"Our advancements are not free concessions, but conquests, which are the result of the struggle of generations of Black people."
From resistance and activism, we raise our voices to demand justice, equality, and reparations, honouring the memory of our ancestors, who were stripped of their own humanity and freedom. It has been a decades-long battle against the erasure of a history steeped in blood, oppression, and subjugation, of a people that crossed oceans and continents to form the African diaspora. This diaspora inherits a rich spiritual and cultural background but also the sad legacy of slavery and colonialism, which carries with it systematic exclusion, poverty, and all forms of violence and discrimination.
Action · Justice · Reparation
Presenting the Global Coalition Against Systemic Racism and for Reparations in Mexico
The second edition of the "Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination: A Path towards a Rights-Based Post-COVID Recovery" took place November 28th and 29th 2022, at the Los Pinos Cultural Complex in Mexico City. This Forum set the stage for evaluating where we stand in the fight against racism in Mexico. It also provided a platform for relevant actors from the public, private, and civil society sectors who are advocating for effective strategies against racism and discrimination.
Golden Afro Chef
On August 25th, 2022, the Golden Afro Chef event took place as part of the activities commemorating the Costa Rica’s Black History Month and the International Day of People of African Descent. The inaugural edition of the Golden Afro Chef event celebrated traditional cuisine music, and entrepreneurship of tribal Afro-descendant communities of Costa Rica. It was also a way to boost the economy of Black families post-COVID-19 as one of the most important sectors in Afro-Costa Rican entrepreneurship involves businesses related to gastronomy and culture.
I International Concert Against Racism
The First International Concert Against Systemic Racism took place March 8th, 2023 in Cahuita, Limón, gathering over 5,000 attendees. The concert aimed to create space for recognizing the contributions of Afrodescendants and promote their human rights through culture, music, dance, and other artistic expressions.
Walk to Self-Proclaim Punta Cahuita as a Site of Historical Memory and the beginning of the "Door of Reunification and Reconciliation Between Africa and Its Diaspora" Project
On March 9th, 2023, a significant event took place in the tribal community of Cahuita, Limón: a march to self-proclaim Punta Cahuita as a site of Historical Memory...
II International Concert Against Racism
On July 29th, 2023, II Second International Concert Against Racism took place in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil as part of the Latinidades Festival. This concert raised a voice for the rights of Afrodescendant women and the fight against racism through art, music, and culture.
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“Respect: NO to Racism” Campaign
In Costa Rica, since 2014, the "Respect: NO to Racism" campaign has been underway, aiming to eliminate racism, discrimination, and intolerance at sports events, particularly in the national football championship. The initiative was originally driven by the Afro-Costa Rican Women's Center in collaboration with the office of former Congresswoman Epsy Campbell Bar, along with the participation of the First Division Football Clubs Union (UNAFUT).
A Latin American Perspective on Reparations
One of the central topics of debate at the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent has been that of Restorative Justice and Reparations for the descendants of the victims of the transatlantic enslaved trade. Various perspectives have been presented on this issue. Additionally, academics, community leaders, politicians, and social organizations, as well as other strategic actors, have joined the call demanding reparations for Afrodescendants and the African continent. It has been extensively argued that the realities of exclusion, poverty, erasure, and underdevelopment faced by Afrodescendants and Africans are directly related to the aftermath of the unacceptable, immoral, unjust, and despicable colonization and enslavement of millions of people over more than three centuries.
