The OruMbya project organized its third online workshop in July 2021. The project uses astronomy’s connection to indigenous cultures as a developmental tool, addressing educational, ethnic-racial, gender, class and accessibility issues. OruMbya (Orum, sky in Yorubá, and Mbya, Brazilian Guarani ethnicity) is a pilot project to celebrate Astronomy as the fuel of life, in which […]
Category Archives: Latin America + Caribbean
2021, Asteroids workshop: A rocky adventure (Taller de Asteroides: Una aventura rocosa), Latin America + Caribbean
AVERO Asteroids Workshop: “Crea tu propio asteroide”
05
Jul
Jul
On June 30, #AsteroidDay, OAD project AVERO organized a workshop for teachers. They have published a video on “Create your own asteroid” (in Spanish). This video contains a short introduction to asteroids as well as a hands-on activity, to be done in the classroom or at home. Interpretation in Chilean Sign Language is included […]
16
May
May
Second workshop of the OruMbya (Orum: sky in Yorubá; and Mbya: Brazilian Guarani ethnicity) project to celebrate Astronomy as the fuel of life, in which the stories of the stars are preserved in the resilience of people from 3 different continents.
2021, Latin America + Caribbean, OruMbya - Astronomy as fuel of life
Inaugural Event of the OruMbya project
14
Apr
Apr
The International Journey between Afro, indigenous and astronomy cultures: OruMbya (Orum: sky in Yorubá; and Mbya: Brazilian Guarani ethnicity) is a pilot project to celebrate Astronomy as the fuel of life, in which the stories of the stars are preserved in the resilience of people from 3 different continents. The project will carry out five […]
2020, Astwonomi Lakay Vodcasting, COVID-19, Latin America + Caribbean
Astronomy Videos in Haitian Creole
12
Jan
Jan
The ‘Astronomy Lakay Vodcasting‘ project broadcast basic astronomy videos in the Haitian Creole language during the COVID-19 lockdown in Haiti. Originally designed for 6 months, it was carried out mainly from April to October 2020 on Youtube and also distributed on other social networks: WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and the blog of the Société Haïtienne […]