Mística, Spirituality and Leadership Development in Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST)

Poverty Scholars Program
hosts

Mística, Spirituality and Leadership Development
in Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST)
with
Ana Justo

What breathes life into Latin America’s
largest social movement? How do rural farmers learn lessons from
history and past struggles? How does the MST begin to live out its’
hopeful future? What religious and spiritual traditions are embodied in
the MST? What forms do they take when working among poor Brazilians?
Ana will share experiences with Poverty Scholars and others about how
the role of mística and spirituality in the development of grassroots
leaders throughout Brazil.

Tuesday, June 29th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Union Theological Seminary (Broadway and 121st, NYC)
Room 207

Featured Participants:
Ana Justo is
a leader of Brazil's Landless Workers Movement (Movimento dos
Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra - MST).  The largest social movement in
Latin America, the MST has 1.5 million members and organizes into rural
settlement agricultural communities across Brazil. The MST struggles
for land reform, access to healthcare, schools, organic production and
infrastructure by promoting a ground-up sustainable development model
based in the needs of all Brazilians.  The MST is linked
internationally to peasant movements through Via Campesina. Ana is a
Project Coordinator at the MST's Florestan Fernandes National School
for its leaders located in Guararema, Sao Paulo.

Participants in
the Poverty Initiative’s Poverty Scholars Program—a leadership
development and training program for low-income, religious and
community leaders from organizations nationwide.

This event is free and open to the public.
Please RSVP to poverty@povertyinitiative.org