Caribbean reparations movement The Repair Campaign is launching its ‘Week of Repair’ social media initiative from March 21 through to March 25.

In recognition of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the campaign seeks to raise awareness amongst the public about the historical injustices caused by the forced enslavement of African peoples, colonialism in the Caribbean and the need for reparations. 

This five-day series will feature Instagram Live discussions, curated videos, and influencer collaborations to amplify the conversation on reparations.

Public figures like Steven Golding (Jamaica), Kayne Kawasaki (UK), Lavinya Stennett (UK), Professor Sonjah Stanley-Niaah (Jamaica), Professor Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, (Bahamas NRC), and Fiona Compton (St Lucia) will participate, discussing how Caribbean people can honour their ancestors who fought for freedom, while addressing the need for repair.  

The Repair Campaign will also launch the ‘Sign in Solidarity’ initiative to the public, inviting Caribbean nations and their diaspora to show their support by signing a petition for reparative justice.  The petition can be signed at repaircampaign.org/sign.

The goal for this collective show of solidarity is to demonstrate the strength of support felt on this very important issue, as CARICOM and The Repair Campaign continue their push for reparatory justice.  

The campaign will culminate on March 25, with a “Day of Action,” where live discussions, continuous social media updates, and opportunities for public engagement will encourage widespread participation in the movement for reparations. 

Genocide, chattel enslavement and colonialism inflicted deep and enduring damage on the people of the Caribbean, while providing significant financial benefits to the colonisers.  

In support of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, the Repair Campaign says its goal is to amplify Caribbean voices calling for reparations and produce evidence-based socioeconomic reparatory justice plans to guide the negotiations for intergenerational repair.