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WTTW’s FIRSTHAND: Segregation – Evanston Reparations: Lessons in partnership with Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston, and the Evanston Community Foundation

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 […]

Accra International Reparations & Racial Healing Summit

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 […]

Reparations Strategy Session: Creating a Political Strategy – Michael Blake, CEO of Atlas Group & Former Obama-Biden Administration

Reparations Strategy Session Creating a Political Strategy August 25, 2022 1:30 – 3:00PM EST 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. AGENDA Welcome from Robin Rue Simmons Local Reparations […]

Prosperity Conference

The Prosperity Summit is the premier national gathering for champions of racial economic equity. Hosted 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. The Summit's mission is to convene all people with the […]

Prosperity Summit – Marching On: Reimagining Economic Justice for All

The Prosperity Summit is the premier national gathering for champions of racial economic equity. Hosted 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. The Summit's mission is to convene all people with the […]

Local Reparations Strategy Session: HR-40 Update – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

Local Reparations Strategy Session HR-40 Update September 29, 2022 12:30 – 2:00PM CST Local 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. JOIN VIA ZOOM FUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS 10/27/22 Reparations Community […]

University of Cambridge – Envisioning Reparations: Historical and Comparative Approaches

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 […]

San Francisco Human Rights Commission – Pathway to Parity: Investing in Economic Rights for All

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. Engage with thought leaders including Darrick Hamilton (The New School), Alicia Garza (Black Futures Lab), Pinky Cole […]

Enterprise’s 40th Anniversary National Conference

Omni Shoreham Washington, DC, United States

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. To 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.

Chicago Film Festival: The Big Payback Documentary featuring Robin Rue Simmons

The Big Payback Dirs: Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow 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 […]

Chicago Film Festival: ‘The Big Payback’ Documentary

AMC River East Chicago, IL, United States

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 […]