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DESCRIPTION:City of Favelas\nReforma Urbana and the right to the CITY\n\npresented by: 
 URPS urban research in participatory struggles, filmmakers Adrian Mengay 
 and Maike Pricelius in person\n\nAll across Brazilian cities irregular 
 buildings sprawl, piling up like honeycombs. Favelas and dilapidated houses 
 are a focal point of urban poverty. Departing from a reflection on these 
 precarious places, this film tries to track a different kind of 
 urbanization and takes the viewers into the life of their inhabitants. The 
 film accompanies urban protagonists in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and 
 documents political, economic and cultural alternatives to social 
 exclusion..\n\nFavelas can be thought of as a materialization of the social 
 exclusion that affects their inhabitants. Though crowded with people, 
 lacking infrastructure, and manifesting cultural and economical 
 discrimination, favelas are nevertheless places of solidarity and 
 laboratories of political, economic and cultural alternatives. This 
 documentary explores the practices of empowerment developed by various 
 institutions in their struggle for a better life and interrelates issues 
 such as community development, education, social history, favela culture 
 and ”economia solidaria”.\n\nUrban Research in Emancipatory Struggles 
 is maintained by a network of people from Japan, Brazil, Germany and the 
 USA.  An open group with different backgrounds (Students, Scientists, 
 Translators, Workers, Activists, Artists, Unemployed etc.) that came 
 together to work on questions of social exclusion, urbanism (e.g. right to 
 the city) and social movements. They see their activities not only as a 
 reflection on exclusion and empowerment but also as a part of different 
 social struggles. If you want to engage or participate please contact: 
 urps@ymail.com\n\nhttp://urbanrps.wordpress.com/favela-brazil/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/10/18637425.php
SUMMARY:City of Favelas Reforma Urbana and the right to the CITY
LOCATION:992 Valencia St. at 21st\nSF, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/10/18637425.php
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