Diversity and adults education: Collective resistance strategies in pandemic times

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the possibilities of adult education through the development of collective resistance to necropolitics, (a term coined by Achille Mbembe, 2018), over the marginalization of groups of women, african american, LGBTQIA+, indigenous people, quilombolas, urban occupations, and homeless population, among other issues, during the pandemic period. This research was made, using a qualitative analysis methodology and the research of social media activism groups and communities. As a result, 33 collective initiatives were found in Belo Horizonte and the Metropolitan Area, using information collected from the Instagram app. Finally, we concluded that the social networks context can contribute to the development of these groups, as shown by Fernanda Rocha (2017), by consolidating groups and helping in a general adult education, aiming to build a more egalitarian and fairer society.