RT journal article T1 Connections with Paulo Freire’s legacy in anti-racism media activist collaboration in Finland T2 Conexiones con el legado de Paulo Freire en la colaboración mediactivista antirracismo en Finlandia A1 Custódio, Leonardo A1 Gathuo, Monica K1 Anti-racism K1 media activism K1 collaboration K1 conscientization K1 Finland K1 Antirracismo K1 mediactivismo K1 colaboración K1 concientización K1 Finlandia AB In this article, we introduce the Finland-basedinitiative Anti-Racism Media Activist Alliance (ARMAAlliance, 2018-2020). The article presents our ethical-methodological reflections about the processesof collaboration and dialogue we have experiencedas co-founders and coordinators of ARMA Alliance.Our analysis is grounded on our joint retrospectiveanalysis of how the activist-research purposes ofARMA Alliance connect with Paulo Freire’s legacy.Our objective is to contribute to scholarship thatproblematizes the multi-layered relationship betweenresearch and activism in collaborative processes ofcommunication for social change (in our case, againstracism). First, we present what the ARMA Allianceinitiative means and how it connects with PauloFreire’s work. Then, we look back at the decolonialinsights, cathartic encounters and dialogues that ledto the development of the initiative. After that, wereflect about the relationship between collaborationand conscientization. Lastly, we indicate someexperiences in putting dialogue and collaboration intopractice. PB Universidad de Cádiz SN 2255-3401 YR 2020 FD 2020-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24175 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24175 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 12-nov-2026