Tentative Ghana 2006 Global Pan-African Reparations
        Conference Schedule:
 

2 DAY PRE - CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Ghana and the Global Pan-Afrikan Family Reunion: Getting to Know Each Other Better Ceremonies in Accra:

·                 Palace of the Ga Manche (meeting with traditional Chiefs and Elders);

·           Christianborg Castle Office of the President of Ghana (meeting with the Head of State  Government Officials) Teachers’ Hall (meeting with Representatives of Community Groups, Non-Governmental Organizations and other formations of Civil Society)

Roots-Groundings with Brothers and Sisters (a la Walter Rodney)

3rd Day  - Monday 24th July 2006

GPARRC OPENING PLENARY:

[8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.]

·                    ·          Official Opening of International Reparations Conference\Libation

·         Ceremony and Welcoming at University of Ghana [9:00 – 9:30 a,m.]

·         A welcome statement by the Minister of Tourism, J.O. Obetsebi-Lamptey: [9:30 – 10:00a.m.]                       

·                    ·          (2) Speakers on Why the GPARRC [brief review of emergence of the “global

                       reparations movement”] [10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m .]            

·                    ·          (4) Speakers on GPARRC Organizing Objectives: Mobilizing Africans and Afro-descendants

                        throughout the Diaspora around a Strategic Global Reparations Plan [focus on each of the 4

                        themes] [10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

·          (3) speakers: 1) History of the  Pan-Afrikan Movement; 2) the Historical Significance of the

            3^rd Decade WCAR, and (3) a Review of the Bridgetown [Barbados] Protocols and the

            formation of the GAC [11:30 –  12:15 Noon]

[Lunch [12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.]

CONFERENCE SEMINAR SESSIONS

[July 24, 2006 - 1:15 – 5:15 p.m.]

·          The Basis for Reparations in International Law: Problems and Conflicts in Legal Strategies for

            Reparations            

·                     The Struggle of Afro-descendants for International Human Rights 

·                     Preparing for and Shaping the 2007 Discussion Regarding the British Empire’s Abolition of the

             African Slave Trade

·          The Role and Relationship of the IMF, the World Bank, and other “global financial institutions”

             in the Global Reparations  Movement

4^th Day - Tuesday 25th July 2006

WORKHOPS FOCUSED ON RECONCILIATION  

[8:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.]

·          Strategies For Eliminating “Inter-Communal Conflict” On The African Continent

·          Obstacles To A United States Of Africa: Re-Thinking “National Boundaries” And Their “Colonial Histories”

·          Exploring The Issue Of Afrikan Complicity In The Past And Present Crimes Of

The Maangamiz And The Continuing Afrikan Holocaust

·          Exploring And Comparing The African Slave Trade: Arab and European

·          Lessons From The South African Truth And Reconciliation Commission

[Lunch: 12:15  – 1:15 p.m]

WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON REPATRIATION

[1:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

·          The Meaning Of Repatriation Within The Context Of Pan-Afrikan Reparations

For  Global Justice

·          Identifying Plans And Obstacles To Dual Citizenship Issues And Establishing

Positive Repatriation Programs [The Joseph Plan]

·          Diaspora-Back-To-Afrika Resettlement Schemes

·          Exploring The Meaning, Possibilities, And Problems Of The African Union’s “Diasporan Secretariats” [Art. 3 (q) Of The Amended African Union’s Constitutive Act]

·          Dual Citizenship: First Stage Of Repatriation Towards A Global Pan-Afrikan

Citizenship

5^th Day - Wednesday 26^th July 2006

WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMATION

[8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.]

