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Tribeca Film Festival - The Big Payback Documentary: Fight of Rookie Alderman, Robin Rue Simmons
2022-06-18 15:30 - 17:30, 2022-06-11 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Village East by Angelika, 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY, 10003, United States
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.
Erika 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
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King Boston’s Inaugural Embrace Ideas Festival
2022-06-16
Thursday, June 16: “Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations”
Hosted by: WGBH
Keynote: Tammy Tai, King Boston’s deputy director; Kamm Howard, National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA)
“Are We Ready for City Level Reparations” panel featuring: Jemadari Kamara, University of Massachusetts Boston; Sheryl Evans Davis, San Francisco Human Rights Commission; Amilcar Shabazz, Amherst African Heritage Reparation Assembly; and Robin Rue Simmons, FirstRepair.
Social time artist: Amandi Music
Purchase Tickets at www.embraceideasfestival.org.

Tribeca Film Festival - The Big Payback Documentary: Fight of Rookie Alderman, Robin Rue Simmons
2022-06-14 20:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St, New York, 10011

AI For the People's June Celebration
2022-06-14 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Loft North of the SoHo Grand Hotel, 310 West Broadway, New York, NY, 10013, United States

Panel Discussion: "The State of the Local Reparations Movement"
2022-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
On Tuesday, June 14th, at 12:00 PM ET, First Repair will host a panel discussion between Robin Rue Simmons, Keith Williams, Dr. Cheryl Grills, and Kamm Howard on the state of the local reparations movement. Moderated by Dr. Andre Perry, Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, the panel will explore the various ways cities and states are approaching reparations efforts and what this means for the national push for reparations.
“The 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.”
Please RSVP Here: bit.ly/ReparationsPanelJune14th
WATCH FULL PANEL DISCUSSION HERE:

Tribeca Film Festival - The Big Payback Documentary: Fight of Rookie Alderman, Robin Rue Simmons (At Home Screening)
2022-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)

Reparations Reconciliation & Repair
2022-06-13 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
Evanston’s Interfaith Community Joins in Support of Reparations, Truth & Healing

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Pre-Juneteenth Virtual National Rally
2022-06-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Stream LIVE at www.ReparationsComm.org
