Registrations are now open for the Literary Workshops for civil servers, Judges and trainees of the Judiciary of the State of Tocantins. For this third class, the works on “Ancestral Future” and “Ideas for Postponing the End of the World”, by Ailton Krenak, have been selected.
The action is promoted by the Superior School of the Judges of the State of Tocantins (Esmat) in partnership with the Directorate of People Management (DIGEP), with the aim of promoting reflection on contemporary issues that impact daily life, social relations and the work environment, such as racial inequalities, social class, gender oppression and sexualities.
Those interested in taking part in the activity can sign up by clicking here.
The meetings, called reading circles, will take place on Tuesdays in September, on the 10th, 17th and 24th, from 7pm to 8.40pm, remotely, allowing people from other courts to take part. The mediation will be conducted by Eugislane Moreira Lima, who holds a doctorate and a master's degree in Environmental Sciences from UFT and she is indigenous to the Karajá - Xambioá people.
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Ancestral future
In this collection of texts produced between 2020 and 2021, Ailton Krenak challenges us to rethink our vision of the future. He suggests that if there is a future to be considered, it is ancestral, because it was already there. Krenak invites us to abandon illusions and value what is around us, highlighting the importance of rivers and other natural elements.
Ideas for postponing the end of the world
Ailton Krenak, born in the “Doce” River Valley region, criticizes the separation between humanity and nature. He argues that the idea of a “superior humanity” is at the root of the contemporary socio-environmental disaster. Krenak defends the recognition of diversity and the rejection of the idea of human superiority as ways of reframing our existences and avoiding environmental destruction.
About the author
Ailton Krenak, born in 1953, is an activist in the socio-environmental movement and a defender of indigenous rights. He organized the Alliance of Forest Peoples, which brings together riverside and indigenous communities in the Amazon. His books “Ideas for Postponing the End of the World” and “Life Is Not Useful” have been published in more than ten territories. Krenak is a Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit of the Presidency of the Republic and he holds honorary doctorates from the Federal University of the State of Minas Gerais and the Federal University of the city of Juiz de Fora.
