In Other News · United Kingdom

‘Reparations now’: King and Burham face protests at Antigua Commonwealth summit

Source: The Guardian UK

Summary

Activists see meeting as opportunity to demand UK confront role in transatlantic enslavement“The royal family enslaved us! Apologise now! Reparatory justice now!”King Charles and the UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, will be greeted with messages as they travel through Antigua’s capital, St John’s, to attend meetings at the Commonwealth leaders’ summit next week. On billboards, placards and T-shirts, in letters and at a candlelight vigil for the thousands of Africans trafficked to Antigua and Barbuda during the transatlantic slave trade, the message from the Caribbean will be pervasive: slavery reparations is not an issue they “are going to be able to dodge”. Continue reading...

Continue reading on The Guardian UK →

You'll be taken to www.theguardian.com

← Back to In Other News

Always Active

Necessary cookies enable essential site features like secure log-ins and consent preference adjustments. They do not store personal data.

Remark

Functional cookies support features like content sharing on social media, collecting feedback, and enabling third-party tools.

Remark

Analytical cookies track visitor interactions, providing insights on metrics like visitor count, bounce rate, and traffic sources.

Remark

Advertisement cookies deliver personalized ads based on your previous visits and analyze the effectiveness of ad campaigns.