Em tempos de pandemia: propostas para a defesa da vida e de direitos sociais

Abstract

World Health Organization (WHO) declared, on March 11th, the existence of a pandemic due to the world proliferation of the new coronavirus. At The moment we closed the writing of this book, Brazil was already the 11th among the most affected countries. At the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the academic calendar is currently suspended and others activities take place in remote mode, with the exception of the health area which continues serving the population and building strategies to fight the virus. The texts presented here integrate actions that reveal the social commitment of the Brazilian public university which, among other attributions, needs to reflect on the major dilemmas of society. This collection brings debates around the economy, social relations, projections and perspectives for the post pandemic future, public policies and everyday life and work, being all of them spheres of life affected by this new condition. Such proposal aims the defense of life, democracy and human rights, principles which, more than ever, needs to be reaffirmed these days.