Community Cohesion in Action

A conversation with Suhayla Bazbaz, mexican political scientist dedicated to human rights and social justice

Community cohesion in action: a conversation with Suhayla Bazbaz Kuri

In this talk, "Community Cohesion in Action: retrospective, prospective and learnings" Suhayla Bazbaz Kuri will reflect on her experience as a community organizer and social activist. In particular, she will reflect on CCIS, the organization she founded and directs.

CCIS has been working to strengthen community cohesion and social innovation in Mexico for 17 years. In this public conversation, she will address some of the milestones of their work on issues such as human rights, violence and crime prevention, megaprojects, the energy transition, and urban transformation, and she will reflect on the scope and limits of this work in light of the present and the future.

When:
22 April - 18h - 20h

Where:

Casa do Impacto, Lisboa
Travessa de São Pedro 8,
1200-432

Agenda:

• Intro from DESIS Lab @Nova SBE and ERA Chair in Social Innovation
• Conversation with Suhayla Bazbaz: Join us for an intimate discussion about her work and activism
• Cocktail Reception with WECHEFFES: Stay for finger food and drinks, connect with Suhayla and continue the conversation

Facilitator

Suhayla Bazbaz Kuri is a Mexican political scientist dedicated to human rights, social justice and participatory democracy. She founded Community Cohesion and Social Innovation in 2009 to strengthen community ties and promote inclusive, rights-based, community-led development across Mexico.

She leads regional initiatives such as #LetThemKnowThatWeKnow, addressing power and information asymmetries affecting Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples, women, youth, people with disabilities and persons in mobility in decisions about their territories and megaprojects. She has facilitated the production of Archipelago, a podcast on diverse ways to defend rights and territories, as well as materials in Indigenous languages and accessible formats. She also launched Why they are here?, focused on corporatization and military integration in the Yucatán Peninsula and expanding to other regions.

She participates in Latin American collectives that advocate for authorities, businesses and financial institutions to meet their human rights obligations, and engages in demonstrations and dialogues on institutional violence against women. She delivered training to more than 8,500 stakeholders from public, private, civil, academic and media sectors.

Social Innovator in Residence

The Social Innovators in Residence are social innovators and entrepreneurs who come to spend a week at Nova SBE to share their experience and enthusiasm for social impact with our students, staff and faculty, partners and the general public.

During their visit, they engage with various audiences through one-on-one meetings, small group events or workshops or larger discussions. Additionally, they are invited to be guest speakers on the Design Thinking Roundtable Podcast.

Through this program, we aim to share knowledge, trigger meaningful interactions and conversations while sparking potential collaboration.

These workshops are organized by the the DESIS (DESIGN for Social Innovation and Sustainability) Lab @ NOVA SBE. The DESIS Lab is the programming and community engagement arm of the ERA Chair in Social Innovation. We believe that to innovate with purpose and develop sustainable solutions to complex social issues requires creative collaboration and a design thinking mindset. It is part of the DESIS International network, a group of academics, researchers and students who orient their design and research activities towards social innovation. If you want to know more: https://socialinnova-chair.com/desis-lab/

Casa do Impacto:

It is a space to promote innovative solutions for addressing social and environmental challenges and needs, in alignment with the values promoted by Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, contributing to the construction of a more supportive and sustainable society. The organization will also contribute to greater promotion and visibility of the innovation ecosystem and social entrepreneurship.