African Heritage Reparations Assembly Plans Online Listening Session For January 11

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Source: African Heritage Reparations Assembly of Amherst

As part of its ongoing outreach effort, the African Heritage Reparations Assembly (AHRA) will hold its second listening session on Wednesday, January 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This session will be conducted on-line. Representative Jim McGovern will participate, along with State Representative Mindy Domb and State Senator Jo Comerford. To join the listening session via Zoom use the following link: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/81415268164(External link) or connect via phone,using the following numbers: 507-473-4847 or 564-217-2000 and enter webinar ID: 814 1526 8164.

The listening session will begin with a brief explanation of the five areas of harms of racism as identified by N’Cobra, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America: personhood, wealth and poverty, health, education, and criminal punishment. These introductions will provide a framework for the listening session.

A previous listening session was held in person on October 27 .

A later session will deal with eligibility criteria for local reparations. This session will be scheduled after the AHRA comes to a consensus on how the program will be administered. Public response will then be solicited.

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