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SUMMARY:April Reparations Strategy Session featuring Alvin Tillery: Democracy\, Politics\, and Reparations
DESCRIPTION:Alvin B. Tillery\, Jr.\, is the founding Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy and Professor of political science at Northwestern University. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2001. Tillery is also a summa cum laude graduate of Morehouse College. His research focuses on building leadership capacity and designing equity within organizations. Tillery is a frequent commentator in the national media on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion issues. He is also the CEO of the 2040 Strategy Group\, which provides assessments\, trainings\, and strategic advice to corporations\, governments\, and non-profits. \nRegister on Zoom
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/april-monthly-reparations-strategy-session/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240328T123000
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DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T220959Z
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SUMMARY:March Reparations Strategy Session featuring Nkechi Taifa\, Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor\, and Robin Rue Simmons: Women and the Reparations Movement
DESCRIPTION:Register on Zoom
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T180000
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CREATED:20240124T022212Z
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SUMMARY:Black History Chicago Reparations Celebrations
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/black-history-chicago-reparations-celebrations/
LOCATION:The Kehrein center of the Arts\, 5628W Washington Blvd\, chicago\, IL\, 60644\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T133000
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SUMMARY:February Reparations Strategy Session featuring Kamm Howard
DESCRIPTION:Kamm Howard is a Chicago businessman and real estate investor\, and a national and international reparations scholar and activist working for over 20 years building grassroots movements to obtain reparations for African descendants in the United States.  From 2017-2022\, he served as the National Co-Chair of The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America\, or N’COBRA.  While at N’COBRA\, he assisted in forming the vision and developed\, led\, and implemented many significant actions pushing forward and keeping alive the fight for redress and repair for the intergenerational harm inflicted on black people and the anti-black policies sanctioned by local\, state\, and federal governments affecting us to this day.  In 2022\, Howard founded Reparations United to further his mission for obtaining reparations.  He provides advisory and leadership to coalitions and activists in the movement.  He serves as a Commissioner of the National African American Reparations Commission where in 2017 he led in revising the federal legislation H.R. 40 – a bill to establish a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans.  Kamm authored a pamphlet\, “Laying the Foundation for Local Reparations: A Guide for Providing National Symmetry for Local Reparations Efforts\,” that has provided guidance to numerous activists around the country. In addition to being the lead writer for revising the federal HR 40 bill\, Kamm wrote the Chicago and State of Illinois reparations legislations that created the Chicago Reparations Subcommittee and the State of Illinois Reparations Commission. Kamm was selected to give testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on HR 40 which led to the historic vote to pass the bill out of the House Judiciary Committee. Also\, he sits on the Boards of First Repair – founded by Robin Rue Simmons of Evanston\, Illinois\, and Global Black started by Dr. Amara Enya\, while also serving on the advisory councils of the African American Redress Network (AARN) and the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved\, or DSLUE. \nClick here to register on Zoom \n 
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224138Z
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SUMMARY:Buy Black Expo
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/buy-back-expo/
LOCATION:Bruce R Watkins Cultural Heritage Center\, 3700 Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. BLVD\, KCMO\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240129T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20240124T021618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224144Z
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SUMMARY:The Community Discussion with Special Guest Robin Rue Simmons
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/the-community-discussion-with-special-guest-robin-rue-simmons/
LOCATION:Bruce R Watkins Cultural Heritage Center\, 3700 Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. BLVD\, KCMO\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20240124T171612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T221055Z
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SUMMARY:Reparations Strategy Session
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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CREATED:20230926T222507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224312Z
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SUMMARY:Evanston Symposium for State & Local Reparations Leaders
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE for more information and Registration
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/evanston-symposium-for-state-local-reparations-leaders/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20231001T093427Z
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SUMMARY:Champaign-Urbana Reparation Coalition (CURC) - Robin Rue Simmons\, Keynote Speaker
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/champaign-urbana-reparation-coalition-curc-robin-rue-simmons-keynote-speaker/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T163000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224329Z
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SUMMARY:National Race Amity Conference
