The Repair Campaign: Caribbean Reparations Explained with Brian Royes

We'd love to hear from you!Understanding Reparations and Caribbean Justice with Brian Royce, Campaign Manager for The Repair CampaignHema is joined by Brian Royes, Campaign Manager for The Repair Campaign, an organization that amplifies for the call for former colonial powers to acknowledge their role in the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans.They delve into CARICOM's 10-point plan for reparations and reparatory justice, emphasizing the importance of an apology and accountability from those who benefitted from chattel slavery, the long-term socioeconomic and cultural impacts still being felt today, and the critical role of education on the topic. Brian passionately shares the necessity for reparations to foster true development and equity in the Caribbean. The Repair Campaign is an advocacy organisation supporting the Caribbean's reparatory justice movement guided by CARICOM's Ten-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice. We call on the UK and other European governments, institutions and individuals who perpetrated and benefited from chattel slavery and its legacy to apologise for these atrocities and commit to repair. We ask all who stand with this call to show their support by signing in solidarity at repaircampaign.org/sign. Instagram Facebook TikTok Connect with BrianInstagram YouTube ResourcesCARICOM Reparations Commission CARICOM 10 Point Plan for Reparatory Justice Mapping the Legacy of Slavery in London’s Docklands Heirs of Slavery William Gladstone’s Family apologises for role in slave trade  Olaudah Equiano: Writer & AbolitionistEpisodes referencedSlave Voyages: Documenting the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade with Dr. Gregory O’Malley and Dr. Nafees M. Khan Support the showWhat is moreish? | more·​ish ˈmōrish | informal, of food, causing a desire for more If you are enjoying the podcast, consider supporting the show to help us continue to make great content.Join us on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to continue the conversation.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!) https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/jerk-sauce