Peruvian development and education politics : the impact of LUNDU's Apuntate Contra el Racismo campaign

Abstract

Studies concerned with socio-political activism, development, and education leadership of marginalized and minoritized peoples in Peru, especially Afro-descendants, remain limited. The present paper examines how one urban-based AfroPeruvian organization—LUNDU: Centro de Estudios y Promoción Afroperuanos—confronted intersecting forms of oppression and racism through an anti-racism campaign known as Apúntate Contra el Racismo (ACR). The study highlights the critical need to center the proposals and initiatives led by civil society groups in countering oppressive societal and state practices. Particular attention is granted to the role played by racialized, specifically Black women, and to their capacity to leverage diverse platforms through activist public pedagogies.