Streamed live on Friday, December 10, 2021 from the First Church of God CLC in Evanston, IL — A National town hall meeting, “Building a Local Reparations Movement” hosted in partnership with the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) and FirstRepair.
Special Guests
- Danny Glover, Actor, Activist, U.N. Ambassador, San Francisco, CA
- Eric Philips, Vice-Chairman, CARICOM Reparations Commission, Guyana, South America
- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Lead Sponsor, HR-40, Houston, TX
Host
- Pastor Monte Dillard, First Church of God
Moderator
- Nkechi Taifa, Esq. President, The Taifa Group, Washington, D.C.
Other Participants
- Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Evanston, IL
- Rev. Dr. Michael Nabors, President of Northshore NAACP
- Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Inaugural Dean, Ethnic Studies Department. Cal State LA
- Kamm Howard, National Co-Chairman, N’COBRA, Chicago. IL
- Vanessa Hall Harper, Councilwoman, Tulsa, OK
- Peter Braithwaite, Councilmember, Evanston, IL
- Henry Wilkins, Education Reparations Committee Chair
- Robin Rue Simmons, Executive Director, FirstRepair, Evanston, IL
- Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener, National African American Reparations Commission, New York, NY
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About The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)
Convened by The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW21), NAARC is a group of distinguished professionals from across the country with outstanding accomplishments in the fields of law, medicine, journalism, academia, history, civil rights and social justice advocacy.
Website: https://reparationscomm.org/
Reparations Plan: https://reparationscomm.org/reparations-plan/
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About FirstRepair
FirstRepair was founded by Robin Rue Simmons, a former Evanston, Illinois alderman and the architect of the nation’s first government-funded reparations program. Robin’s “solutions only” leadership style has inspired the services of FirstRepair including sharing best practices, creating tools, and developing a viable model to advance local reparations policy. Our knowledge network includes seasoned experts and social innovators with a proven commitment to reparations, racial justice, and Black community empowerment. Our services will include workshops, educational symposiums, research, stakeholder development and policy design for local government bodies and institutions.
Website: https://firstrepair.org/
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Twitter – https://twitter.com/FirstRepairOrg
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