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On Wednesday, June 17th, our Juneteenth Celebration around Truth & Reparation responded to police violence amidst the global pandemic. Over 100 participants witnessed Professor Margaret Burnham of the Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project, Leah Penniman from Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, Queen Mother Mashariki, female Co-Chair of N’COBRA (National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America), and Dr. David Ragland, Co-founder and Co-director of The Truth Telling Project, speaking to Rep Barbara Lee's House Resolution urging a National Truth Commission and the need for reparations as a necessary part of any process.
We also hosted a Truth Telling Hearing, “Harnessing Intercommunal Resilience in the Age of COVID19.” In response to the needs of Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives from grassroots BIPOC organizations and communities from around the country shared their stories, and we listened to the ways in which their mental, physical, familial, social and financial well-being are being supported. Plans are underway to continue building momentum around Truth & Reparations to harness intercommunal resilience. We believe that the movement emerging from this moment is having a catalyzing effect and a National Truth Telling and Repair process can inform sorely needed political and social configurations. In Love & Struggle, The Truth Telling Project Team |
