Events


60 years of rural unionism in Brazil: Reflections on the trajectory of Contag

Marco Antonio Teixeira will be participating as a speaker in the event “60 Years of Rural Unionism in Brazil: Reflections on the Trajectory of Contag” on September 5th. The event will take place at the Graduate Program in Social Sciences in Development, Agriculture, and Society at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (CPDA/UFRRJ), Brazil. The panel will also feature Everton Picolotto (Professor at the University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul), Priscila Delgado de Carvalho (Professor at CPDA/UFRRJ), and Sarah Luiza Moreira (Ph.D. student at CPDA/UFRRJ). The event will be moderated by Professor Leonilde Servolo de Medeiros (CPDA/UFRRJ).

During the event, there will also be the launch of Marco Antonio Teixeira’s book, “Contag 1963-2023: Actions of Social Reproduction and Forms of Collective Action.”

The event will be livestreamed and can be accessed on YouTube at the following link: YouTube Livestream.

  • Participants: Antonio Teixeira, Everton Picolotto, Priscila Delgado de Carvalho, Sarah Luiza Moreira
  • Organising institutions: Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Dates: September 5, 2023
  • Time & location: Graduate Program in Social Sciences in Development, Agriculture, and Society at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (CPDA/UFRRJ)