Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Title of the side event
Exploring the Models of Reparation and Restitution Drawing on Faith Resources

Date, time and time zone of side event
Tuesday, April 15^th , 8:15am – 9:45am EDT
(in person in New York City )

Sponsoring organization(s) or entity/ies 
World Council of Churches & United Church of Christ
(both are ECOSOC accredited entities)

Language(s) in which the side event will be held 
English

Description of the side event (no more than 100 words)
From ancient times, injustices have been committed against individuals and
communities by individuals and communities, religious sacred scriptures, like the Bible, are aware of these injustices. Aware of the possibility of these repeating themselves, resources were proposed. This side event seeks to explore what models can be gleaned from religious resources to guide contemporary discussions on the nature of reparations and restitution for historic injustices committed against Africans and People of African descent. The event seeks to come up with principles and models that could work in contemporary contexts

Location of the side event (or website for registration, for events held online)
Church Center at the United Nations (CCUN) at 777 United Nations Plaza

Name and email address of the lead organizers with permission to publish the lead organizer’s contact details
Dr. Masiiwa Ragies Gunda, Programme Executive for Overcoming Racism, Xenophobia, and Related Discrimination, (masiiwa.gunda@wcc-coe.org)
Ms. Donna Bollinger, Main Rep to the UN for the United Church of Christ (bollingerd@ucc.org)