Reparation without re-education is of no use to the black community. The goal should be to un-indoctrinate and then re-educate our children. So that when we finally get what we fought for, we will spend reparations the right way.
Re-educating students about Black History Read More »
“The Government of Grenada calls upon the Bank of England to make reparations to Grenada on account of the direct involvement of the Bank of England in the 1780s in the enslavement of Africans and their descendants in Grenada.”
Grenada demands Bank of England pay reparations for its ownership of slave plantations Read More »
I believe that discovering and curating your own identity requires understanding where you came from.
I’m hopeful that the future of reparations and education in the Caribbean looks like a more informed society.
A Guyanese Student’s Perspective on Caribbean History Education Read More »
If we’re going to advance and magnify the reparations struggle, then we must have an objective in terms of education for human rights.
Teaching decolonial history in the Caribbean Read More »
The education system we have inherited from the British, was in many ways, ill-suited to the success of Caribbean students. The socio-cultural context that students were educated in, reinforced a colonial mindset that we are still striving to liberate ourselves from today.
An Investment in Quality Education is at the Heart of Reparatory Justice Read More »
As a young person growing up in Jamaica, I was always told that my education is a tool for our freedom. And so I took it seriously. Embedded in our need for education has always been our need for freedom. And that only comes about by us being educated. It’s the bedrock of change.
Education as a form of Resistance Read More »
Rev Dr Michael Banner’s book, Britain’s Slavery Debt: Reparations Now!, estimates Britain owes over £200 billion to Caribbean nations, based on enslaver compensation claims post-abolition.
The Portuguese president’s timely speech should be leveraged by reparations advocates to redouble efforts to rouse the hibernating consciences of other European Union members.
Recharging reparations responsibilities Read More »
Because the historical record is very clear regarding the ownership and the amount of wealth that the was generated and taken out of Barbados, our National Task Force is very keen to engage Sir Richard Drax in a reparations discussion.
Why is Drax Hall Important to the Reparations Movement? Read More »
Commenting on these developments, Denis O’Brien, founder of The Repair Campaign, said; “We are at a tipping point in the fight for reparatory justice. This is the first time that the UK has agreed to repatriate a natural history specimen to the Caribbean (something the Caricom Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice has been asking for since it was launched a decade ago) and the first time that a European power has unequivocally stated that the crime of the transatlantic traffickingof enslaved Africans had a ‘cost’ that has to be repaid. As real examples of affirmative action, these developments are hugely significant. The incredible advocacy efforts of so many are bearing fruit. Collectively, we must keep the pressure on. The door is finally ajar, now we need to power through it.”
Reparations Movement at a Tipping Point Read More »
The United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom on Sunday issued a solemn apology to Jamaica, the Caribbean, and Africa for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, regarded by many as the greatest crime against humanity.
UK church group issues apology for slavery Read More »
Reparatory justice in my view has to do with the payment of reparations to the descendants of slaves in the Caribbean, whose ancestors were forcibly brought here and forced to work on plantations without reward, and treated most inhumanely. The advocates of reparations argue that it should be just and fair, and that this would facilitate internal development initiatives by Caribbean people themselves, and help to alleviate much of the poverty and underdevelopment caused by slavery and the plantation system.
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