#reparations — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #reparations, aggregated by home.social.
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Slavery reparations: Why Ghana is leading the demand for compensation
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0j2r15dr1o"He also wants individual institutions that benefited from the slave trade to be held accountable and pay compensation. Among these is the Church of England.
In the 18th Century, the Church's missionary wing ran plantations and owned hundreds of slaves, which helped fund its work across the Americas and beyond."
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@tuban_muzuru
Certainly, Imperial Japan committed many civilian atrocities, especially in Manchuria, Korea and China where the Rape of Nanking stands out as only one of the worst kind.There is no denying that war, whether fought for justice and freedom or for the growth of an empire or out of fear will bring out the worst (and, ironically, the best) in humanity. The human condition is such, I regret to say, that war is a pestilence that will be visited on us as for as long as we survive as a specie. And if our planet has any say in it at all, we are not long from extinction.
So depressing…
#War #WarCrimes #Justice #Homosapiens #Reparations #HumanCostOfWar #MoralsAndEthics #Manchuria #China #Korea
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Des #américains malmenés, basanés la plupart du temps, évidemment, bousculés, menotttés, humiliés, maltraités par délit de faciès? Et menacés en cas de résistance ?
Et les centaines de milliers de maltraitances aux #immigrés #latinos, dont certains ont immigré TOTALEMENT LÉGALEMENT aux #US ?
On en parle d'eux ?
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From Genocide to Justice: Iraq’s Reparations for Yazidi Survivors
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The #Takanawa #Catholic #Church just called the police on me. The police were very nice and understanding and let me go after a brief talk.
I have been seeking #Justice after being assaulted by the guards at Hope Services ( a catholic charity), in #Kona #Hawaii . Several other #homeless people had confided in me that they were being abused, but did not dare speak out, for fear of further violence. Also, they depend upon the charity for food.
I approached the catholic leaders politely in Kona, and they did not take responsibility. Then I moved to #Tokyo seeking political asylum.
I approached Mr. Takaii, a priest at the #Meguro Catholic Church, and asked for answers concerning the abuse. Mr. Takaii told me that he did not speak any English, though we had been talking in English for a few days, and he speaks English fluently.
After persistently and politely raising questions with the Takanawa church, I kept being stonewalled. I still have questions about why they cannot feed me 3 meals a day, turning me away hungry, though they just held a fundraiser for #hungry people in the Philippines. The priest, Mr. Noguchi harshly told me to go back to America.
Just now, I returned to Takanawa church from the police station, and Mr. Noguchi handed me a letter from Mr. Wataru Suematsu, the parish leader, banning me from church, and threatening police action.
I intend to get justice for me, and for other people the Catholic Church continues to abuse.
The Catholic Church is doing something shady with the money, as it is a lavishly constructed church, with a big attendance on weekends, and collects a lot of money.
The Catholic Church is an organization by and for, old white men. They will always elect an old white man as #pope ( now available in American flavor ). A 39 year old Japanese woman will never be pope.
The organization was funded by loot from #colonial #genocide, which it continues to hold on to, and continue as a big mind-manipulating business. Even as pope after pope apologizes for the atrocities of the church, the abuses continue.
Pope Leo has called for #peace though he has not yet asked his followers to resign from the #military which would be a real follow through.
People of the world, from countries that the church looted and impoverished, are rising up and demanding #reparations
There’s so much blood on the hands of the church, that the pope’s crocodile tears are not enough to wash them away. Empty words are not enough. People demand to be made whole.
Please boost this message, to hold the church accountable.
https://rant.li/ashwin/why-i-am-also-not-a-christian
#Atheist #agnostic #secular #religion #corruption #SocialJustice #bible #christ #christian #jesus #christianity #abuse
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#Nantes #réparations #électroniques es-tu là ?
Salut Nantes ! J'ai un NAS en panne qui a des symptômes très documentés en ligne et qui doit être facilement réparable par un quelqu'un de compétent.
J'ai aussi une enceinte Sonos à diagnostiquer.
Je peine à trouver en ligne des adresses qui ressemble à quelque chose.
Si quelqu'un a un tuyau, je prends ! Merci par avance ! -
The next sign that the #empire is beginning to fall will be the rise of national #liberation movements, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian MP, writes.
"The first three republics to leave #russia get a discount on #reparations."
