About The Speaker
Prof. Babalawô Ivanir dos Santos
speaker/advisory board
Prof. Babalawô Ivanir dos Santos, is a Doctor in Comparative History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGHC/UFRJ); member of the Brazilian Association of Black Researchers (ABPN), Researcher at the Laboratory of History of Religious Experiences (LHER-UFRJ) and Laboratory of Studies on the Atlantic History of Postcolonial Colonial Societies (LEHA-UFRJ); Coordinator of the African Traditional Religions, Afro-Brazilian, Racism and Religious Intolerance Coordination (ERARIR/LHER/UFRJ); Strategic Adviser of the Center for Articulations of Marginalized Population (CEAP); Interlocutor of the Commission to Combat Religious Intolerance (CCIR); Advisory Advisor to the Valongo Wharf; Vice President of Latin America at the International Council of Societies of Ancient Religions of African Descendants (ARSADIC), Nigeria. He has experience in the following areas; Ethnic-Racial Education and African Issues, Human Rights and Citizenship; International relations; Traditional religions of West Africa and Afro-Brazilians.