The AU’s 2025 Theme of the Year marks another significant milestone in the conscious institutionalization of reparatory justice and racial healing in Africa.
This initiative aims to develop a Common African Position on Reparations, establish an African Reparatory Programme of Action, and strengthen collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the global African diaspora through a Joint Mechanism on Reparations.
These efforts are crucial in ensuring that Africans and people of African descent receive justice in tangible and transformative ways. #YearofReparations
𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞.
Insightful, engaging and informative.
𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐉𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐀 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 from the African Union Headquarters.
📅13 December 2024.
⌚️19:00-21:00 EAT
⌚️18.00-20.00 CAT
⌚️16.00-18.00 GMT.
Don’t miss the discussions coming to you live on:
1. On 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 stations
2. Multichoice Africa / 𝐃𝐒𝐓𝐕 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝟏𝟗𝟕 and on the free to Air Channels of National Broadcasters who are also on the DSTV platform.
3. 𝐂𝐍𝐁𝐂 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 digital platforms https://t.co/yRVG5PgUE3.
4. 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - https://t.co/38iVyoXIiV
🌐For more details about the upcoming Debate, visit- https://t.co/REGXlB2Sfa
#MjadalaAfrika
👩🏿🚀 Luam Kidane's writing and curatorial work examines movement building at the intersections of Indigenous governance practices, cultural production and articulations of self-determination. Luam works as strategist and researcher on climate, economics and food sovereignty.
💐Joan Monique Steijns is a human rights and technology expert, senior research fellow at the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), and is engaged with NJCM, the Dutch Section of International Commission of Jurists.
🌈Anasuya is co-director and co-founder of @WhoseKnowledge? She has led initiatives across the global Sout & internationally for over 25 years, to collectively create feminist presents and futures of love, justice, and liberation. She is a co-founder and advisor to @numunfund
🪡👩🏿❤️👩🏾🔥 We´re so excited to introduce our fabulous Accountability Committee!
Please meet the wonderful @Anasuyashh, Joan Monique Steijns and Luam Kidane.
Their role will be to support us in staying accountable to the communities we aim to support!
To learn more about them👇🏿
The thing about being a (global south) migrant is that you can never give up, even on days when you feel hopeless, defeated, or exhausted. You must carry on with the plan. Rest feels like a privilege.
Last week, we organised the 2nd European Colour of Surveillance Conference w/
@Equinoxrji & @iwspace in Berlin.
#COS24 gathered activists and organisers to discuss liberation practices in times of fascism, centering migrant justice
A quick 🧵on what happened!
📅🎊The 2nd European Colour of Surveillance Conference is nearly here!
Brought to you in partnership with @iwspace & @Equinoxrji#COS2024 will centre migrant justice organising and liberation practices in times of fascism.
Here’s a 🧵of what you can expect from us!
1/8
We’ll be joined by @MigrantsCulture for visual archiving & @DigiDefenders will be running a drop in on digital security for everyone and will have a lovely sip and paint evening on day I with the support of the artist Alice Z. Jones
7/8
@Homo_Digitalis_ will share with us their resistance to the Greek govt use of AI in Migration
& We'll discuss resisting AI-aided state repression of Eritrean refugees'
6/8
On day II, champions only : @marwasf@Adla_Sha@SaraChitseko will join Equinox’s @sarahchander in a conversation about community & international resistance to digital infrastructures of oppression
5/8
We’re lucky to have @ indigenousmanc & @Elle_Drews guide us toward community visions of digital safety
And @CaterinaRodelli & @Border_Violence will present on migrant surveillance in EU policy, and how to resist.
4/8
Expect panel conversations w/ the amazing @Lau_Val_Meyer of @We_Liberation Jennifer Kamau of @iwspace, @TechWorkersBER, @berlin_out & more on racialised surveillance and criminalisation in Germany and how we resist.
3/8
Take a look at our agenda!
A mix of panels, community-led workshops, art and fun, we’ll be kicking of #COS2024 in Berlin with a focus on migrant justice organising against digital surveillance!
2/8
As you can see, there are a lot of beautiful people already in the Weaving Liberation community + we want to continue to connect with many more of you - come and say hello 👋🏿 at [email protected] + check out the link in our bio for lots more! 💌 10/10
And finally, thank you to all the wonderful people who gave their feedback on the programme - your invaluable inputs and wisdom made this work more ambitious, disruptive and imaginative! All are credited in the programme you can find here: https://t.co/J9gsnoLYa8 🙏🏿🫂🫶🏿 9/10
Thank you to the co-founders, organisers + facilitors of the decolonising process - your dedication, thoughtfulness + creativity in seeding + nurturing the work helped everyone dream freely + boldly about their visions for digital justice + how to get there. Shout out to.. 7/10