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Amherst Reparations Town Hall: Building and Sustaining a Local Reparations Movement
March 30th, 6:00-9:00pm
The Powerhouse, Amherst College
10 East Drive, Amherst, MA 01002
The Big Payback screening followed by a discussion with former Evanston Alderwoman Robin Rue Simmons who led the country’s first-ever tax-funded municipal reparations bill for Black Americans and whose journey is documented in the film. Joining the discussion will be Mike Jirik, the Racial History of Amherst College Research Fellow.
More information about the film: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-big-payback/
Admission is in order of arrival, no registration necessary.
Doors open at 5:45pm.
Partners and Sponsors: Association of Amherst Students, Lewis-Sebring Foundation, First Repair
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Take a look at recent coverage in the Hampshire Gazette! Click here to view the article online

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Community Listening Session
The African Heritage Reparation Assembly warmly welcomes you to a virtual listening session on Wednesday, January 11th from 6:30-8:30 PM with special guest Congressman Jim McGovern. This event is open to all community members and will begin with a brief educational program.
Joining details:
via Zoom https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/81415268164
via phone, call 507-473-4847 or 564-217-2000 and enter webinar ID: 814 1526 8164

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The Massachusetts Municipal Association recently did a spotlight feature in their December issue of The Beacon covering the work of the town's African Heritage Reparations Assembly. As the second community in the country to establish a fund addressing the historical and ongoing damage of structural racism, the town of Amherst has since been examining what a reparations program could look like at the municipal level. To view the full story visit: https://www.amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3265

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The African Heritage Reparation Assembly warmly welcomes you to their first listening session. This event is open to all community members and will center Black and African heritage voices.
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Colloquium: “The Time Is (Never) Right for Reparations,” a talk by Tasseli McKay, author of Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power, with responses from Amilcar Shabazz, Professor, UMass Amherst AfroAm & Ali Aslam, Asst. Prof. of Politics, Mount Holyoke CollegeFriday, September 30, 2022 - 2:30pmBernie Dallas Room, Goodell Hall, UMass Amherst
Hosted by the UMass Amherst Department of Anthropology; Co-sponsored by: The Five College Faculty Seminar on Abolition Justice; W.E.B. DuBois Center; The Sociology Department Colloquium and Special Events Committee (CASEC); The Center for Community Health Equity Research (CCHER); The 5 College Anthropology Faculty Seminar; Culture, Health, and Science, Hampshire College In/jUstice Learning Collaborative; Amherst College Dept. of Anthropology; Mount Holyoke College Dept. of Anthropology; UMass Center for Justice, Law, and Societies
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Explore and Interact with Black Census Data:
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