Events
Movements for Reparations Racial Justice, Climate Justice, and the Case of Haiti
Thursday, March 13, 2025 | 5:30-7:30 pm
Snow Dining Room, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South
NYU School of Law
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Join us for a panel conversation on the movements for reparations in Haiti with advocates and allies working in Haiti, as well as leading legal experts, to discuss growing movements for racial and climate justice. This year marks 200 years since France imposed an independence ransom on Haiti–which the country spent more than 100 years paying off–that has long grounded the country’s claim to reparations. At the same time, there is increasing recognition globally that colonialism and slavery have shaped the unequal, racist, and unjust impacts of the climate crisis in Haiti, the Caribbean, and around the world.
Speakers will address how the unjust impacts of climate change–as outlined in the Global Justice Clinic and The Promise Institute for Human Rights’ recent report, Bay Kou Bliye, Pote Mak Sonje: Climate Injustice in Haiti and the Case for Reparations–may connect to and reinforce demands for reparations for colonialism, slavery, and ongoing racial injustice. They will also examine the possibilities and limitations of international law to advance reparations claims.
The event will be in-person.
This is an in-person event that requires registration. All non-NYU attendees must RSVP in advance. Video documentation will be made available on the Institute website following the event.