Africa and Diaspora Post - CIAD II Edição/Edition - Ambiente ...
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- increase the number of research institutes <strong>and</strong><br />
financial resources dedicated to research;<br />
- insure adequate conditions for work, career, <strong>and</strong><br />
the production of knowledge for <strong>Africa</strong>n intellectuals<br />
<strong>and</strong> Black intellectuals in the <strong>Diaspora</strong>;<br />
- provide incentives for editorial policies that<br />
make the circulation of knowledge produced in<br />
<strong>Africa</strong> <strong>and</strong> its <strong>Diaspora</strong> possible;<br />
- facilitate the movement of intellectuals <strong>and</strong><br />
artists between <strong>Africa</strong> <strong>and</strong> its <strong>Diaspora</strong>, especially<br />
in terms of visas <strong>and</strong> work permits;<br />
- continue struggling against poverty <strong>and</strong> bettering<br />
social indicators, in <strong>Africa</strong>n <strong>and</strong> <strong>Diaspora</strong><br />
countries, with special attention to anti-discrimination<br />
laws <strong>and</strong> affirmative action policies;<br />
- consolidate the five regions of the <strong>Africa</strong>n<br />
continent, marking the <strong>Diaspora</strong> as the sixth<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>n region.<br />
It is a movement!<br />
It deals with, as one can see, an ambitious plan<br />
that requires the construction <strong>and</strong> implementation<br />
of solid policies, devoted to the long haul. The<br />
government of President Lula st<strong>and</strong>s ready, seeking<br />
to anticipate many of these dem<strong>and</strong>s, promoting<br />
pioneering initiatives on the national as well as<br />
international scene. It is, however, necessary to emphasize<br />
the participation of intellectuals, students,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the representative of civil society who took part<br />
in <strong>CIAD</strong> <strong>II</strong> for having produced, in their reflective<br />
task, a platform capable of projecting Brazil <strong>and</strong> its<br />
partners in <strong>Africa</strong> <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Diaspora</strong> in the direction<br />
of a more just <strong>and</strong> dynamic future.<br />
*Marcelo O. Dantas received a degree in Economics from the<br />
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He was in charge of the<br />
Steering Committee for <strong>CIAD</strong> <strong>II</strong>. A career diplomat he served<br />
as economic adviser in Brazilian embassies in Washington,<br />
D.C., Mexico City, <strong>and</strong> Lisbon. He was an advisor for in<br />
the areas of Education, Culture, <strong>and</strong> the Promotion of the<br />
Portuguese Language in the Executive Secretariat of CPLP. At<br />
present, he heads the Division of Multilateral Cultural Matters<br />
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs<br />
24 A Gr<strong>and</strong>e Refazenda, África e Diáspora Pós <strong>II</strong> <strong>CIAD</strong><br />
atenção para as leis anti-descriminação e as políticas de<br />
ação afirmativa;<br />
- consolidar as cinco regiões do continente, destac<strong>and</strong>o a<br />
Diáspora como sexta região africana.<br />
É um movimento!<br />
Trata-se, como se vê, de um programa ambicioso, que requer<br />
a construção e implementação de políticas sólidas, voltadas<br />
para o longo prazo. De sua parte, o governo do Presidente<br />
Lula vem já busc<strong>and</strong>o antecipar-se a muitas dessas dem<strong>and</strong>as,<br />
promovendo iniciativas pioneiras tanto no plano interno, quanto<br />
no cenário internacional. Mas é preciso ressaltar a atuação<br />
dos intelectuais, estudantes e representantes da sociedade civil<br />
que participaram da <strong>II</strong> <strong>CIAD</strong> por haverem produzido, em seu<br />
esforço de reflexão, uma plataforma capaz de projetar o Brasil<br />
e seus parceiros da África e da Diáspora em direção a um<br />
futuro mais justo e dinâmico.<br />
*Marcelo O. Dantas é formado em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.<br />
Foi o responsável pelo Núcleo de Coordenação da <strong>II</strong> <strong>CIAD</strong>. Conselheiro da carreira diplomática serviu nas<br />
embaixadas do Brasil em Washington, Cidade do México e Lisboa. Foi assessor para Temas de Educação,<br />
Cultura e Promoção da Língua Portuguesa no Secretariado Executivo da CPLP. Atualmente chefia a Divisão<br />
de Assuntos Multilaterais Culturais do Ministério das Relações Exteriores