DESCRIPTION:The concept of Race Amity has been around for more than a century\, and many people understand it to be a cross-racial\, collaborative methodology for approaching racial healing.  But how practical is it?  Can we really use this approach to address real world organizational and societal challenges?  Is it too “soft” to address the difficult trials that we face today? \nOur focus this year will be on exactly that challenge:  how to create cultures in organizations and society that use Race Amity as a strategic approach.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/national-race-amity-conference/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T170000
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CREATED:20231001T092800Z
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UID:4279-1699084800-1699117200@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:YWomen Honoree: Robin Rue Simmons\, FirstRepair's Executive Director
DESCRIPTION:DETAILS COMING
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/ywomen-honoree-robin-rue-simmons-firstrepairs-executive-director/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T173000
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CREATED:20230920T174241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224434Z
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SUMMARY:NAACP Beloit Chapter Freedom Fund Gala
DESCRIPTION:PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/naacp-beloit-chapter-freedom-fund-gala/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T160000
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CREATED:20230920T124608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224456Z
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SUMMARY:Making Connections Annual Summit
DESCRIPTION:  \nMaking Connections Annual Summit is set to change the way we interact with and as BIPOC-led community-based organizations. Our vision is that you use the Making Connections (MC 5.0) platform and affiliates to access accurate community based organizational news\, contact information for willing and eager sponsors\, as well as resources for businesses of all sizes. MC 5.0 will also include workshops on fundraising and management for non-profit organizations\, and will connect corporations\, businesses\, and foundations to the non-profit community\, building vital business relationships along the way. So get ready for our Making Connections Annual Summit event\, where opportunity is greeted with a handshake. \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/making-connections-annual-summit/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230705T215749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224752Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - October 2023: Kamm Howard\, Founder of Reparations United
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM \nKAMM HOWARD’S BIO \nKamm Howard\, MBA\, is a national and internationally reparations activist. Former National Cochair of N’COBRA. While at N’COBRA 2006-2022\, he assisted in forming the vision and developed\, led and implemented many actions in reparations movement . In addition\, Kamm is a Commissioner of the National African American Reparations Commission where he led in revising the federal legislation HR 40\, He sits on the Boards of First Repair – founded by Robin Rue Simmons of Evanston Illinois\, and Global Black was started by Dr. Amara Enya. Additionally\, he sits on the Advisory Council of the African American Redress Network. \nREPARATIONS UNITED WEBSITE
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/monthly-reparations-strategy-session-october-2023-kamm-howard-founder-of-reparations-united/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20231001T092454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T092508Z
UID:4277-1697446800-1697475600@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:Speaking Engagement: The University of the West Indies in Kingston\, Jamaica
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/speaking-engagement-the-university-of-the-west-indies-in-kingston-jamaica/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231008T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230725T010137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224554Z
UID:4209-1696582800-1696784400@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:69th Annual Conference & Marketplace in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:The International Downtown Association and co-host\, Chicago Loop Alliance\, will present the 69th Annual Conference & Marketplace in Chicago\, Illinois\, on October 4-6\, 2023. Over 1\,000 inspired leaders shaping cities around the globe will convene and discuss emerging trends in place management and walk away with solutions to apply in their respective cities. Attendees will gain actionable insights and tools to help strengthen vital urban centers and commercial neighborhoods.  \nThe 2023 conference\, themed Community\, Culture & Commerce\, embodies the work of place managers – from implementing and nurturing public-private partnerships to recognizing a city’s unique customs\, traditions\, and heritage and acknowledging how commerce is the main driver for districts globally.   \nChicago provides the perfect backdrop for this year’s conference. Its iconic downtown features rich public art\, entertainment\, dining\, shopping\, cultural attractions\, nature\, business and residents in a harmonious multi-use setting. Attendees will get to know many of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods and the surrounding area so come ready to experience this world-class city.  \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/69th-annual-conference-marketplace/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230704T211641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224412Z
UID:4129-1695904200-1695907800@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - September 2023: Linda Mann\, Co-Founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN)
