the University of Brasília.

The program featured the “CULTNE Exhibition at UnB,” with screenings of films premiering at UnB and a panel with Cultne TV program hosts on anti-racist communication, memory, and public history.

ILÊ — Institute for Freedom and Emancipation On November 24, in partnership with the Front for Decarceration of Rio de Janeiro, ILÊ held the discussion circle “For Justice and Buen Vivir: the Power of Black Women,” addressing the work of Black women leading projects and initiatives for justice for family members who are victims of the State, for family members deprived of their liberty, and for justice in its various forms of expression. The gathering sought to highlight the protagonism of these women in building practices of care, resistance, and political advocacy, linking the March’s central theme — Buen Vivir — to the everyday struggle for memory, reparation, and freedom. The activity brought together Black women activists, activist mothers and family members, political activists, lawyers, and movement organizers who have been building pathways to justice and liberation across different territories.

Instituto Marielle Franco On November 22, the organization launched the book “Roses of Resistance: Trajectories and Lessons of Black Women Who Were Not Elected,” which documents the trajectories of ten Black women leaders and human rights defenders who did not win seats in municipal legislative bodies in the 2024 elections. The work analyzes their candidacy processes in the last electoral cycle, the challenges they faced, and the strategies they created to resist, continue working, and reframe politics in the post-election period. The launch reinforced the March’s political agenda by reaffirming the importance of reparation and Buen Vivir as pillars of a politics built from the experiences and power of Black women.

Mulheres Negras Decidem and Iniciativa PIPA On November 23 and 24, the Mulheres Negras Decidem movement hosted Casa MND, a space for encounter, welcome, and celebration during the Week for Reparation and Buen Vivir, conceived as a point of convergence and exchange among cis, trans, and travesti Black women from institutional politics, civil society, philanthropy, and the arts, from Brazil and around the world.

The program included the activities “Political Communication and Coverage of Black Women in Elections”; “Who Finances Reparation and Buen Vivir?”; “Launch of MND Amefricanas”; “Political Act: Black Minister Now!”; and “Black Women in Institutional Politics.”

The panel “Who Finances Reparation and Buen Vivir?”, in partnership with Iniciativa PIPA, offered a deeper look at the landscape of philanthropy directed toward Black women in Brazil, discussing how major funding institutions and funds led by Black women are working to mobilize resources and promote racial and gender equity. The dialogue highlighted the importance of funding areas such as feminist methodologies for institutional development and fundraising; the democratization and humanization of philanthropic language; long-standing fundraising strategies of Black women; epistemological intervention in philanthropy; and a granular perspective on what is still not being funded. The conversation featured the participation of Juliana Maia Victoriano, manager of the Racial Equity program at Instituto Ibirapitanga, as well as Jheniffer Ribeiro from ICCI — Instituto Cultura, Comunicação e Incidência; Marcelle Decothé from Iniciativa PIPA; Andreia Simplício from Elas+; Maria Clara Araújo from the Black Feminist Fund; and moderation by Tainah Pereira from Mulheres Negras Decidem.

Observatório da Branquitude and Oxfam Brasil In a partnership among Gênero e Número, Observatório da Branquitude, Oxfam Brasil, and the Black Women’s March, on November 23 the dialogue “Black Women, Data, and Climate Justice: Pathways to 2026” was held, proposing an encounter among activists, researchers, and Black women from different territories to discuss how data can strengthen Black women’s struggles for climate justice, guarantee rights, and expand the political advocacy of the Black Women’s March in the coming years. The activity took as its starting point the executive summary “Environmental and Climate Crisis: Black Women on the Front Lines,” launched by Gênero e Número, Observatório da Branquitude, and Oxfam Brasil, which highlights structural inequalities in exposure to climate risks and their impacts on Black women. In addition, the scope of the National Study on the Black Women’s March was presented for the first time — with a planned launch in 2026 — mapping the advances, challenges, agendas, and political perceptions of the Black women who build the March across Brazil.

Utopia Negra Amapaense On November 26, the organization held the event “Black Women and Climate: Biointeraction for Buen Vivir,” in partnership with WWF Brasil. The training workshop aimed to shed light on climate change, environmental racism, and their intersections with gender, race, and territory, focusing on the experience of Black women as defenders of their territories. The workshop was divided into two parts: a more theoretical section covering current concepts related to the climate issue, and a second moment of listening and exchange of experiences on the discussions held.