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SUMMARY:'The Big Payback' Screening & Community Conversation on Reparations
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO GET TICKETS
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/the-big-payback-screening-community-conversation-on-reparations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T130000
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CREATED:20230119T213822Z
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SUMMARY:Making Reparations: Seeding a Just Future
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n \nwww.centerforneweconomics.org
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/making-reparations-seeding-a-just-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230130T160000
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CREATED:20230124T122723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T122723Z
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SUMMARY:HBCU Reparations Debate Series Kick-off at Bennett College
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/hbcu-reparations-debate-series-kick-off-at-bennett-college/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20230104T213100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T231626Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Payback\, Reparations Documentary: Evanston Screening
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited to the Evanston Screening of ‘The Big Payback’
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/the-big-payback-reparations-documentary-evanston-screening/
LOCATION:AMC Evanston 12\, 1715 Maple Avenue\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230117
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
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SUMMARY:PBS National Broadcast: 'The Big Payback' - Documentary on Reparations
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to Find Your Local Listing & Watch ‘The Big Payback’ on PBS on Martin Luther King Day\, Available on Video App
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/pbs-national-broadcast-the-big-payback-documentary-on-reparations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230115T100000
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CREATED:20230110T181119Z
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SUMMARY:Advocates for Action Community Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Join The Advocates and our Super Producer Mr. Man as we stroll down memory lane to talk about our favorite moments\, guests\, and hear about what’s coming up in the New Year. \n \nCLICK HERE TO STREAM!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/advocates-for-action-community-coffee/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230113T193000
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CREATED:20230111T193956Z
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Services Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Featuring Robin Rue Simmons
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service will feature Robin Rue Simmons of First Repair and an update on the anti-racism and reparations work that Beth Emet is doing. \nWe will offer a special blessing to Lila Selch\, as she travels to Israel to participate in this spring’s Heller EIE program. Lila is the recipient of the Dr. Richard I. and Marian Kaufman Leo Baeck Scholarship Fund of the Beth Emet Foundation this year\, which has provided funding for students to participate in their study programs since 1980. Lila’s name will be added to a list of many distinguished Beth Emet alum. \nWelcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Masks are no longer required and are encouraged. There will be a masks-required section for those that feel more comfortable in the Sanctuary. \nTo listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-services-honoring-martin-luther-king-jr-featuring-robin-rue-simmons/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230113T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230113T133000
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CREATED:20230104T214256Z
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SUMMARY:Union League Club of Chicago: Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Celebration and Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, January 13\, the Union League Club of Chicago will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King\, Junior’s birthday. This annual luncheon event will offer an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and the enduring relevance of the civil rights movement he initiated. This year’s keynote speaker is former Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons. Her work on the Evanston City Council allowed Evanston to become the first city in the nation to approve a local plan to make reparations available to Black residents to address the harm they suffered as a result of the city’s past discriminatory housing policies. \nClick Here to Purchase Tickets!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/union-league-club-of-chicago-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-and-luncheon/
LOCATION:Union League Club of Chicago\, 65 W Jackson Blvd\, Chicago\, IL\, 60604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230112T213000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20230107T201336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230107T201336Z
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SUMMARY:San Francisco: The Big Payback with Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow
DESCRIPTION:Actress-activist Erika Alexander (Living Single) and filmmaker Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper) present a preview of their new PBS documentary The Big Payback\, which looks at the first tax-funded reparations bill in the United States and at one local leader as she and her community struggle to realize restitution for its citizens. \nAlexander and Dow are joined by FirstRepair founder and Executive Director Robin Rue Simmons and KQED’s Ariana Proehl to discuss how reparations for slavery are being devised and enacted at the state and local levels. \nCLICK HERE TO GET DETAILS
