Historian Marcus Rediker spoke to Ken Olende about the struggles that took place aboard the ships of early capitalism.
The first strike wasn’t in a […]
October 13, 2018
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October 13, 2018
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An empire bathed in blood: when Britannia ruled the waves
In a desperate bid to head off a Scottish Yes vote, David Cameron evoked a mythical British Empire that had given democracy to the poor and freedom to the slaves. Here Ken Olende looks back at what life was really like when Britannia ruled the waves.
October 13, 2018
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CRC Retreat
Members of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) representing national reparations committees and councils from across the region […]
October 13, 2018
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Two hundred years since the heroic Barbados slave rebellion
April 2016 marks the centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, a heroic uprising against the British Empire in its oldest colonial territory.
But […]
October 13, 2018
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Capitalism—a system born of slavery
A map of the transatlantic slave trade
People across the political spectrum acknowledge that racism exists, but its origins […]
October 13, 2018
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August 2, 2018
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Centre for Reparation Research Calls for Reflection and Reparation on Emancipation Day
St. Andrew, Jamaica. Today, 13 of the 15 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries celebrate “Emancipation Day” with a public holiday and a day of national observance. Emancipation Day commemorates August 1, 1838 when the enslaved people of African descent across the region finally received emancipation from Chattel Slavery and Indentureship. On this 180th anniversary of […]
August 2, 2018
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Sir Hilary Beckles – Emancipation Day Message
We join annually with communities across the world in marking the moment in which the crime of chattel enslavement was confronted and uprooted from our existential realities. For us, the moment is August 1st; other dates are determined elsewhere and officially recognized.
Marking the moment in a celebratory fashion remains necessary despite the despicable nature […]
July 30, 2018
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Call for Papers and Participation
Returning to Source: The Future of Reparations and Restorative Justice for Afrikan
Enslavement
An International Colloquium
Musée da Silva
Porto-Novo
Republic of Benin
19–21 September 2018
ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF SCHOLARS AND ACTIVISTS FOR AFRIKAN REPARATIONS (INOSAAR) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION POUR UNE RÉPARATION GLOBALE DE L’ESCLAVAGE (APRGE, BENIN) AND SPONSORED BY THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (AHRC, […]
July 30, 2018
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Center for Reparation Center Newsletter
The Centre for Reparation Research (CRR) has had an exciting nine months and we are delighted to share our news and activities with you – from the launch of the Centre in October 2017 to our dialogue with our church leaders in June 2018. How did it all begin? The CRR was approved by the […]
July 16, 2018
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Ahmed Reid | How Europe Underdeveloped The Caribbean
In a recent article published in The Gleaner titled ‘Caribbean expats mean much to Britain’, Lord Tariq Ahmad, the British minister of state with responsibility for the Caribbean, Commonwealth and the United Nations, took the opportunity to highlight the sterling contribution of the Windrush Generation to the UK’s post-World War II development.
Lord Ahmad’s history lesson […]
July 14, 2018
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Centre for Reparation Research Congratulates PM Mottley of Barbados
Expresses Commitment to Work with her on Reparations Matters
St. Andrew, Jamaica. The Centre for Reparation Research (“CRR”) congratulates Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados on her assumption of the leadership of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Reparations.
The Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee acts as a conduit between the CARICOM Reparations Commission (“CRC”), established in 2013 at the […]
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