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GRASSROOTS campaigners came together today at a conference hosted by the all-party parliamentary group for African reparations.
Building on the momentum and wide engagement of last year’s inaugural event, attendees discussed the issue of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, colonisation and the continued exploitation of peoples of African descent across the world.
Former British colonies called for the British government to discuss reparations at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa at the weekend.
Trade unions should be at the heart of the anti-racist push for reparations for the historic legacy and continuing impact of slavery, writes ROGER McKENZIE
BOB NEWLAND appreciates an important contribution to the debate about how slavery helped to build the wealth of Western companies and states
ELLIS RAE recommends a stunning history of the active role played by the British monarchy in establishing and profiting from slavery