Global Reparations

Submitted by Ife Williams on May 12, 2007 - 1:56pm.
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This session will be on: June 30, 2007 - 1:00pm

It will be held at: Auditorium - Fourth Floor room at the Auburn Avenue Research Library

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Organization Description

International Organization of African Descendants formed after the World Conference Against Racism to monitor and lobby for implemenation of the Programme of Action. One of the committees of GAC is the International Front for Afrikans for Reparation to serve as a clearinghouse on activities throughout the Diaspora to achieve reparations.

Proposal Demographics

identify as people of color

Session Description

Dr Raymond Winbush author of Should America Pay? will act as moderator. Ife Williams will give an overview and reportback of the organization of the African Descendants and their efforts at WCAR to have the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery crimes against humanity; follow up conferences in Barbados and Movement Beyond Borders in DC; the adhoc reparations workshop held at WSF in Brazil; current litigation and mobilization efforts to secure reparations in Europe, Africa and the Americas. A short video clip of the African Descendants Caucus at WCAR will be presented as part of the reportback. The floor will then open to develop strategic actions for the future of reparations.

The presentation will include visuals, handouts, powerpoint and video to present a succinct history of the development of Global Reparations from World Conference Against Racism. The audience will then be asked to participate through questions, answers, suggestions for strategies as based on the information given.


First Name

Ife

Last Name

Williams

Contact E-mail

iwilliam@dccc.edu

Proposing Organization

Global Afrikan Congress

Organization Website

www.gac.net

Position or Title

Dr. Ife Williams

Contact Telephone

2152083972

Alternate Telephone

2154713595

Event Day

Saturday, June 30th (Strategizing the Achieving of Another World)

Contact Address

6129 Ellsworth Street

Format

Video, powerpoint, handouts and panel discussion

Contact City

Philadelphia

Keywords

Antiracism
Global governance, International organizations
International solidarity

Audience Number

50-100 people

Contact State

PA

Contact ZIP

19143

Person Reviewing

Emily