THE AROEIRA COLLECTIVE
The Aroeira Collective takes care of and learns alongside Nature, the Cerrado biome, and the community. We are here to promote Health – and we do it by developing community practices of care inspired by Agroecology, Harm Reduction, Popular Education, and Anti-prohibitionist Feminism.
Our focus is to support individuals whose lives are marked by socio-economic, racial, and gender-based violence, exacerbated by prohibition and the war on drugs.
WHAT MOVES US
Being in contact with the Earth, restoring degraded areas, planting native seeds, and benefiting medicinal plants!
Learning, training, and developing new forms of learning and leadership based on Nature and Popular Education
Fighting for respect for the diversity of life, inspired by Human Rights and Earth Rights
Practicing care from the perspectives of Anti-prohibitionist Feminism
Being together, eye to eye, with hands and feet on the ground, caring, playing, telling stories, and sharing good food
WHO WE SERVE
The target audience of our actions includes people impacted by the prohibitionist structure in Brazil.
This includes sex workers, drug users, individuals who have gone through the penitentiary system, and people experiencing homelessness.
We also take into consideration the intersectionality of race and gender – a crucial factor in this context.
Our team is diverse and includes individuals impacted by prohibitionism – in other words, we work from within our own target audience. We have an internal organization that ensures these individuals are active members of the Aroeira Collective, occupying spaces of leadership and decision-making.
WHAT WE DO
Our activities are centered around weekly meetings.
Every Thursday, the Aroeira Collective gathers for activities such as ecological restoration through the implementation and management of Agroforestry Systems; production of natural and agroecological food and cosmetics; community experiences and interventions based on Popular Education and Urban Agriculture.
OUR TEAM
Talking about who is part of our Collective is a challenge because many people have walked with us. We are very pleased and grateful for each person who collaborated – and still collaborates – in opening our paths. Below, you can see who is currently part of our team.
ANA CAROLINE
CEILANDÂNDIA | DF
"I appreciate learning from the diversity of people, plants, spaces and possibilities"
ELZA LUZIA
JARDIM DO INGÁ | DF
"I really like weeding!"
JÉSSICA
LAGO NORTE | DF
"I like aromatherapy and producing medicine from plants"
SENDY
CEILAND | DF
"I really like cooking and making our collective care practices"
ANA LUIZA CAVALCANTI
BRASILIA | DF
"I am an anti-prohibitionist feminist from the DF. I appreciate learning about diversity with plants and people"
GUSTAVO
WEST LAKE | DF
"I like 'the before and after' of our plantings and the transformation we carry out collectively"
JUMA
SOBRADINHO | DF
"I like exchanging knowledge and making natural soaps"
BRUNA DUARTE
PLANALTINA | DF
"I appreciate observing nature, planting a lot of seeds, harvesting and planting"
HIAGO
SOBRADINHO | DF
"I like exchanging knowledge and making natural soaps"
RENATO ROCHA
WEST LAKE | DF
"I appreciate being in a collective and planting"
CIDA
BEATRYS
CEILÂNDIA | DF
"Amo estar cuidando da natureza pois a natureza me deu uma nova chance na vida cuidando e sendo cuidada"
CEILÂNDIA | DF
"Estar com a agroecologia é ser quem eu sou: mulher trans e dama do campo."