Ancestralidade, Ação e Imaginação

Since its creation in April 2021, UNA has been dedicated to promoting the self-empowerment of black professionals in the arts in Portugal. The act of mapping our own narratives is a political gesture as part of the anti-racist struggle, which aims to transform not only the artistic field, but society in general, expanding more democratic practices in power structures, both public and private, which perpetuate the exclusion of black artists and other professionals. In this way, UNA sees self-mapping as a tool for struggle that transcends the personal sphere, but rather as a collective action that drives systemic changes, promoting a fairer and more representative society. Fifty years after the Revolution and three years since its creation, the UNA has been invited to participate in the DDD on April 25, 2024. The day will be divided into three parts, from which we intend to think about the arts, the city, corporealities, discourses, programming as possibilities for creating new narratives and forms of imagination either through re-signification or fictionalization. — UNA – União Negra das Artes

Part 1 of 3

Lunch/Talk

Guided by the Sankofa philosophy, which invites us to reflect on the past, present and future, we intend to promote a conversation involving artists and individuals whose practices orbit around mapping. Anchored in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of April 25, it is important to reflect on and contextualize the need for the persistent struggle for inclusion and representation in different sectors, highlighting how the absence of official ethnic-racial data is a barrier to the creation of affirmative measures and reparations. To this end, we call on people and organizations in the Portuguese artistic and associative scene to talk about mapping as a tool for resistance, fighting for equality and building a legacy. — UNA – União Negra das Artes