A National Town Hall Meeting: Building A Local Reparations Movement

 

A National Town Hall Meeting:  Building A Local Reparations Movement   Updated information and flyer below   Friday, December 10, 2021 7PM ET — Free and open to the public and streaming live online. A National town hall meeting, "Building a Local Reparations Movement" hosted in partnership with the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) and FirstRepair. Leaders of municipal reparations initiatives from across the Nation are welcomed.   See flyer and info below.   Download and share this flyer (JPG, 904kb) Spread the word! Share info on Twitter Share info on Facebook Friday, December 10, 2021 7PM ET    First Church of God Christian Life Center 1524 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL. 60201   This event is free and open to the public. COVID protocols will be in place. Proof of vaccination or negative test and masks required.   Join Us Online   This event will also be streamed live. Visit ibw21.org here or reparationscomm.org here to watch live and for further event & livestream info.   Special Guests (Updated) Danny Glover, Actor, Activist, U.N. Ambassador, San Francisco, CA (Confirmed) Eric Philips, Vice-Chairman, CARICOM Reparations Commission, Guyana, South America (Confirmed) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Lead Sponsor, HR-40, Houston, TX (Invited)   Host Pastor Monte Dillard, First Church of God Moderator Nkechi Taifa, Esq. President, The Taifa Group, Washington, D.C. Other Program Participants Include Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Evanston, IL Rev. Dr. Michael Nabors, President of Northshore NAACP Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Inaugural Dean, Ethnic Studies Department. Cal State LA Kamm Howard, National Co-Chairman, N'COBRA, Chicago. IL Vanessa Hall Harper, Councilwoman, Tulsa, OK Peter Braithwaite, Councilmember, Evanston, IL Henry Wilkins, Education Reparations Committee Chair Robin Rue Simmons, Executive Director, First Repair, Evanston, IL Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener, National African American Reparations Commission, New York, NY Read this online About the National African American Reparations Commission   Convened by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (ibw21.org), NAARC is a group of distinguished professionals from across the country with outstanding accomplishments in the fields of law, medicine, journalism, academia, history, civil rights and social justice advocacy.   Learn more — reparationscomm.org Donate — reparationscomm.org/donate Stay Connected with NAARC Amid the pandemic, we are currently attempting to limit the amount of physical mail. If physical mail is absolutely necessary, please use the contact form on our website or direct emails to info@reparationscomm.org for mailing instructions. Donations can be made online at https://reparationscomm.org/donate/   Institute of the Black World 21st Century 31-35 95th Street East Elmhurst, NY 11369 United States If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe.