Posted on 01/10/2015 10:49:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A major Black group in the United States says it will host the next summit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission early this year.
The New York-based Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) said on Saturday that the summit will take place from April 9-12 in New York.
The CARICOM Commission is chaired by Sir Hilary Beckles, vice-chancellor designate of the University of the West Indies.
Inspired by the creation of the CARICOM Commission, a National African American Reparations Commission is being established as part of an effort to intensify the Reparations movement in the U.S., the IBW said.
It said the Commission will be dedicated to the memory of Queen Mother Audley Moore, one of the foremost proponents of Reparations in the history of Africans in America and a mentor to generations of Reparations activists.
In addition to the CARICOM and African American Commissions, representatives of Reparations movements from Central and South America, Canada and Europe are expected to participate in what is emerging as a Pan African Reparations Summit, the IBW said.
It said the program/schedule for the Summit will include formal business sessions; a dialogue between leaders of the Caribbean Diaspora in the U.S. and the CARICOM Commission; meetings between the newly-formed African American Commission and the Caribbean Commission; Rallies in Harlem, considered the symbolic Capital of Black America; Brooklyn, home to the largest Caribbean community in the US; and a tribute to Congressman John Conyers, dean of the Congressional Black Caucus and sponsor of HR-40, the Reparations Study Bill, which he has introduced in the U.S. Congress since 1989.
The IBW noted that, at the most recent Reparations Braintrust at the Congressional Black Caucus’s Annual Legislative Conference, Sir Hilary urged participants to declare a “Conyers Decade of Reparatory Justice.”
“The tribute to Congressman Conyers will begin that process,” said the IBW, adding that there will also be special recognition of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) for “decades of ground-breaking work on the issue.”
Dr. Ron Daniels, IBW’s African American-born president said that the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) will develop a Reparations Program similar to the 10-Point Program that has been adopted by the CARICOM Commission.
“The first step will be to devise an Interim Program that NAARC will take to the people in a series of town hall meetings to receive input before adopting the final program,” he said. “The process of engaging people of African descent across the country, including young people, is incredibly important to strengthening the Reparations movement.”
The IBW said Sir Hilary has been “eager to have Reparations Commissions form in various countries to build a global movement for Reparatory Justice.”
“I am extremely excited that our sisters and brothers in the U.S. are moving forward with the creation of a Reparations Commission,” the IBW quoted Sir Hilary as saying. “We are reaching out to Reparations activists throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America to encourage them to attend the Reparations Summit in the U.S. It has the potential to be a milestone event.”
The IBW said the activities for the CARICOM Reparations visit to the U.S. will conclude with Sir Hilary traveling to Detroit for a Reparations Rally, which will be the climax to the Tribute to Conyers.
Hosting the Reparations Summit and the formation of NAARC will mark the launch of what Daniels described as an initiative to broaden and deepen support for reparations among people of African descent and people of good will in the U.S., including support for H-R 40.
“This is a modest effort which is intended to complement the sustained work that activists and organizations have been doing for years,” he said.
Vincentian-born Don Rojas, IBW’s director of communications, said observers are welcome to attend and participate in the forthcoming Reparations Summit.
“This is the kind of event that can take off and provide impetus to the growing reparations movements in the U.S.A. and across the world,” said the former press secretary for slain Grenadian revolutionary leader and Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.
The Summit will be paid for by white people.
Renounce your citizenship.
Turn over all govt id and passports.
You are no permanent no fly/no entry list. You aren’t coming back to such an awful country.
You get a one way ticket to Africa anywhere you want.
Do they know America is broke? No $$$ left
Gets me sum free gubmint cash yo! sharpton for president! he gave us a phone!
Obviously our politicians don't know this.
Not only is the U.S. deeply in debt, much caused by the profligate black moron squatting in the White House, but the U.S. has already been paying off blacks for decades---in the form of welfare checks, food stamps, drug rehab programs, job programs, housing projects, catch-up educational programs, Obamaphones--you name it. All money down the toilet, from what I can see. No progress made at all. New immigrants to this country seem to be self-sustaining within a few years, in one generation, while blacks are multigenerational welfare recipients.
These gimmedat fools looking for yet another handout should have that hand soundly slapped back.
I once worked with a black guy and we were talking about our childhoods. When I told him how I grew up he said “Hell, you’re a ni r, too.” WHERE’S MY REPARATIONS!
I want reparations too, my ancestors were held as slaves to Indians, where is my money?
Are they, or any time in their family’s history on or have been on welfare?
If so - then they got their reparations!
I was born here, so that makes me a native American. My people have been taken advantage of. Where do I sign up for some of this cash?
Just how much is it that you want from the African Chiefs who sold you into slavery?
Everyone & their mother's, knows that the WHITE European's never left their ship's, they just pulled into port and did the Slave purchasing, from the African Chiefs.
Or what is now the latest history revision on that subject?
Instead of hosting goofy “reparations” summits, why don’t these lazy, freeloading bastards go out and get a job.
Heck, that IS their job. And a very well-paying one, too. One of these guys’ suits would pay for my entire closet. Don’t even start me on the bling.
smh...
Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t gonna resign.
“Do they know America is broke? No $$$ left?
There is about $17 trillion dollars in the retirement savings accounts (401K, IRA’s) of mostly middle class Americans. Given the demographics of the mature, productive, saving population, it can be assumed most of this aggregate savings belongs to middle class whites.
The left has its eyes on this pot of privately held money. Public advocacy groups, academics, and government bureaucrats have been quietly scheming for over a decade to tap this pool of funds for “worthy” purposes. One such purpose is reparations.
Another plot involves forcing people to transfer their retirement savings accounts from the private sector to “safe” government savings accounts managed by Social Security. The money will be invested in safe US government securities, which of course will facilitate more deficit spending. Once these accounts have been in government hands a few years they can be completely rolled into the individual’s Social Security account. At that point any remaining balance at time of death will revert to the state instead of passing to heirs. It also allows the government to expropriate funds by establishing a ceiling on the amount of funds an individual can draw each year. They will tell us it isn’t fair Johnny has enough savings to support a $5000 per month withdrawal rate when Jose, who saved nothing, only has his $1500 base social security to draw. We’ll increase Jose’s payment to $2000 per month, while reducing Johnny to $2500 per month. The rest of Johnny’s savings we’ll “invest” in more bureaucrats and worthy projects such as education, housing, high speed trains or reparations.
Obamacare and gay marriage demonstrate that over a few years the left can force change that would have been unthinkable a few years before. The Kelo decision proves the Supreme Court will not stand in the way of taking property. All it will require is a president Warren and a Democrat Congress.
Wonder if DeBlasio’s wife will attend. Hope the NYPD is patrolling other areas of the city whilst these maroons are in NY.
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