Event
UNESCO addresses the legacies of enslavement at the Third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
The event is co-organized by UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector, the Guardian Foundation (UK) and the Education System for an Anti-Racist Transformation Foundation (SETA Foundation, Brazil) in the framework of the third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (16 - 19 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland).
Mobilizing different stakeholders (academia, community representatives, international organizations), it will develop a common understanding of restorative justice from enslavement, and advocacy for its implementation.
This side-event will provide a first set of reflexion for a dedicated dialogue series on restorative justice from enslavement, to be developed jointly by UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples programme and the Guardian Foundation later this year, in the framework of the programme's 30th anniversary.
Speakers
- Linda Tinio-Le Douarin, Programme Specialist, UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector
- Ana Paula Brandão (SETA/Action Aid, Brazil)
- Gabriel Dantas (Geledes, Brazil)
- Dr Sharon Walker (Center for Comparative and International Research in Education, Barbados)
- Lúcia Xavier (Criola, Brazil)
Moderation will be ensured by Professor Keith Magee (Guardian Foundation, United Kingdom)
