Despite slavery, racism, and colonialism being central to the past and present global systems of power, these issues are often relegated to the bottom of global knowledge production. This translates into a lack of appreciation of the importance of identifying the global repercussions, not only in terms of wealth being concentrated in the hands of a few but also how systemic inequalities have been a central part of interconnected webs of institutions, global partnerships, global agreements, and decisions of what are the most pressing global issues and how these are conceptualised. Identifying and taking concrete actions towards repairing the damage brought about by past and ongoing colonial relations of power is one of the most pressing yet neglected global issues of our time.
This research project seeks to incubate and promote reparatory justice knowledge production through research, film production, and public education. It builds on existing work on reparatory justice education undertaken with the Atlantic Institute through a webinar series focused on reparatory futures.
Objectives:
- Co-create knowledge capital and develop a better understanding of how reparatory justice could be a pathway to global equity
- Create an intercontinental platform for dialogue on reparations and healing for historical crimes committed against Africans and People of African Descent.
- Incubate a community of learning and practice for reparations, between and among Atlantic Fellows.
Project Members
Makmid Kamara
Regional Director for Africa & the Middle East, International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)
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