On Monday, July 18th, 2022, a delegation of global reparations leaders of the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing met formally with representatives of the Vatican. The Vatican representatives were Bishop Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council of Culture, and his assistant.
The delegation delivered a Presentment, which outlined the harms and offenses of the Church, the legacy resulting from those harms and offenses, and reparations measures required for repair and healing.
Liliane Umubyeyi, one of the Co-Directors of AfaLab, participated in the delegation to the Vatican. This event followed the Reparations and Healing Convening that happened at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center, which she was also in attendance for on behalf of AfaLab.
Among the group of delegates included:
Kamm Howard
Dr. Ron Daniels
Dr. Amara Enyia
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Global African Congress
First Repair
Black Europe Summer School
Nia Foundation
Questa E Roma
Read more from the Institute of the Black World 21st Century:
https://ibw21.org/press-release/global-reparations-leaders-call-meeting-with-the-vatican-successful/
The Presentment:
https://ibw21.org/docs/press_release/071822-global-circle-presentment.pdf
The Presentment will be translated into multiple other languages for expanded access soon.