Movement stories:

Reparations

Reparations: What is your story?

December 6, 2022

Reparations matter today because “then” is not separate from “now.” Hear co-facilitator, Jessica Intermill, relate her family history of pre-revolutionary colonizers, prairie pioneers, and recent immigrants to her current reparations work. Learn how to apply the idea of “stacked history” in your own life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This is the final session in our…

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Reparations: What’s faith got to do with it?

December 6, 2022

Making mistakes is part of the human experience. So it’s not surprising that many faith traditions have teachings and practices about repair. Learn what several faiths say about repentance and repair and how to draw upon and build from these existing spiritual practices within your own reparations work. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This is the…

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Reparations: Why now and why MNIPL?

December 6, 2022

In our climate justice work, we often talk about divestment from dangerous and destructive systems, but what can we invest in? Reparations are a deep part of our commitment to healing in the world. The systems that exploit fossil fuels at our expense were built through enslaved labor and Native land theft. Reparations are intertwined…

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Reparations: What are they?

December 6, 2022

Learn about the movement for reparations in the United States, including how reparations with Black and Indigenous communities may differ, and how reparations are related to but different from charity. Through this shared experience, we will explore how a tool called the Reparatory Eco Map can help us move from conceptual discussions about reparations to…

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