It is necessary that the nations that have given rise to this situation condemn colonialism acknowledging their behaviour as a crime, reconcile with their past, apologize and compensate the colonized countries.
This decision will help create a climate of friendship and cooperation among peoples and create an extremely positive precedent in international relations, promoting the supremacy of the "force of law" on the "law of force".
Newsletter 03/23 - Other religious institutions promote reparations
After a first wave of reparations promoted by some religious institutions following the anti-racism protests after the death of George Floyd, other religious institutions have taken the same path.
On September 12, 2020, the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in the United States approved the creation of a reparation fund, for its complicity in slavery, of one million dollars to finance reparatory measures for the black community, inviting churches to join.
On November 13, 2021, the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in the United States approved the creation of a reparation fund, for its support and complicity in slavery, of ten million dollars to finance reparatory measures for black, indigenous and peoples of color communities.
On May 30, 2022, the Quakers in Britain in the United Kingdom approved the development of reparatory measures, for their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, inviting congregations to define them in the near future.
On July 15, 2022, the Baptist World Alliance approved the development of reparatory measures, for its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, inviting churches to define them in the near future.
On January 10, 2023, the Church of England in the United Kingdom approved the creation of a reparation fund, for its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, of one hundred million pounds to finance reparatory measures for communities affected by slavery.
On January 22, 2023, Reconstructionist Judaism in the United States approved the development of reparatory measures, for its involvement in slavery, inviting congregations to define them in the near future.
On January 27, 2023, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States launched Journey to Jubilee, a campaign for reparative justice and democracy reform through racial healing and transformation.
Colonialism Reparation supports the reparations promoted by other religious institutions involved in colonialism and invites all remaining religious institutions to follow their example in the development of the reparations of colonialism and slavery, bearing in mind their lasting impact in the present.
