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African Americans, Black America & POC… If we don’t #neutralize Racism racists WILL #exterminate us within 4 generations!!!!
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'If we don’t criminalize hate speech, we are not going to be able to address this trigger. Hate speech is a trigger to anti-black racism and acts against people of #AfricanDescent around the world.'
- Verene Shepherd, Chairperson of UN Anti-Racism Committee
#FightRacism
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🗓️ Deadline: May 31
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🌍 On the occasion of the International Day for People of #AfricanDescent , it's crucial to recognize the ongoing fight for global reparatory justice in the United States, Carribean, Africa, and beyond. Together, we move towards an equitable future. #ReparationsNow
June Sommer from Saint Lucia is the new Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of #AfricanDescent currently taking place in Geneva.
During the Human Rights Council's #HRC55 session last month, she underlined that 'the fight against racism is a collective responsibility.'
Thursday is the International Day for People of #AfricanDescent .
Let’s pay tribute to their extraordinary contributions and free Africa’s past from racial prejudices.
Discover UNESCO’s #GeneralHistoryOfAfrica : on.unesco.org/2K2gQgk #HistoryOfAfrica
Niagara History Museum & Massey St. IDPAD quilts today. To say I am having all the feels today eh! I woke up knowing it was gonna be a day and with Lou Lou in tow it exceeded all I imagined. #art #art ist #poet #poet ry #africandescent #EntrepreneurLife Niagara Falls Canada Peel District School Board
This is our message on International Day for People of #AfricanDescent :
Racism and discrimination are the rejection of all that we stand for.
We must reject and #FightRacism .
Barbara Reynolds, chair of the Working Group on People of #AfricanDescent , presented the Working Group's latest report to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The report concentrates on economic empowerment of Africans and people of African descent.
#HRC54
Mientras el racismo estructural y la discriminación sistémica agudicen el retroceso de los derechos afrodescendientes en el mundo, los motivos para conmemorar este día cobran sentido.
#AfricanDescent
We solemnly recognize the enduring impact and trauma of enslavement and colonization on women and girls of #AfricanDescent .
We also recognize and celebrate the significant contribution of Afro-descendant women to global development and creativity.
Honoured to open the second session of the Permanent Forum of People of #AfricanDescent .
Racism and xenophobia continue to spoil our communities, like scars that spoil the fabric of society.
We must do away with these inhumane and shameful inheritances, & we must do it now.…
'Reconocemos lo que nos une como afrodescendencia: nuestro pasado marcado por la esclavización y trata trasatlántica, que a nuestros países aún les cuesta reconocer como dolorosa, cruel e inhumana e incluso la consideran “migración”' , #ForoAfro #AfricanDescent #PFPAD United Nations Human Rights Council
Absolutely incredible and powerful speech of Jennie-Laure Sully of Solidarité Québec-Haïti, member of the Haitian delegation at the Third Permanent Forum of Person of African Descent at Geneva…
Haitian American Foundation for Democracy
#AfricanDescent #HaitiReparation
As hate speech, discrimination & xenophobia are on the rise, each of us can #StandUp4HumanRights , and help #FightRacism & hatred.
More on Thursday's International Day for People of #AfricanDescent : un.org/en/fight-racism
Honored to host a reception for the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of #AfricanDescent #PFPAD , civil society, and international partners. Together, we are deepening our commitment to drive global progress toward racial equity and justice. Let’s transform our collective call into…
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The #AmericanCivilRights leader #MalcomX visited Africa in support of #Anticolonialism & #CivilRights of people of #AfricanDescent & attended OAU Summit 1964 in #Egypt . …
” #PanAfricanism #OurAfricaOurFuture #Africaday
Thursday is the International Day for People of #AfricanDescent , an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the 🌍.
Learn about the International Decade of People of African descent: un.org/en/observances…
'Together, let’s use this Permanent Forum of people of african descent to continue building a future of human rights, dignity, equality, & justice for all people of #AfricanDescent .' - António Guterres
#FightRacsim #ZeroDiscrimination