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/san-francisco-the-big-payback-with-erika-alexander-whitney-dow/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221229T123000
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DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220829T222753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T231551Z
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SUMMARY:Local Reparations Strategy Session: Special Kwanzaa Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Local Reparations Strategy Session\nLocal Reparation Certification\nDecember 29\, 2022\n12:30 – 2:00PM CST \nLocal Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. \nJOIN VIA ZOOM \nFUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS\n12/29/22 Special Kwanzaa Celebration
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-special-kwanzaa-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T213000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20221121T174227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T132715Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Reparations Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:FirstRepair & NAARC Presents 2022 Reparations Town Hall with State & Local Reparations Leaders featuring Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee\, Living Single’s Erika Alexander\, and CNN’s Legal Analyst\, Areva Martin. \nEvanston Township High School\n1600 Dodge Avenue\nEvanston\, IL 60201 \nDecember 2\, 2022\n7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/2022-reparations-town-hall/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School\, Evanston\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221204
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220920T160818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T132847Z
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SUMMARY:Local Reparations Symposium
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URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/save-the-date-local-reparations-symposium/
LOCATION:Hilton Orrington\, 1710 Orrington Avenue\, Evanston\, 60201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221124T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221124T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220829T222627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T153312Z
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SUMMARY:Local Reparations Strategy Session: Local Reparation Certification - Dr. Ron Daniels\, NAARC
DESCRIPTION:Local Reparations Strategy Session\nLocal Reparation Certification\nNovember 24\, 2022\n12:30 – 2:00PM CST \nLocal Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. \nJOIN VIA ZOOM \nFUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS\n12/29/22 Special Kwanzaa Celebration
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-local-reparation-certification-dr-ron-daniels-naarc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221119T220000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20221031T185220Z
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SUMMARY:58th Freedom Fund Banquet of the Evanston/North Shore NAACP: Robin Rue Simmons\, Honoree
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, November 19\, 2022 for Evanston/North Shore NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. \nThis year our guest speaker will be Dara Munson\, President and CEO of Family Focus. \n2022 Freedom Fund Banquet Awardees \n\nRobin Rue Simmons (Executive Director and Founder of First Repair)\nDr. Eric Witherspoon (Retired District 202 Superintedent)\nTimothy J. Evans and B.J. Jones (Northlight Theatre)\nKrenice Roseman Ramsey (Attorney and Founder of Black & Lit.)\nJasmine Sebaggala (Abolition Coalition Activist)\nReverend Grace Imatheiu (Senior Pastor\, First United Methodist Church)\nBushra Amiwala (Founder and CEO of Amiwala Foundation)\n\nSubscription levels: \n\nGold Sponsor $3\,500.00 (10 tickets)\nSilver Sponsor $2\,500.00 (8 Meals)\nBronze sponsor $1\,500.00 (5 Meals)\nFriend of NAACP $500.00\nSupporter $250.00\nTicket $125.00\nGeneral Donation\n\nAll contributions include a choice of one entree.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/58th-freedom-fund-banquet-of-the-evanston-north-shore-naacp-robin-rue-simmons-honoree/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221103T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20221030T235506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T000638Z
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SUMMARY:Harvard University: Can Reparations Close the Racial Health Gap?
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Harvard Public Health magazine\, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights will host a free\, in-person symposium at Harvard University’s Martin Center. Throughout the day\, we will be examining the challenging question of how to redress centuries of anti-Black racism – and how to ensure that reparations are designed with the long-term health of Black communities and individuals in mind. Speakers will bring a wide range of expertise in law\, policy\, public health\, history\, media\, and community organizing. \nRegister below to secure your seat at the Martin Center\, at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur\, Boston\, MA\, 02115.This will be an interactive symposium\, so bring your questions and ideas! Breakfast and lunch will be served. \nPlease note that the Martin Center is accessible by public transportation and near several garages\, but there is no parking on site. Information on traveling to the center is available here. We are proud to work with several outstanding partners on this event\, including Ujamaa Seeds and Sweet Teez Bakery. \n11:15am – 12:30pm: Municipal\, State and Federal Reparations Programs: Where is Health?\nFeaturing Our Executive Director\, Robin Rue Simmons\nRobin Rue Simmons is the Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair\, a not-for-profit organization that informs local reparations\, nationally. She is the former 5th Ward Alderman for the City of Evanston\, where she led\, the passage of the nation’s first municipal funded reparations legislation. She laid the foundation for her life’s work in 1998 when she became a real estate broker. Troubled by wealth disparities and concentrated poverty she witnessed locally\, she wanted to help families build wealth through homeownership. Rue Simmons has received numerous awards and has been featured in national and international publications for her public service work.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/can-reparations-close-the-racial-health-gap/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221027T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221027T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220829T222023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T153341Z
