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I'm looking to learn how many, seemingly different, things connect to each other. In my pic I have a couple of the keychains I use. Star wars may seem really different from an elephant, but all of these are part of who I am.

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It seems the forum intends to conduct discourse around A.I., colonialism, and gender based disparities within the diaspora. I’m curious to learn the different ways in which countries approach each of these topics, and how leaders of each country create variety between such approaches.

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I hope to learn about reparatory practices in other countries and how they engage their stakeholders.

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All are eager to learn & share

The world has an endless reservoir of lessons waiting for Evanston

1. Requires the support of many & varied voices in the community 2. Community Education-must continue to hear, learn &  understand the legacy of colonialism. 3. Forms of Reparation takes specific context based on the needs of the requesting body.

4. Public discourse must be frequent & continuous-increases the possibility that local, state. federal officials, religious organizations, corporations etc. learn & respond to the call.

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The U.S.’s perspective on world affairs, which we are subjected to as its citizens, is only one world view. Justice and the laws that uphold it are not uniform across cultures, nations and peoples.

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I am excited to learn about how other people and communities believe reparations should be distributed and about any tangible steps they have taken to distribute these reparations.

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When attempting to understand what Evanston can learn from the world, I think about the following: The sentiment which argues for reparatory justice seems to be unanimous across all of the nations present at this event. Therefore, we must learn to be intolerant of anti reparations sentiments stemming from our own community back home, seeing as that rhetoric is deeply conservative, and contrary to an international movement.

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I was interested in hearing from a body that was a primary colonizer . Although England’s progress is moving at a turtles pace. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that According to the Bishop & Arch Bishop the majority of churches are humbled by the atrocities & are all in to accept responsibility & redress.

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Hearing from others around the world, Evanston can learn to build more inclusive and layered partnerships to advance its reparations initiative. And since we’ve taken a lead locally, we also have the chance to bring nearby communities pursing Reparatory justice together and push for a stronger, regional approach.

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I took this photo at the gift shop! I think the flags represent the fact that we in Evanston can be inspired and reinforced by the commitment of countries and organizations around the world to fighting for reparations. We are affirmed here that we are fighting the good fight. There may be nay sayers but there are also millions of supporters!

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Looking at the city, which is vast, and sometimes even overwhelming, this question becomes more clear to me. An important step in the journey of repair is understanding that the violence done against the diaspora is so extensive, that in truth, it can never be fully reconciled. Redress to me, does not mean being blindly optimistic, but rather means to attempt to repair what we can, while understanding that there are always those whose lives will go unaffected by the work being done. Hence the slight semantic paradox present at the site of the question, we technically (cannot) repair the harm that has not yet manifested, however we can work to repair past harm.

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Today in the morning session a man felt he and others were being wronged because they had traveled far and due to time constraints were not able to speak.

While I don’t know the full story and I can’t say I fully agree or understand the man’s strategy and choice to disrupt the flow of the forum, I think it is representative of the fact then when harm is caused/felt it should be addressed immediately.

It shouldn’t be allowed to fester. Wither or not the outcome of the interaction is as we would like it is import to call out harm when we see it in order to educate and create a space where all feel they have the right/power to call out injustice.

It is easier to repair harm when you address it as soon as possible.

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A blister (harm) will only fester if not tended to thus 1st we must immediately voice the issue & expect a resolution. We don’t want the harm to become moist or infected. These conditions will only exacerbate the harm often weakening the immune system or our ability to change systems. 2ndly we must strengthen our people by advancing education, cooperation & advocacy .

Lastly, we must pass down through generations just as the book of Genesis suggest ensuring that future generations become better prepared to meet the harms/adversities that will surely come.

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Because we were the first everyone has their eyes and cameras trained on us!

Robin (and the rest of us) should and do use this to our advantage. We are able to get a lot of peoples eyes and attention on the issue or reparations and show them that it is possible.

Evanston can teach the world that there is hope and that while we maybe far away from national reparations we can create meaningful change in small and midsized communities. This is import as it has a more personal impact.