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM \nLINDA MANN’S BIO \nFocus areas: intersection of U.S. history\, human rights\, and reparations \nLinda Mann is the co-founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN)\, a collaboration between Columbia University\, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)\, and Howard University\, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center. She is an associate adjunct professor at SIPA and director of the John Mitchell Jr. Program\, George Mason University\, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Her research and practice focus on the intersection of U.S. history\, human rights\, and reparations. Mann previously served as the Executive Director for the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University’s School of Law and VP of Research for the Georgetown Memory Project. Mann is a seasoned educator with over ten years of postgraduate teaching experience and ten years as a public-school history educator. Mann started her career as a conflict resolution specialist and has decades of experience as a political\, grassroots organizer. \nEducation\nPhD Education Policy\, George Mason University \nLINDA MANN’S BIO
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/monthly-reparations-strategy-session-september-2023-linda-mann-co-founder-of-the-african-american-redress-network-aarn/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230903T062951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224511Z
UID:4240-1695200400-1695574800@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for five days of premium programming and signature events including the Prayer Breakfast\, National Town Hall\, Phoenix Awards\, and Black Party. \nGET DETAILS
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/congressional-black-caucus-foundation-annual-legislative-conference/
LOCATION:GA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230916T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230725T005103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224614Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Early Professionals Summit
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Keynote: Robin Rue Simmons of FirstRepair\nRobin Rue Simmons was born and raised in the largely segregated 5th Ward of Evanston\, and laid the foundation for her life’s work in 1998 when she became a residential real estate broker. Troubled by the wealth disparities and concentrated poverty she witnessed locally and saw in other urban communities\, she wanted to help young adults begin to build wealth through home ownership. As 5th Ward Alderman for the City of Evanston from 2017-2021\, she led in collaboration with others the passage of the nation’s first municipally-funded reparations legislation for Black residents\, which began disbursements in January 2022. The local reparations initiative is being funded by the first $10 million of cannabis sales tax revenue collected by the City\, and the first stage targets homeownership. Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair\, a nonprofit that informs local reparations nationally\, Robin continues to expand her advocacy while also serving as the chairperson of the City of Evanston’s Reparations Committee. \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/2023-early-professionals-summit/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230704T205039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224718Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - August 2023: Reverend Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors\, Faith-Based Initiatives
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM \nREVEREND NABOR’S BIO \nReverend Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors is senior pastor of the historic Second Baptist Church in Evanston\, Illinois. The 139 year-old Church is one of the oldest African American congregations on the North Shore. Since arriving at Second Baptist\, Dr. Nabors has sought to continue leading the church in its historical role as a trumpeter for Christ and as a social justice advocate in Evanston and Metro Chicago. Recently\, Second Baptist Church has become a leading faith center in America in facilitating Race Talk Solidarity Circles in local communities. \nDr. Nabors teaches Homiletics and Qualitative Research and Theological Writing at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston\, IL. He served as Director of the Master of Divinity and Student Life Programs at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit where he was professor of Homiletics and African American Religious History. He has taught at Ashland Theological Seminary\, Calvin Theological Seminary\, and Marygrove College. \nDr. Nabors earned an undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo\, Michigan\, the Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Systematic Theology and the Master of Theology with an emphasis in Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton\, New Jersey and the Doctor of Ministry focusing on African American Preaching at United Theological Seminary in Dayton\, Ohio. He has been both a Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Benjamin E. Mays Fellow. He was also a Fellow in the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence- Lily Endowment Program as well as a Fellow in the Pastor-Theologian Lilly Endowment Program. \nSince 2019\, Dr. Nabors has been part of the Steering Committee for Evanston Reparations\, the first municipal reparations program in the United States\, allocating 10 million dollars to Black Evanstonians to repair historical damages due to racism. He has received over 100 community\, church and ministry awards for leadership and service in New Jersey\, Michigan and Illinois. Before leaving Princeton\, New Jersey\, the Mayor and City Council commemorated his leadership by naming October 12th\, “Dr. Michael Nabors Day.” He also served as president of the Princeton and Trenton\, New Jersey branches of the NAACP and is currently in his third term as president of the Evanston-North Shore Branch of the NAACP. A regarded speaker\, preacher and lecturer\, he has been invited to address universities\, seminaries\, high schools\, community organizations\, churches\, religious conventions and symposiums throughout the United States. \n  \nREVEREND NABOR’S CHURCH
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/monthly-reparations-strategy-session-august-2023-reverend-dr-michael-c-r-nabors-faith-based-initiatives/
LOCATION:GA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230823T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230721T192556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224631Z
UID:4198-1692813600-1692820800@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:Why Isn't Remembering Enough to Repair?