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SUMMARY:Local Reparations Strategy Session: Reparations Community Education - Kamm Howard
DESCRIPTION:Local Reparations Strategy Session\nReparations Community Education\nOctober 27\, 2022\n12:30 – 2:00PM CST \nLocal Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. \nJOIN VIA ZOOM \nFUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS\n11/24/22 Local Reparation Certification\, Dr. Ron Daniels – NAARC\n12/29/22 Special Kwanzaa Celebration
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-reparations-community-education-kamm-howard/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221023T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221023T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220924T093420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220924T093420Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago Film Festival: 'The Big Payback' Documentary
DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, Evanston\, Illinois became the first city in the United States to approve a reparations program for some of its Black residents. How did it get there? Captivating and urgent\, The Big Payback follows the dramatic journey of rookie Alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she fights to redress the wrongs of “redlining” and the legacy of slavery. Filmmakers Erika Alexander (John Lewis: Good Trouble) and Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jaspar) chart Simmons’ emotional and political path from the onset of the pandemic through the racial protests of 2020\, as she faces detractors who criticize her legislation for doing too little and supporters who herald the bill as an important first step into the future. An inspiring story of the early signals of seismic change\, one citizen and then one city at a time.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/chicago-film-festival-the-big-payback-documentary/
LOCATION:AMC River East\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T143000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220920T161821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T161821Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago Film Festival: The Big Payback Documentary featuring Robin Rue Simmons
DESCRIPTION:The Big Payback \nDirs: Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow \nIn 2021\, Evanston\, Illinois became the first city in the United States to approve a reparations program for some of its Black residents. How did it get there? Captivating and urgent\, The Big Payback follows the dramatic journey of rookie Alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she fights to redress the wrongs of “redlining” and the legacy of slavery. Filmmakers Erika Alexander (John Lewis: Good Trouble) and Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jaspar) chart Simmons’ emotional and political path from the onset of the pandemic through the racial protests of 2020\, as she faces detractors who criticize her legislation for doing too little and supporters who herald the bill as an important first step into the future. An inspiring story of the early signals of seismic change\, one citizen and then one city at a time.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/chicago-film-festival-the-big-payback-documentary-featuring-robin-rue-simmons/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T120000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220920T161138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T161242Z
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SUMMARY:Evanston Reparations Townhall
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/evanston-reparations-townhall/
LOCATION:Second Baptist Church\, 1717 Benson Avenue\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220928T201743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T201843Z
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SUMMARY:Enterprise's 40th Anniversary National Conference
DESCRIPTION:We’ve been breaking barriers and building communities to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one for the past 40 years. \nTo celebrate\, we’re bringing together the greatest minds in affordable housing. Join us as we tackle today’s most pressing issues and prepare for the next 40 years.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/enterprises-40th-anniversary-national-conference/
LOCATION:Omni Shoreham\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221008
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220919T215633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T215633Z
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SUMMARY:San Francisco Human Rights Commission - Pathway to Parity: Investing in Economic Rights for All
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the conversation with some of the nation’s most forward-thinking policy experts on transformational economic empowerment strategy and related impacts. Discussions will address youth employment development pipelines\, reparations\, entrepreneurship\, and other pathways to economic mobility and security.\n\nEngage with thought leaders including Darrick Hamilton (The New School)\, Alicia Garza (Black Futures Lab)\, Pinky Cole (Slutty Vegan)\, Sheryl Evans Davis (San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\, Michael Blake (Fmr. New York State Assemblymember)\, Malik Henfield (Institute for Racial Justice\, Loyola University Chicago)\, Shamann Walton(San Francisco Board of Supervisors)\, Malia Cohen (California Board of Equalization)\, Robin Rue Simmons (First Repair)\, and many more at this innovative\, multi-site\, live & virtual convening.\n\nThe conference is a follow up to November 2021’s Strategies to Advance Economic Inclusion\, which can be viewed in full here.\n\nRegistration for all conference sessions\, either in-person or virtually\, can be completed here.\nInterested in supporting the summit through a sponsorship? Contact devi.zinzuvadia@sfgov.org for more information about ways to engage.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/san-francisco-human-rights-commission-pathway-to-parity-investing-in-economic-rights-for-all/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221001