·          The Critical Role Of Pan-Afrikan Education In The Global Reparations Struggle:

Strategies For Reclaiming And Redefining African History And Culture

·          Exploring The Myths And Realities Of African And Afro-Descendants’ “National

Identities”

·          Confronting Afro-Phobia And Other Mental/Emotional Complexes Arising From

Enslavement And Colonialism: Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome Afflicting

Afrikans And Afro-Descendants

·          The Relationship Between The “Slave/Colonized” Mentality And “Communal

Conflict” Among Africans And Afro-Descendants

[Lunch: 12:15  – 1:15 p.m]

WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMATION

[1:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

·          Religious/Spiritual Healing Within The Pan-Afrikan Reparations Movement

·          The Role Of Liberation Theology And Religious Faith In The Pan-Afrikan

Struggle For Reparations And Global Justice

·          Promoting Business Partnerships And Opportunities Within The African

Disapora To Fund Economic Development and Promote The Global Reparations

Movement

·          Exploring The Impact And Relationship Of  “Hip-Hop” And The Afro-

Descendant Youth Subculture On The Global Pan-Afrikan Reparations

Movement

6^th Day - Thursday 27^th July 2006

WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON REPARATIONS

[8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.]

·          National Legislative Reparations Initiatives [E.G., HR 40 And Local Reparations

Disclosure Ordinances] And Reparations Campaigns In Specific Countries

Of The Continent And The Afrikan Diaspora

·          Understanding The Reparations Movement In South-West Africa [Including Ovaherero Genocide Issue]

·          Understanding The National Reparations Movement In Haiti And Other

Caribbean Island Nations

·          Strategies For Linking The Reparations Struggles Of Afro-Descendants In South

And Central America, Asia, India And The Pacific Islands

·          Ghana As A Case-Study Of The Continuing Impact Of The Afrikan Holocaust,

Chattel Slavery, British Colonial And Neocolonial Exploitation

·          African Debt Relief In The Age Of Multi-National Corporate Capitalism,

            Economic Globalism And International Finance

·          Zimbabwe: Exploring African Land Reform And Reclaiming Stolen Land As

Just Reparations

 [Lunch: 12:15  – 1:15 p.m]

WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON REPARATIONS

[1:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.]

·          Exploring The Cuban Revolution And The Bolivarian Revolution In Venezuela And Their Significance To The Pan-Afrikan Reparations Movement

·          Advocating Pan-Afrikan Reparations In The World Social Forum And Its

New World Order Affiliates

·          Linking The Pan-Afrikan Reparations Movement With The Reparations Struggles

Of Indigenous Peoples Of Color

·          Forging Direct Linkages With African And Afro-Descendant’s

            Grassroots Organizations, The UN, The AU And Other Regional Diplomatic

            Bodies

·          Formulating A Political Ideology For The Global Reparations Movement:

And Developing The Strategy And Tactics For Achieving Pan-Afrikan Reparations

GPARRC Closing Plenary:

[1:15 - 5 p.m. or  6:00  – 9:30 pm]     

·          The GPARRC Closing Plenary session to summarize the conference

            accomplishments/resolutions/plans of action                                                           ·          Discussion/Resolution as to Organizational Character of GPARRC                                    ·                     Discussion/Assignment of Task of Publishing Conference Papers,

Resolutions and Plans of Action

·          Conference Closing

Return to the Source: Mini-Round-table Discussion at the W.E. B. Dubois Pan African Cultural Center]

·                     Implementing the African Union’s Sixth Region

·                     Networking successful Pan African NGO’s

·                     Re-defining Pan Africanism for the 21^st Century

·                     Establishing Support for the Dubois Center

·                     Strategies for training African Youth for Pan African Leadership

·                     Beyond Meet and Greet – Bringing the Diaspora Home

·                     Identifying Plans and obstacles to Dual Citizenship Issues

                        and Establishing Positive Repatriation Programs [the Joseph Plan]

·                     Strategizing and Implementing Viable Economic Partnerships and Collaboration between Business People in the Diaspora and the Continent

Implementing the Promise of the African Union’s Sixth Region

Depart for Cape- Coast
Check – into Hotels
Door of No return Ceremony (Enactment) at Cape Coast Castle Dungeons
Evening Programme