Caravans from different parts of Brazil will hold a large march this Tuesday (Nov. 25) in Brasília: the 2nd Black Women’s March, whose theme is Reparation and Good Living. The event is expected to bring together 1 million people.

Organized by the National Committee of the Black Women’s March, the mobilization seeks to put the basic rights of this segment of the population on the agenda — such as housing, employment, and security — as well as a dignified life, free from violence, and reparations.

The march takes place in the month that celebrates National Black Awareness Day, on November 20.

It occurs ten years after the first march, held in November 2015, when more than 100,000 black women gathered in Brazil’s capital to protest against racism, violence targeting black youth, domestic violence, and femicide, which disproportionately affect them, and to demand the right to live well rather than merely survive.

This year, black women will march for the promotion of social mobility, considering the damage left by centuries of slavery, which has become an obstacle to the economic development of this population.

Space for articulation

The 2025 march extends beyond Brazil’s borders. To strengthen global coordination, the demonstration will bring together black women in the diaspora (descendants of Africans forced into displacement) and from the African continent who are committed to building a future free from the violence imposed by racism, colonialism, and patriarchy.

Black leaders from Ecuador are in Brasília to take part in the 2025 March. According to the Ecuadorian group, the goal is to deepen and expand awareness of the struggles of Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean, and diaspora women.

Ines Morales Lastra, an activist from San Lorenzo (Ecuador) and a member of the Afro-Ecuadorian Confederation of Northern Esmeraldas (Cane), explains that they defend the collective rights and ancestral territories of the Afro-Ecuadorian people and that they traveled to Brasília to join the women’s struggle.

“We will march to amplify the strength of our voice and our demands, because these are the voices of our grandmothers,” Lastra stated.

According to the Ministry of Racial Equality, women and girls will total 60.6 million people in Brazil, divided between black (11.30 million) and brown (49.30 million). Together, they represent about 28 percent of the country’s population.

See here the official schedule of the 2nd Black Women’s March and the Week for Reparation and Good Living, which will run until Wednesday (26).