The event “Community Advocacy: From Accompaniment to Defense” brings together around 100 people at the Faculty of Psychology.

Seminar: “Community Advocacy: From Support to Defense”

On Tuesday, October 6, the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Seville hosted a seminar titled “Community Advocacy: From Support to Defense—Psychosocial Support and Legal Self-Defense for Migrant and Racialized Individuals.” The event was organized by La Fragua Projects, the YILÓ Association, and CESPYD, with support from the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and the 2030 Agenda, as part of the “Racial Justice & Empowerment” initiative.

Nearly 100 people gathered in classrooms 4 and 10 to reflect on how psychosocial support, community advocacy, and the defense of rights can be structured from within the communities themselves.

The seminar began with a welcome from La Fragua Projects and YILÓ. Following this, Daniela Miranda and Virginia Paloma discussed psychosocial support and community advocacy, sharing their perspectives and experiences working with individuals and communities.

The second part of the event focused on legal self-defense, featuring contributions from Paco Vargas and Pastora Filigrana. Both offered reflections on racism and anti-Roma sentiment (antigypsyism), sharing direct experiences with these phenomena and providing a perspective that linked the defense of rights to the lived realities of racialized communities.

The session concluded with a Q&A and discussion period with the audience, which proved to be both rich and engaging, allowing for a deeper exploration of the topics addressed.

CESPYD extends its gratitude to the speakers, the organizing entities, and all the attendees for their participation. We remain committed to fostering spaces that bridge the university with community-based practices and the defense of human rights.