Quilombism
Political project developed by Abdias Nascimento from the history of Brazil's quilombos. It advocates racial equality, Afro-Brazilian self-determination, participatory democracy, a cooperative economy and land held for collective use.
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Political project developed by Abdias Nascimento from the history of Brazil's quilombos. It advocates racial equality, Afro-Brazilian self-determination, participatory democracy, a cooperative economy and land held for collective use.
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I want a quilombist state with racial equality and popular participation, collective land and production organised through cooperatives.
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Leans further toward federal than 84% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
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On Representation, it sits practically at the catalog median.
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