Overthrowing the Weight of History: Slavery, Colonialism & Black Lives Matter Today

Overthrowing the Weight of HIstory: Slavery, Colonialism & Black Lives Matter Today

An uprising against racism not seen in generations has exploded across the U.S. and around the globe. Resistance to police murder has widened rapidly to challenge the deep roots of brutal oppression and exploitation: calls to abolish the police grow louder while monuments to the U.S. Confederacy, UK slave owners and settler-colonialism are crashing down at the hands of protesters.

In Africa, Europe and beyond, the weight of history is under fire, from the glorification of imperialism to the enduring colonial legacies of policing, global financial institutions and militarism.

With the world now fighting back, a past built on racism and inequality is being confronted at every turn in struggling for a new kind of society.

Join a conversation with activists and writers from the U.S., Kenya and Britain on the current moment, its challenges and hopes for revolutionary change.

Date: Monday, 27 July, 2020
Time: 8 PM Kenya / 6 PM UK. / 1 PM EDT
We will be livestreaming on ROAPE's YouTube channel
(shorturl.at/pDIP6)

Speakers:
Hakim Adi, University of Chichester, UK

Lena Grace Anyuolo, Mathare Social Justice Centre, Nairobi

Jesse Benjamin, Kennesaw State University & the Walter Rodney Foundation, Atlanta

Robert Cuffy, Socialist Workers Alliance of Guyana, AFSCME DC37, AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus of DSA, New York City

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