Diary of a Journey to Nairobi: Impressions from the Brazilian Black Movement of the City and People Who Hosted the World Social Forum VII

摘要

This article presents the reflections of three Afro-Brazilian women deeply involved in Brazilian education and the Brazilian Black Movement on their first trip to Africa. They attended the Seventh World Social Forum (WSF) held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007. There they participated in forums; mixed with daily workers on the streets, neighborhoods, living spaces and social venues of Nairobi. They were deeply impressed by the schisms of social class—including that represented by the richest community of the African diaspora—in North America.