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Fifth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Welcome to the draft programme of work for the fifth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

This page provides detailed information about the main sessions and side events, including times, locations, and speakers

For any questions or further information, please feel free to contact the Permanent Forum Secretariat at [email protected]

4:30pm CET

Side event - Economic and Social Development Infrastructure and Data Production: The Black Diplomats Academy and Canadian Youth Secretariat to Multilateral Institutions as Proof Points of a Sustainable Future for Youth of African Descent in Shaping t... Online

8:30pm CEST

Side event - The Virtual Village: Safeguarding the Psychosocial and Structural Experiences of Black Doctoral Scholars Online

7:00pm CEST

Side event - Améfrica a 25 años de Durban: Tejiendo redes afrodiáspóricas en clave de Reparación histórica Online Side event - Enfrentar para Reparar: compartilhando estratégias de enfrentamento às violências de Estado contra a população afrodescendente e a luta por reparações na América Latina / Enfrentar para Reparar: compartiendo estrategias de afrontamiento... Online

9:00pm CEST

Side event - El papel de las mujeres jóvenes afrodescendientes en el movimiento negro global: Desafíos, debates y articulaciones posibles en la era digital Online

11:00am CEST

Side event - “Voices of Durban: 25 Years Later — Why Identity Matters for Reparatory Justice” Online

8:00pm CEST

Side event - Restoring Stolen Legacies: Reparations, Cultural Property, and the Art of David Drake Online

9:00pm CEST

Side event - Unbanned! Book Reveal - The Legendary African American Dance Company: Reparations & The Right to Institutions, Education and Culture Online

10:00pm CEST

Side event - Narrative Power and Digital Memory: Storytelling as Infrastructure for Reparative Justice Online

7:30pm CEST

Side event - Youth Monday Launch Dinner: Networking and Preparation for the Forum Restaurant Le Palmarin

9:00pm CEST

Side event - Reparative Genealogy as Infrastructure: Lineage, Cultural Restitution, and the Recovery of Stolen Legacies Online

12:00am CEST

Side event - Durban +25: Servicios públicos, mujeres afrodescendientes y justicia reparadora para un mundo sin racismo Online

9:00am CEST

Side event - Building Together (Kujenga Pamoja): From Foundational Pathways to Sustainable Institutional Mechanisms for People of African Descent Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

12:45pm CEST

Side event - Rewrite the Equation: Black Women as Architects of the Global Economy Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Foro @5: De cara al 2do Decenio de los Afrodescendientes Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Afro-Brazilian civil society assesses the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action — examining structural racism, racial justice, and the rights of people of African descent in Braziltion and Platform of Action International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

9:00am CEST

Side event - Let’s Mobilise Together for the 25th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Life, Equity, and Access: Advancing Kidney Care for People of African Descent Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations

12:30pm CEST

Side event - "The Pan African Journey: Lessons of Transformation and Strategy" Kyoto Building, WCC Ecumenical Center (Jura)

12:45pm CEST

Side event - Objets pillés en Afrique : Un héritage à redéfinir ou un trésor à restituer ? Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Reparation and Its Many Faces Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Reparations From Below: A Reparations Simulation Workshop Le Centre International de Conférences (CIGC) - Room 9

1:30pm CEST

Side event - U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy Impacts on People of African Descent Auditorium de la Pastorale

2:00pm CEST

Side event - 25 Years of Durban: Global Afro-descendant Solidarity, Reparations and Affirmative Action — Pathways to Inclusion in Public Service International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) Side event - Salud y Derechos Afrodiásporicos: justicia y salud desde la perspectiva afrodescendiente y sus liderazgos Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations Side event - In Times of Crisis, Why Multilateralism Still Matters: People of African Descent, Reparatory Justice and Global Governance Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations

4:30pm CEST

Side event - Reparatory justice within the context of decolonisation: Harvesting the low-hangingfruits Université Ouvrière de Genève

5:00pm CEST

Side event - Switzerland questioning neutrality through urban colonial past Maison Internationale des Associations

