At Festival Latinidades, ICCI’s Taiane de Bittencourt moderated a conversation with leaders from four of Brazil’s major Black culture festivals about the intentional work behind growing audiences and sustaining communities.

The event explored how knowledge rooted in Brazil’s only biome found nowhere else in the world can help shape responses to the climate crisis while positioning the Caatinga as a voice in the global climate conversation. ICCI took part in the program by visiting community-led initiatives and joining the panel “Rewriting the Caatinga: Communications, Climate, and Identity.”

During “Brazilian Audiences,” Felipe Alfieri discussed digital behavior, audience fragmentation, and the challenges of engaging Gen Z in conversations about climate, democracy, and justice

At the “Brazilian Audiences” event, the singer and songwriter looks back on her trajectory and explores how her creative process gives shape to what often has yet to find language.

The Ipos-Ipec director says traditional methods no longer fully capture influence, engagement, and how public opinion is shaped.

The journalist explores how women in Brazil’s urban peripheries shape audiences rooted in place and identity.

The event brought together panelists and a specialized audience to discuss the challenges of an increasingly complex, fragmented, and uneven fight for attention.

Author of ‘Brasil no Espelho: Um guia para entender o Brasil e os brasileiros’, the political scientist discussed how climate change, social justice and other issues tend to become focal points in public opinion during election campaigns.

The artist also reflected on his journey at the event in Rio de Janeiro, which brought together leaders from institutes and foundations to discuss ways to strengthen strategic communications in philanthropy.

Research by More in Common explores hidden divisions in Brazilian society and points to pathways for strengthening social cohesion.

ICCI’s Programmatic Director took part in the panel “Climate, Culture, and African Diaspora: Connecting Territories and Ancestral Narratives for Climate Justice” at the Climate Live pavilion.

Held across several cities in Pernambuco, Caatinga Climate Week drew attention to how people-centered approaches can lead to more effective climate adaptation and mitigation efforts

Speaking on the “Influence and Implementation” panel, Marco Kelson highlighted how culture and strategic communications can drive progress on climate action

In panels at UERJ and the Museum of Tomorrow, ICCI’s Program Director spoke about the role of the Global South and strategic communications in confronting disinformation and driving progress on climate justice

Ana Carolina Lourenço, Programmatic Director at ICCI, joined a panel at the 13th GIFE Congress in Fortaleza, where she highlighted the role that strategic communications play in social transformation.

For ICCI’s team, it was an opportunity to discuss the role of communications in the nonprofit sector and to explore pathways for building new narratives through visual strategies.

ICCI was present at Climate Week NYC, engaging with global and regional leaders, change agents, scientists and civil society representatives from around the world.

The ICCI programmatic team was present at the Latinidades Festival in Salvador, the largest Latin American festival dedicated to black women. This Year’s Event Celebrates Black Women with the Theme “Be a fan of black women”.