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“Restorative Justice and Societal Repair: Global\u00a0Racism and Reparations\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 21, 2020 Boston University, 9:00 AM\u2013 4:00 PM
\nEvent Space at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
\n808 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Supported by the Wheelock College of Education, African American Studies Program, African Studies Center, BU Center for Humanities, and Eli Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies<\/p>\n

The symposium, “Restorative Justice and Societal Repair: Global\u00a0Racism and Reparations,\u201d invites academics, students, community activists, cultural artists, theorists, philosophers, and others interested in the ongoing problem of global racism and injustice and the debate over reparations\/repair and redress for enslavement, genocide, and colonization of African-descended people. The overall aim is to provide a forum for exchange which might lead to specific outcomes that elaborate recommendations for restitution for past harms, cognitive justice, repair, and transformation of the global community in this UN Decade of African-Descended People.<\/p>\n

To register for the event, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00 – 9:20 AM Registration & light refreshments<\/p>\n

9:20 \u2013 9:30 Welcome by Dr. David Chard, Dean Ad Interim, BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development<\/p>\n

9:30 \u2013 9:40 Introductory remarks by Dr. Angela Onwuachi-Willig, BU School of Law Dean, Professor of Law<\/p>\n

9:40 \u2013 9:45 Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Dr. Linda Heywood, BU Professor of History and African American Studies<\/p>\n

9:45 \u2013 10:30 AM Keynote Address<\/p>\n

Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, President of\u00a0\u00a0 CARICOM<\/p>\n

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10:30 \u2013 10:40 Coffee Break<\/p>\n

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10:40 \u2013 12:10<\/p>\n

Roundtable I <\/strong><\/p>\n

Topic: Globalization, Racialism & Reparations: Contentious Past, Fractious Present<\/strong><\/p>\n

The struggle for reparations for the trafficking, enslavement, and colonization of African people, with their attendant legacy of racial oppression and inequality, has a long and varied history.<\/p>\n

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Objectives of this Roundtable: <\/strong><\/p>\n