The project “ERER quilombola: transgressive looks” – an anti-racist education proposal

Abstract

This article aims to present the construction and implementation of an anti-racist education project
called “ERER quilombola: transgressive looks”. Considering that education is the space for transformation or
reproduction of the material and social conditions of life. There is no way to imagine the current reality without
considering education as a vital space for the functioning of contemporary societies. It is in this context that the
education of ethnic-racial relations is necessary. Dealing with racism and its practical consequences is an object
of considerable difficulty, given that the phenomenon has assumed, in Brazilian society, the role of modulator of
social relations. Both from a historical point of view and in the country's social formation process, it is
undeniable that racial inequality is a structuring factor in social relations in Brazil. It is in the wake of this
complex set of relationships that, based on many reflections and debates, it was decided to develop the project.
The teaching activity of the project coordinators, combined with their activism, gave rise to the desire to
positively impact the educational process, with regard to the education of ethnic-racial relations, within the
municipality of Pelotas-RS. The reflection presented here is based on a qualitative analysis matrix, in which the
data listed derives from a survey processed via online forms presented to teachers and coordinators participating
in the study resulting from the actions undertaken by the ERER Quilombola project: Transgressive Looks.
Considering the fact that the research results from a set of actions developed in practices in education of ethnic-
racial relations (ERER), the purpose of these instruments was to evaluate the understanding of the meaning of
law 10.639/03, as well as the contributions that Training tools can provide job qualifications in education to
promote racial equality.