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I hope #phish fans in Savannah are thinking deeply about the history we are dancing on #blackisbeautiful #reparations
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Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands – and for King Charles to back decolonisation | Caribbean | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jul/14/caribbean-british-virgin-islands-king-charles-decolonisation-caricom-reparations-commission -
🔴 Le génocide de 80% des Héréros et de 60% des Namas de la Namibie perpétré en 1904-1908 par les Allemands : leur histoire et la situation de leurs descendants
Par Clotilde Ravel, Le Monde diplomatique, juillet 2026 [Extrait]
https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2026/07/RAVEL/69692
#Afrique #Namibie #Héréros #Namas #Ovambos #Allemagne #Allemands #génocide #histoire #colonialisme #crime #esclavage #déportation #inégalités #colon #AfriqueDuSud #réparations #politique #société #Autochtones #média -
"The #Italian #Parliament has introduced a bill that would allow the government to create a #restitution process for #art and #culturalproperty lost under #Fascist laws and during the broader #Holocaust period.
Bill 2834 would enable the Italian Government to create a framework for #reparations for art and other cultural items that were seized or otherwise looted due to #antisemitic persecution that was codified and permitted by law under #BenitoMussolini's Fascist government in 1938.
The bill was reviewed by the Chamber of Deputies’ VII Committee on Culture, Science, and Education on June 24. During the hearing, the President of the Union of Italian #Jewish Communities (#UCEI), #LiviaOttolenghi, affirmed her support for the proposal.
"There is no need to repeat how deeply the wounds inflicted by the racial laws are still felt today by Italian #Jews and our communities," Ottolenghi stated."
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Via KN
NEXT STEPS 🔥
Minister of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie arrives with energy at the High-Level Consultative Conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations Resolution on the trafficking of Enslaved Africans.#blackwomen #blackhistory #whitehistory #slavery #reparations #blackmastodon
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#Réparations de l’#esclavage : un plan en 19 points soutenu par plusieurs pays africains et caribéens après le sommet organisé au #Ghana
https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guadeloupe/reparations-de-l-esclavage-un-plan-en-19-points-soutenu-par-plusieurs-pays-africains-et-caribeens-apres-le-sommet-organise-au-ghana-1714954.html
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The Last Exchange: A Mythic Parable
After months of grueling war, the Gavaun leaders welcomed the Oshkin leaders to their tent to entertain conversations of peace. Hearts among the two nations were as hard as could be, and no civilian expected that this would be the moment that would curve things in a better direction.
As the Oshkin leaders approached the entrance, the Gavaun soldiers at the door demanded that they surrender all their belongings. Though insulted by these demands, the Oshkin reluctantly submitted to the rules. They removed their priceless rings and sacred necklaces, emptied their pockets into the hands of the smirking soldiers, and entered the tent. With the Oshkin out of sight, the soldiers chuckled and threw the objects into the trash.
As you can imagine, peace was not found that day.
Months went by, and the tides of war shifted. It was now the Oshkin that welcomed the Gavaun leaders to their tent to discuss the possibilities of peace. As the Gavaun approached the tent door, they were met by Oshkin soldiers demanding that they surrender all of their belongings before entering. The faces of the Gavaun fell. They had heard the stories of what their soldiers had done. At the time, they had even gotten a laugh out of it. But now they knew their retribution had come. They sighed heavily and removed their priceless rings and sacred necklaces, and emptied their pockets into their enemies’ hands.
Hours later, the Gavaun leaders left the tent quickly, their pace fueled by their anger. As they reached the gate, they heard one of the soldiers call out for them. “Sirs! Your belongings?”
The Gavauns stopped in their tracks. Surely this was a trick. Would they not be mocked when they turned around? They whispered to each other for a moment, and then one of them turned around and walked up to the soldier. He quickly grabbed their things from the soldier’s hand, and then they swiftly made their exit.
Peace was not found that day either.
Months went by, and the tides of war shifted once again. As the Oshkin approached the gate, they were surprised to find the Gavaun leaders outside the tent, one of them standing in front of a table holding what appeared to be a wrapped gift.
“You were humane with us when we were inhumane with you,” said the leader. “We cannot recover your priceless rings and your sacred necklaces, nor the items you kept in your pockets. While we do not know if peace will be found today, we would like to offer you this gift to make reparations for our behavior.”
The Gavaun pulled the bow as the box walls fell over to reveal an ornate sand timer.
“The sand timer is one of the greatest symbols among the Gavaun people, and this one was carved by our most acclaimed craftsman. Our most sacred lessons and stories are tied to this symbol, and it carries many meanings. In this case, it represents our desire to turn back time to better honor your first visit. But just as time moves forward no matter how you turn the timer, so can we only do our best to do better with the time ahead of us.”