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220919T215132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T215132Z
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SUMMARY:University of Cambridge - Envisioning Reparations: Historical and Comparative Approaches
DESCRIPTION:In light of Cambridge’s exploration of its historical connections to colonialism and slavery\, this conference proposes to bring together scholars of Africa and the African diaspora in order to generate a broad discussion on the concept of ‘reparation’ as it relates to Black history and Black movements for freedom and equality. Rather than focusing exclusively on the UK\, the US\, or English-speaking Caribbean countries\, this conference invites the broadest possible discussion of the black populations throughout the Americas as well as the formerly colonised nations of Africa. \nSessions will specifically address the origins and evolution of reparations movements from the period of slavery until the present\, and the conference invites debates on the horizons of possibility for this controversial and embattled cause. Calls for varying forms of reparations have raised questions about the place of morality\, politics\, economics and law in evolving interpretations of the past. \nThis conference proposes to contribute to the University of Cambridge legacies of enslavement inquiry through dialogue with world-leading scholars on Black history while also creating a forum to advance the rapidly evolving public debate on slavery’s long legacies and the idea of historical reparation. \nGET MORE INFORMATION
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/university-of-cambridge-envisioning-reparations-historical-and-comparative-approaches/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220929T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220929T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
CREATED:20220829T221630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T153417Z
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SUMMARY:Local Reparations Strategy Session: HR-40 Update - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
DESCRIPTION:Local Reparations Strategy Session\nHR-40 Update\nSeptember 29\, 2022\n12:30 – 2:00PM CST \nLocal Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. \nJOIN VIA ZOOM \nFUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS\n10/27/22 Reparations Community Education\, Kamm Howard – Reparations United\n11/24/22 Local Reparation Certification\, Dr. Ron Daniels – NAARC\n12/29/22 Special Kwanzaa Celebration
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-hr-40-update-congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220922
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
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SUMMARY:Prosperity Summit - Marching On: Reimagining Economic Justice for All
DESCRIPTION:The Prosperity Summit is the premier national gathering for champions of racial economic equity.\nHosted biannually\, attendees come to the three-day gathering to network\, learn\, discover and inform new solutions\, deepen shared understanding of core issues\, build collective power\, and take action for transformative change. \nThe Summit’s mission is to convene all people with the shared goal of creating a more equitable economy to discuss how to reduce wealth inequity and open the door to opportunity for everyone\, especially people of color\, in the United States.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/prosperity-summit-marching-on-reimagining-economic-justice-for-all/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220915T110000
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SUMMARY:Prosperity Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Prosperity Summit is the premier national gathering for champions of racial economic equity.\nHosted biannually\, attendees come to the three-day gathering to network\, learn\, discover and inform new solutions\, deepen shared understanding of core issues\, build collective power\, and take action for transformative change. \nThe Summit’s mission is to convene all people with the shared goal of creating a more equitable economy to discuss how to reduce wealth inequity and open the door to opportunity for everyone\, especially people of color\, in the United States.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/prosperity-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220825T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220825T143000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
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SUMMARY:Reparations Strategy Session: Creating a Political Strategy - Michael Blake\, CEO of Atlas Group &  Former Obama-Biden Administration
DESCRIPTION:Reparations Strategy Session\nCreating a Political Strategy\nAugust 25\, 2022\n1:30 – 3:00PM EST \nReparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. \nAGENDA \n\nWelcome from Robin Rue Simmons\nLocal Reparations Announcements\nIntroduction to Guest Speaker\, Michael Blake\nToday’s presentation: Creating a Political Strategy\nRegional Cohorts\nClosing remarks\n\nFUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS\n9/29/22 HR-40 Update\, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee – United States Congress\n10/27/22 Reparations Community Education\, Kamm Howard – Reparations United\n11/24/22 Local Reparation Certification\, Dr. Ron Daniels – NAARC\n12/29/22 Special Kwanzaa Celebration \nWEEKLY SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY\n\n \nMichael Blake is the President of Next Level Sports and Entertainment – the only Black owned national TV Sports network in our country’s history. Viewed in 21 million U.S. households and more than 100 million global households and with programming ranging from HBCU-Know to the What’sNXT studio show\, Blake