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/why-isnt-remembering-enough-to-repair/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230823T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230706T210127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T210141Z
UID:4141-1692813600-1692820800@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:How Should Societies Remember Their Sins?: A Zócalo Event Series\, Supported by The Mellon Foundation
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel did not believe in collective guilt. Instead\, he asked for repair\, and for holding the post-World War II generation of Germans responsible “not for the past\, but for the way it remembers the past. And for what it does with the memory of the past.” Other societies and communities have taken up Wiesel’s call—at the national level\, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Argentina’s efforts to prosecute Dirty War military leaders\, and at the local level\, movements like the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission in North Carolina and land back efforts in the Pacific Northwest. What comes after we remember\, from apology and forgiveness to reparations and justice? \nRhetoric professor Andre E. Johnson\, the Monument Lab co-founder and artist Ken Lum\, and reparations leader Robin Rue Simmons join Zócalo and the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis to discuss what repair looks like\, and how different people and places have stumbled and succeeded in its pursuit. \nWe invite our in-person audience to continue the conversation with our speakers and each other at a post-event reception with complimentary drinks and small bites. \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/how-should-societies-remember-their-sins-a-zocalo-event-series-supported-by-the-mellon-foundation/
LOCATION:GA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T203000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230610T201410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T225551Z
UID:4108-1692383400-1692390600@firstrepair.org
SUMMARY:Pan African Festival
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/pan-african-festival/
LOCATION:Decatur\, GA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230809T222012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T224535Z
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SUMMARY:Peace\, Love\, and Reparations Benefit Concert
DESCRIPTION:Free Concert taking place on August 12\, 2023\, in the heart of Black Los Angeles\, Leimert Park. This event will mark the completion of the California Reparation Task Force’s final report\, as we continue to push for federal reparations. \nThe Peace\, Love\, and Reparations Concert+Unity Rally will bring together policy creators\, activists\, and artists to inspire\, educate\, and empower for community reparations and healing. Join us in this celebration and our efforts to build a national united front to move this nation forward for reparations. \nWe have an incredible lineup of speakers\, including Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee\, California Secretary of State\, Shirley Weber\, Evanston’s Robin Rue Simmons and California Reparations Task Force Members\, who will share their insights and experiences on reparations policy. And let’s not forget the musical performances from Eric Benet\, The Game\, and the musical group Sounds Of Blackness! \n✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 This is our moment to make history and build a more equitable future. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 \n🗓️ Date: AUGUST 12TH 2023 \n⏰ Time: 10AM – 5:30PM \n📍 Location: Leimert Park \n🌟 Admission: Free at the park or $10 Virtual Ticket (link below) \nWhat We’re Working Towards \nPeace\, Love\, & Reparations Unity Rally \nRaise awareness of the urgent need for reparations and justice for the Black Community. \nCall for action in securing a Presidential Executive Order for an HR 40 Reparations Commission. \nBuild a stronger and more cohesive reparations movement. \nSpark conversations and dialogue around reparations and related. \nGenerate financial support to fund community-led reparations initiatives. \nGET TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/peace-love-and-reparations-benefit-concert/
LOCATION:GA
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SUMMARY:Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - July 2023: GRAMMY Award Winner\, Rhymefest\, Cultural Currency
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM \nRHYMEFEST’S BIO \nAs a recording artist\, songwriter\, humanitarian\, and trailblazer; Che “Rhymefest” Smith has shattered countless negative stereotypes in Hip Hop. His creative contributions to the culture have earned him GRAMMY Awards\, a Soul Train Award\, a Golden Globe and countless nominations and accolades for his Academy Award Winning works. In his current role with Golden State Entertainment\, as an artist and strategic advisor\, Smith is preparing to release his first creative project\, “James and Nikki: A Conversation”\, based on the 1971 sit down between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni\, which was presented on WNET’s “Soul!” \nThis Chicago native expanded his gifts beyond the borders of music as the storyteller and subject of the Showtime and Break Thru Films documentary “In My Father’s House”\, which chronicles the process of Che purchasing his estranged father’s childhood home\, during which he discovered that his father had been homeless for most of Rhymefest’s life. He then embarks on a journey to reconnect and redeem their relationship. Rhymefest considers himself a global citizen\, partnering with organizations like “The Abolition Institute” as he fights against modern day slavery in places like Mauritania; from there Che’s relationships have found him making diasporic Fusion Hip Hop with the Griot and Wolof tribes in Dakar\, Senegal. You might even catch him in Cartagena\, Colombia freestyling with the Palenque. It’s Rhymefest’s belief that music should be used as a tool to heal wounds and bridge connections between cultures. \nRhymefest debuted his acting prowess in the Emilio Estevez written and directed film “The Public”\, starring alongside Gabriel Union\, Michael K. Williams\, Jeffrey Wright\, Alec Baldwin and Emilio Estavez. He’s made guest appearances on the HBO Max comedy series “South Side” and was a central character in the Kanye West\, Netflix documentary “Jeen-Yuhs”. Never straying from his love of music and community service\, Rhymefest co-founded the nonprofit organization Art Of Culture\, where he mentors youth\, teaches writing classes and exposes young people to the world around them with 7-day youth cultural retreats. \n“True Power Is The Power To Empower Others” – Rhymefest \nRHYMEFEST’S WIKIPEDIA