6:00pm CEST

Side event - From Task Force to Implementation: Lessons from California’s Reparations Process Online Side event - Durban+25: Women and Youth of African Descent for Climate Justice and Global Solidarity

6:30pm CEST

Side event - Prophetic resistances: the advocacy of black christianities in the expansion of racial justice in african and afro-diasporic nations Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva (ELCG) Side event - Colonial Impunity on Trial: The Patrice Lumumba Case and the Quest for Justice for African Independence Leaders The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Side event - REPARATIONS IN A WORLD IN CRISIS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE VOICES OF BLACK WOMEN Geneva Centre for Security Policy, 5th Floor Conference Room

7:00pm CEST

Side event - Reparations as Personhood; From the DDPA to Baltimore City Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)

9:00am CEST

Side event - Anti-Racist Education on the Reparation Agenda: Transatlantic Dialogues Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Leveraging New Data to Understand Progress and Ongoing Barriers for Black Communities Globally: Education, Employment, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

12:45pm CEST

Side event - "Representation Matters: Afro-Swiss Communities Advancing the Durban Declaration" Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Discussing the Recognition of African Descent Communities as Peoples of African Descent Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Advancing Reparatory Justice: From the Ghana Resolution to Global Action International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) Side event - Fiscal Policy, Law and Restorative Justice: Lessons 25 Years after the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Online Side event - Policy Commitments, Accountability Gaps, and the Future of Global Solidarity with People of African Descent: 25 Years After the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Strengthening the Rights of Afro-Descendant Youth: Innovation in Public Policies and South–South Cooperation Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations

6:00pm CEST

Side event - RootsSynergy UbuntuConnected Roundtable: “From Declarations On Reparatory Justice to Actions & Accountability: The role of the Pan African Diaspora in Europe involvement.” Maison Internationale des Associations

6:30pm CEST

Side event - Durban 25 años después: desafíos para la reparación y propuestas de acción / Durban 25 years later: challenges for reparations and proposals for action Universidad de Ginebra Side event - Birth Justice for Women of African Descent: Listen to Me Film & Panel Side event - Centering Healing Across Global Africa Geneva International Conference Center

7:00pm CEST

Side event - Tomorrow’s Trailblazers: Youth Leadership Across the UK’s African Diaspora Online Side event - Justice réparatrice, restitution et jeunesse haïtienne : repenser les héritages historiques et les transformations contemporaines Université de Genève, UNI MAIL

9:00am CEST

Side event - Measuring Harm, Advancing Reparations: The Black Audit of Racial Justice and AARN’s Harm Reports Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

10:15am CEST

Side event - We Got Us: Self-Determination, Structural Transformation, and the Future of Global Black Collective Action Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

11:30am CEST

Side event - From Struggle to Solidarity: Cuba’s Revolutionary Legacy Matters Now Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

12:45pm CEST

Side event - Seeking Redress for State Violence Against Black Women and Girls Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

1:00pm CEST

Side event - From Recognition to Transmission: Youth of African Descent as Changeseeds of the Future Online

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Economic Sovereignty and Economic Rights, and New Development Frameworks in a Changing Global Order Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations Side event - Girls Can Run the World: Shaping the Economy for Young Workers and Protecting our Data Against Cyber Threats Room III - Building A, Palais des Nations

3:15pm CEST

Side event - : UNPFPAD: Youth Council: Engagement & Open Floor Room XI, building A, Palais des Nations

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Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)
Geneva International Conference Center
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
Kyoto Building, WCC Ecumenical Center (Jura)
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AstroNoir Ltd

Boss Women Institute Inc. (Canada)

Caribbean African Canadian (CAFCAN) Social Services

Coalition for a Just and Equitable California

Coalizão Negra por Direitos/Black Coalition For Rights

Doris Baird Dialysis Clinic

EPIsoHD Research Lab

Federation of Afro-descendant and Black Associations of Geneva

Government of Brazil

ICSWG Youth Sub-Committee

Instituto de Pesquisa e Formação Indígena

International Civil Society Working Group (ICSWG)

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