is leading a team that is disrupting the Sports\, Media and Technology industries. \nMichael Blake is the Founder & CEO of Atlas Strategy Group\, Inc. which focuses on Economic Empowerment through increasing Access to Capital\, Contracting and Opportunities to Minority\, Women and Small Businesses along with less than 300 employees who contract with New York State get paid in 15 days instead of 30 and was the lead Co-Sponsor on the Five year extension and expansion of the statewide M.W.B.E. program. Blake led the efforts to create the first and only statewide My Brother’s Keeper education program in the country\, now totaling more $74 million in four years. Moreover\, Blake helped led the charge to Raise The Age of criminal responsibility so that 16 and 17 year olds are not tried as adults in criminal court\, secured funding for leadremediation in New York City public housing and continued to lead the effort in funding Diversity in Medicine medical scholarships for Students of Color. \nMichael Blake served as a Vice Chair at Large of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2021\, being the first Black man elected to DNC leadership since Ron Brown\, helping lead efforts to mobilize millennials\, communities of color\, local elected candidates and training. Blake has traveled to 31 states and to Japan since the DNC election in February 2017 ranging from candidate trainings to creating Get Out The Vote strategies in base communities across the country. \nMichael Blake served in the Obama-Biden administration as the White House Associate Director of Public Engagement and Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs coordinating outreach to the African American\, Minority and Women Business Enterprises and state and county elected official communities. Michael created and executed the Urban Entrepreneurship Summit series\, a seven-city tour coordinating Public\,Private and Not for Profit Partnerships across the country. Moreover\, Blake along with Bibi Hidalgo coordinated the Interagency Federal Procurement working group dedicated to increasing procurement spend to Minority and Women Business Enterprises\, leading the highest percentage and dollars spent across agencies for MWBEs on record. \nMichael Blake’s public and political service began in 2006 as one of the first ten participants in the “Yes We Can” training program led by Senator Barack Obama. After successfully managing three state houses in Michigan\, in early 2007\, Michael joined then Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign as the Iowa Deputy Political Director and Constituency Outreach Director. A 2007 Time Magazine article stated: \n“At just 25 years old\, Michael Blake may have more to do with Barack Obama’s chances of becoming President than anyone besides the candidate himself. That may sound like a stretch\, but Blake has the all-important job of bringing in new Iowa voters to caucus for the Illinois Senator.” \nIn his 20-month\, eight state campaign tenure throughout the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign\, Blake concluded as the Michigan Deputy State Director and Political Director for the general election. Blake departed the White House to serve as the national deputy director of Operation Vote for the Obama-Biden 2012 re-election and helped expand the diverse electorate that later re-elected President Obama and Vice President Biden\, leading to historic turnout among constituencies nationwide. \nBlake is a Five-Year Term Member fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations and an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow.Michael is on the board for iVOTE\, served as a 2016 Resident fellow at the Harvard University Institute of Politics\, becoming the first sitting elected official to serve in that capacity and recently was an advisory board member for the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. Michael is a national Honorary Co-Chair of the New Leaders Council\, which has trained more than 7\,000 millennials in progressive policies and political organizing. \nMichael Blake is a proud alum of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity\, Inc.\, 100 Black Men and Prince Hall Freemasonry. Blake is a licensed minister in the United Methodist Church and African Methodist Episcopal church. Michael absolutely loves the Yankees\, College Football. Live Music and of course\, Jamaican cuisine.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/reparations-strategy-session-creating-a-political-strategy-michael-blake-ceo-of-atlas-group-former-obama-biden-administration/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220801T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220804T170000
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SUMMARY:Accra International Reparations & Racial Healing Summit
DESCRIPTION:At no other time in history has the demand for a global black identity been more apparent. Identifying how slavery\, colonialism\, and racism intersect and impact the lives of black people across the world is therefore critical to demanding reparations\, fostering healing\, and restoring dignity. It is against this backdrop that we are convening this global summit in Accra\, Ghana. \nIn Africa\, ongoing continental campaigns and discussions that had been stalled have been revived\, albeit incongruently. The African Union (AU) for instance\, has become more vocal in its demand for restitution for stolen African religious symbols and cultural relics\, as well as a recognition of the African diaspora community in the advocacy for reparations. Through its various organs such as the Departments of Political Affairs\, Peace and Security (DPAPS)\, Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO)\, Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC)\, the AU has undertaken a series of initiatives to reach a common position on Reparations for Africa\, and an advocacy campaign on reparations from former slave holders and colonial powers. \nBut there is a significant gap in this renewed energy for advocacy and political commitments. The discussions and debates\, especially those within the African continent are happening in silos. The interventions seem half-hearted\, the campaigns appear uncoordinated and there seems to be a lack of comprehensive strategy and agenda for reparations.