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/monthly-reparations-strategy-session-july-2023-grammy-award-winner-rhymefest-cultural-currency/
LOCATION:GA
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T170000
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SUMMARY:2023 USBC National Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated 2023 U.S. Black Chambers\, Inc. National Conference powered by Walmart Business and Wells Fargo! \nTaking place July 19-21\, 2023\, at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria in Washington\, DC\, this event is three days of intensive training and inspiration for Black chamber leaders and entrepreneurs on the latest proven strategies for chamber growth\, business expansion\, and community leadership. \nFeaturing networking opportunities\, workshops\, and evening receptions\, this conference is the perfect opportunity for attendees to gain access to valuable expertise and engage in peer-to-peer learning about business trends\, practices\, and issues. \nWhether you’re a seasoned chamber leader or a rising entrepreneur\, you won’t want to miss this chance to connect with other Black business professionals and gain valuable insights into the world of Black entrepreneurship. \nJoin us for this exciting event and take your business to the next level! \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/2023-usbc-national-conference/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T153000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230627T200147Z
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SUMMARY:Screening & Conversation: The Big Payback - The Chicago Community Trust
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/screening-conversation-the-big-payback-the-chicago-community-trust/
LOCATION:Gene Siskel Film Center\, 164 North State Street\, Chicago\, 60601\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T170000
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SUMMARY:Peace\, Love\, & Reparations Concert + Unity Rally
DESCRIPTION:A powerful event dedicated to addressing the urgent need for reparations and justice for the Black community. The Peace\, Love & Reparations Unity Rally provides an opportunity for community members\, activists\, and sponsors to come together and learn about the critical issues facing the Black community. Through engaging discussions\, inspiring performances\, and powerful keynote speeches\, we will explore the conditions of the Black community and work towards a solution to address them through the acquisition of reparations. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/peace-love-reparations-concert-unity-rally/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
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SUMMARY:Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - June 2023: Director of Narrative Change at Liberation Ventures\, Trevor Smith\, Narrative Change
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM \nTREVOR SMITH’S BIO \nTrevor Smith (he/him) is a writer\, researcher\, and strategist focused on the topics of racial inequality\, wealth inequality\, reparations\, and narrative change. He is currently the Director of Narrative Change at Liberation Ventures\, a field builder fueling the movement for Black-led racial repair\, where he is building a “Reparations Narrative Lab.” The Lab is a first-of-its-kind creative space designed to build narrative power behind reparations. He is also the creator\, curator\, and editor of a newsletter titled Reparations Daily (ish). \nTrained as a journalist\, he has extensive experience working within advocacy communications on an array of issues\, including housing\, economic opportunity\, criminal justice\, voting rights\, education inequality\, and fiscal policy. He has previously held program and communication roles at various racial and social justice organizations\, including the Surdna Foundation\, the American Civil Liberties Union\, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. \nHis research and writing on reparations have been published in academic journals like The Review of the Black Political Economy and major media outlets like Business Insider\, USA Today\, and Nonprofit Quarterly.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/monthly-reparations-strategy-session-june-2023-director-of-narrative-change-at-liberation-ventures-trevor-smith-narrative-change/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230625T220000
DTSTAMP:20260515T094321
CREATED:20230614T143744Z
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SUMMARY:NCOBRA 34th Annual National Convention: "Honoring Our Ancestors"
DESCRIPTION:N’COBRA’s founding meeting\, September 26\, 1987\, was convened for the purpose of broadening the base of support for the long-standing reparations movement. Organizational founders of N’COBRA include the National Conference of Black Lawyers\, the New Afrikan Peoples Organization\, and the Republic of New Afrika. N’COBRA has individual members and organizational affiliates. It has chapters throughout the U. S. and in Ghana and London. It is directed nationally by a board of directors. Its work is organized through nine national commissions: Economic Development\, Human Resources\, Legal Strategies\, Legislation\, Information and Media\, Membership and Organizational Development\, International Affairs\, Youth & Education. \n​We believe black people can embrace who they are\, can define their future\, and can change the world.\nOur Mission: The Mission of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA) is to win full Reparations for Black African Descendants residing in the United States and its territories for the genocidal war against Africans that created the TransAtlantic Slave “Trade” Chattel Slavery\, Jim Crow and Chattel Slavery’s continuing vestiges (the Maafa). To that end\, NCOBRA shall organize and mobilize all strata of these Black communities\, into an effective mass-based reparations movement. NCOBRA shall also serve as a coordinating body for the reparations effort in the United States. Further\, through its leadership role in the reparations movement within the United States and its territories\, NCOBRA recognizes reparations is a just demand for all African peoples and shall join with others in building the international reparations movement. \nN’COBRA is the premiere mass-based coalition of organizations and individuals organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants in the United States. \nEmail: mail@officialncobra.org\nPhone: (202) 643-1460 \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/ncobra-34th-annual-national-convention-honoring-our-ancestors/
LOCATION:GA
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