Assentamento Normandia is a rural settlement organized by the MST in Pernambuco, governed through assemblies and collective production. It exemplifies agrarian self-management and grassroots democracy.
Loading map...
{"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"100%","height":"300px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":3,"defzoom":14,"layers":["CartoDB.PositronNoLabels"],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":true,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":-8.2845,"lon":-35.969,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}
| Creation date
|
1997
|
| Topics
|
Democracy, Economy, Land UseDemocracy, Economy, Land Use
|
| Context
|
Rural
|
| Number of participants
|
|
| Typology
|
Community Organizing
|
| Languages
|
Portuguesept
|
| Thematics
|
Radical DemocracyRadical Democracy
|
Normandia was created through land occupation and collective struggle. Governance is based on general assemblies and work brigades.
Decisions on production, education, and conflict resolution are made collectively. Leadership roles rotate.
The settlement remains active as a model of rural democratic self-government.