The Global Reparations movement is arguably the most eruptive and influential political force sweeping the world.
It is integrating the post-colonial global south into a transformative development discourse in relation to the legacies of colonisation in general and specifically the transatlantic enslavement of Africans for five centuries, undoubtedly the greatest Crime against Humanity in modernity. It is a global call for justice, equality, freedom and inclusive participation for all.
Introduction by Oku Ekpenyon and held the University of London, on Malet Street, the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture, will be hosted by The Institute of Commonwealth Studies and delivered by Professor Sir Hilary M Beckles (pic), Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. Memorial2007 is also working to create Britain's first permanent national Memorial and Garden of Remembrance to honour the millions of unnamed enslaved Africans and their descendants.
The Memorial will give public recognition and acknowledgement to millions of unnamed Africans who were victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and slavery and fulfil the aspirations of present and future generations. It’s everyone's history and crosses the Ethnic divide as all are beneficiaries of the legacy.
The Enslaved Africans Memorial Garden will be located in the Rose Garden of London's Hyde Park. The project is supported by UNESCO Slave Route Project and will form part of the World Heritage Project linking the key global sites associated with the slave trade.
As part of ‘The History Of Black History Month In The UK’, the lecture is based on resources and information first shared at the well-received event at London's City Hall in 2018 and takes place on Wednesday, 2nd. October.