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/accura-international-reparations-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220620T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220620T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
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SUMMARY:WTTW’s FIRSTHAND: Segregation - Evanston Reparations: Lessons in partnership with Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston\, and the Evanston Community Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join WTTW\, Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston\, and the Evanston Community Foundation for a FIRSTHAND: Segregation screening and conversation in honor of the celebration of Juneteenth as a national holiday. This virtual conversation will include the screening of a short documentary from WTTW’s Firsthand: Segregation series\, which will serve as a jumping-off point for a discussion of local lessons from Evanston\, the first municipality to enact and fund local reparations. Explore Evanston’s celebrations and learnings and what comes next for reparations for Black Evanstonians\, and how they could be applied to the growing Reparations movement across the country. \nPanelists include Robin Rue Simmons\, Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair\, a new not-for-profit organization that informs local reparations\, nationally; Morris (Dino) Robinson\, founder of Shorefront Legacy Center; Reverend Dr. Michael Nabors\, Senior Pastor at Second Baptist Evanston and President of the Evanston Branch of the NAACP; and Dr. Cornell William Brooks\, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University . The panel will be moderated by Sol Anderson\, Evanston Community Foundation President and CEO. \nFIRSTHAND: Segregation is part of WTTW’s award-winning FIRSTHAND multiplatform\, multi-year initiative focusing on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago. Visit the website to explore the project. \nThis event is free\, but RSVP below is required. \nClick Here to Get Details & Register!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/wttws-firsthand-segregation-evanston-reparations-lessons-in-partnership-with-reparations-stakeholder-authority-of-evanston-and-the-evanston-community-foundation/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220619T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220619T200000
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SUMMARY:Apollo Theater - Color Farm Media Presents: 'The Big Payback'
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: \nThe issue of reparations has gained increased attention and movement over the last few years\, with states\, like California\, and cities\, like Evanston\, IL\, examining and passing policies that seek to redress the harm of slavery and anti-Black discrimination. \nAfter premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival\, The Big Payback will screen at the historic Apollo Theater on Juneteenth. The film explores the historic reparations effort in Evanston\, Illinois\, and how the local bill connects to the national reparations conversation in D.C. \nAs an official co-sponsor of the event\, Ben & Jerry’s will also offer Root Beer Floats in support of the Reparations NOW campaign. \nWHO: \n\n\nPanelist: Erika Alexander – Co-Director\, The Big Payback (Actress\, and Producer\, Color Farm Media) \n\n\nPanelist: Whitney Dow\, Co-Director\, The Big Payback \n\n\nPanelist: Robin Rue Simmons\, Executive Director\, First Repair \n\n\nModerator: Michael Blake\, Former Assemblyman and former Vice-Chair of the DNC \n\n\nWHEN: \nSunday\, June 19\, 2022 \n\n\nDoors Open: 5 pm ET \n\n\nMovie Screening Begins: 6 pm ET \n\n\nFollowed by Panel Discussion \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/apollo-theater-color-farm-media-presents-the-big-payback/
LOCATION:Apollo Theater\, 253 W 125th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T060327
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SUMMARY:Tribeca Film Festival - The Big Payback Documentary: Fight of Rookie Alderman\, Robin Rue Simmons
DESCRIPTION:For the first time in American history\, a tax funded reparations bill for Blacks is passed in Evanston\, IL. Funded by a tax on cannabis\, the program is set to deliver $10 million as a correction for the systematic bias historically inflicted upon its Black constituents. The film follows the Fight of Rookie Alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she leads the community in an uphill battle to obtain this ‘big payback’. Meanwhile\, in Washington DC\, the formidable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee continues the fight to pass HR 40: a national bill languishing in Congress for 30+ years\, to examine the merits of introducing reparations for slavery to African Americans. While the racial reckoning of 2020 plays out it the background\, the two women navigate supporters and detractors\, Black and white\, in this quest towards correcting historical wrongs. \nErika Alexander (actress\, Living Single and producer of John Lewis: Good Trouble) and Tribeca Festival alum Whitney Dow co-direct this journey of a Black woman stepping into her power and creating measurable change. With a cameo by TaNehisi Coates\, this informative\, insightful window into the legislative process brings with it an uplifting message championing the rights of citizens to challenge the status quo and gives needed exposure to the conversation around reparations. –Karen McMullen \nGet Tickets Here!
URL:https://firstrepair.org/event/tribeca-film-festival-the-big-payback-documentary-fight-of-rookie-alderman-robin-sue-simmons-4/
LOCATION:Village East by Angelika\, 181-189 2nd Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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