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  1. 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
    theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/

  2. Ghana says France open to slavery reparations talks

    Ghana has said that France has expressed openness to discussions on slavery reparations and related historical issues following…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #el #emmanuelmacron #Ghana #johndramanimahama #okudzetoablakwa #Paris #slaveryreparations #talks
    europesays.com/france/5573/

  3. OK Keith, there's the matter of climate reparations too.

    'Speaking to reporters travelling with him for the summit, Starmer said Commonwealth countries were “facing real challenges on things like climate in the here and now”.'

    Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations | Slavery | The Guardian
    theguardian.com/world/2024/oct
    #SlaveryReparations #ClimateReparations

  4. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Monday for reparations over the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people as a way to tackle its legacy in today’s society, including systemic racism. #Slavery #SlaveryReparations
    nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/un-chi

  5. > "It’s still in the early stages of people recognizing that this was a thing, as is the case with slave reparations," Norwood says. "We do need to recognize and account for what it means to be the beneficiaries of that money and what that changes about our obligations to the rest of the people in society, including people who were harmed by it."
    #Reparations #OpiumReparations #SlaveryReparations #CareAndRepair

  6. The Caribbean island country of Barbados is set to hold commemorative ceremonies to mark Emancipation Day.On August 1, 1834, Britain passed the Slavery Aboli...
    Emancipation Day: Barbados to mark end of slavery
  7. Delegates from around the world have met in Barbados to discuss reparations for what's been called one of the worst crimes against humanity - the transatlant...
    Barbados hosts conference on slavery, reparations
  8. An international summit to discuss reparations for the transatlantic slave trade is taking place this week in Barbados. Government officials, representatives...
    Barbados hosts international summit on slavery reparations
  9. theguardian.com/news/2023/mar/ #SlaveryReparations #BlackHistory #SystemicRacism #BLM The owner of the Guardian has issued an apology for the role the newspaper’s founders had in transatlantic slavery & announced a 10yr long programme of restorative justice.
    The Scott Trust said it expected to invest more than £10m (US$12.3m, A$18.4m), with millions dedicated specifically to descendant communities linked to the Guardian’s 19th-century founders links to profiting off of slavery in the textile industry.

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