As you can imagine, hearts began to soften. But peace was not found that day.
As the months went by, the tides of war shifted, and the Gavaun came to discuss peace at the Oshkin tent. The Oshkin leaders were found outside their tent, one of them standing behind a table holding a cylindrical box. The leader confessed that the Gavaun’s previous gift should have softened their hearts more than it did and that peace should have been found sooner. They now wished to reciprocate by giving a gift of their own. As the Oshkin began to slowly pull the tall cylindrical top off the gift, the brightest, golden glow you could ever imagine blinded the eyes of all who looked upon it. The solid orb that was revealed must have been made of the most refined gold in the world.
Peace was found that day.
Peace Day became a holiday, and a new tradition was established. Every year, the Gavauns and the Oshkins would gather for a new kind of war: a “gift-off,” I suppose you might call it. Each nation would present a gift to the other to see whose might be better. It became an intriguing display of craftsmanship and culture, as each nation would explain the significance of what they had offered the other.
This tradition continued for about a century, until one particular exchange between an Oshkin man and a Gavaun woman brought it to a sudden end. The man and the woman unveiled their nation’s gift at the same time, revealing the exact same gift: a large crystal glass with a small amount of gleaming white wine at the bottom. Both the glass and the liquid shone in the sun as all who gathered for the exchange looked at it with mouths agape. Neither nation had to explain the gift, for both realized in that moment that they had the same story. No greater gift could have possibly been given, and for that reason, the tradition no longer needed to continue.
“Do you hear that?” the woman said to the man.
The man looked around, listening closely, but heard nothing. He shook his head.
“It’s as though the beat of every sacred song ever written is contained in that cup.”
#allegory #craftsmanship #enemies #fantasy #fiction #forgiveness #generosity #gifts #grace #hope #hospitality #mythology #parable #peace #reconciliation #redemption #reparations #sacredStories #symbolicStorytelling #worldbuilding -
Jamaican delegation to travel to UK to lodge formal slavery reparations petition with 'King' Charles.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's forebears were shareholders in the Royal African Company.
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❝ Grange pointed to the fact that, at emancipation in 1834, the planters were compensated for loss of their “so-called ‘property’”, with England offering £20m in compensation “through a loan that was finally settled in 2015”. She added that “newly emancipated Africans were forced to provide years of additional free labour to the planters, thereby literally paying their enslavers for their freedom.”❞#reparations #slavery #Jamaica #UKpol
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It’s my birthday & the anniversary of Stonewall! 🧱 :TransSparkle:
I’ve seen a few people do mutual aid calls on their birthday, and I love that
So in honor of Marsha, Stormé & kin:
if you’re trans+, Black, sex worker, &/or mad — reply with what you are looking for! hopefully we can get you some support :BlahajTrans: :BlahajBLM: :HeartNonbinary: :HeartAgender:#PrideWasARiot #Reparations #Decrim #Abolition #SexWork #MutualAid #QueerMutualAid #BlackMutualAid #DisabledCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive
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Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for #slavery #reparations
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/18/barbados-prime-minister-manifesto-slavery-reparations -
Oh my stars! My smile couldn't be wider. The global framework for reparatory justice has been so long in coming I despaired of any progress being made in my lifetime. We, in Canada, must acknowledge our part in and work toward reparation of past injustices globally just as we must work toward it at home.
"Let us not embark on separate journeys, but let us today reflect the unity of purpose, the recognition that whether it is through advocacy or advisory opinions or actions, our role is to ensure that there is no retreat from our requests and that we recognise that repair comes after recognition,” she (Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados) said. “For in all that we do in the rest of our lives, where damage is perpetrated, repair is always, always required."
#justiceforall #Reparations #reparationsandreparativejustice #crimesagainsthumanity #globalframework #slaveryandrestitution #slaveryreparations #colonialism #colonialhistory
Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at landmark conference in Ghana
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/19/global-framework-reparations-justice-adopted-at-landmark-conference-in-accra-ghana?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery
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This new Learning guide for grades 9-12 & adult/higher ed is a powerful tool for exploring:
- Race, Privilege and Reckoning;
- Trust-Building as a Catalyst for Healing;
- Honoring the Truth & Preserving Collective Memory;
- The Relational Work of Authentic Allyship;
- Grassroots Acts of Reparation.Check out the link in the comments to learn more about this powerful film and how to share it with your education community! 👇
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#Education #Homeschooling #Race #Allyship #Allies #Trust #SocialEmotionalLearning #Grassroots #Activism #Reparation #Reparations #Edutooters #CommunityEducation #AdultEducation
