"The Caricom Reparations Commission advocacy visit to the UK is historic, as it is the first of what we anticipate will be a series of engagements to raise consciousness and awareness, correct misconceptions about the reparations movement and build strategic partnerships to take this critical agenda to right historical wrongs forward, Dr Hilary Brown, a member of the delegation and Caricom's programme manager of culture and community development, said."
"Prof Sir Hilary Beckles, the CRC chair who is leading the six-member delegation, said the visit would help to amplify and advance the Caribbean's pursuit of reparatory justice. The global reparations movement is entering a new wave of impact, visibility and mobilisation, and reparations advocacy grassroots, academics and progressive civil society organisations in Great Britain have a pivotal role to play in amplifying the gains and the message of enlightenment, he said."
A six-member delegation from the Caricom Reparations Commission will visit the UK from 17 to 20 November to meet UK parliamentarians, Caribbean diplomats, academics and civil society groups. The visit, organised with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, aims to strengthen strategic partnerships and increase public knowledge about the region's colonial past and reparations movements. Caribbean governments cite the forced transport and enslavement of more than 12.5 million Africans between the 15th and 19th centuries and are calling for recognition of the lasting legacy of colonialism, formal apologies and financial reparations. The delegation seeks to amplify and advance reparatory justice and mobilise UK-based support.
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