Building movements: a conversation in times of pandemic

Abstract

The book reviewed is based on an online conversation organized by the Rising Majority movement, with the participation of Angela Davis and Naomi Klein. The debate centralized the reflection on the current coronavirus pandemic, its origin and social impacts, as well the possible strategies to respond to the crisis. The Rising Majority leaders Thenjiwe McHarris, Cindy Wiesner, Maurice Mitchell and Loan Tran also participated in the debate. Among the several reflections raised in the meeting, the debaters put the relationship between pandemic, capitalism and racism at the center of their analysis. The discussion also helps us to think about the reality of early childhood education in Brazil.