AQUILOMBAÇÕES E CONVIVÊNCIAS: ARTE-CULTURA, ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA E OUTRAS LINHAS NA PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE NOS TERRITÓRIOS Aquilombamentos and Convivialities: Art-Culture, Solidarity Economy, and Other Lines in the Promotion of Health in the Territories

Abstract

: This article aims to share the results of the research project “Conviviality Practices as Aquilombamentos: Health Promotion in Territories through Art-Culture and Solidarity Economy.” The conviviality practices addressed in this study are those developed through the Centers for Conviviality and Culture (Cecos) within the Psychosocial Care Networks (RAPS) of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). The guiding question is: what are these practices, and how do the Cecos’ activities operate as aquilombamentos in the promotion of health within territories? The research draws on the concept of aquilombamento as a forceful idea and pathway for resisting various forms of oppression against differences. The theoretical and methodological approach adopted is cartography. Through participation in the Cecos Forums of the State of Rio de Janeiro, field diaries were produced, from which seven lines of action in the Cecos were identified: (1) art-culture, (2) solidarity economy, (3) harm reduction, (4) complementary and integrative health practices, (5) sports and leisure, (6) social movements, and (7) play and workers’ health. It is concluded that, each of these lines holds the potential to promote health within the territories and the quilomba-becoming is one of the forces that animates the encounters.