By Linda Burnham (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Those of us who participated in the United Nations World Conference Against Racism did so in the hopes that we could help create new conditions, new understandings and new strategies for the struggle against racism; that we could help move the international community another step forward in its fitful efforts to … [Read more...] about “Reflections on Durban and 9/11” by Linda Burnham (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Dismantling Racism at the WCAR” by Esmerelda Simmons (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Esmerelda Simmons (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Question: Will reparations by the US for the descendants of enslaved Africans in the US follow closely on the heels of the WCAR? Answer: The US currently maintains an official policy of denial in regard to this entire issue. To date, the US government is fighting against the agreed-upon wording contained … [Read more...] about “Dismantling Racism at the WCAR” by Esmerelda Simmons (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Durban: More Than Its Media Coverage” by Makani Themba (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Makani Themba (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) I don't think the UN Conference could ever simply be "The Conference" after the events of September 11th. How could we know how the world would change in just one day after the Conference officially closed? Thinking back, I left Durban feeling good about the new networks and understanding that were forged … [Read more...] about “Durban: More Than Its Media Coverage” by Makani Themba (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“WCAR’s Challenge to the Anti-Racist Left” by Eric Mann (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Eric Mann (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The World Conference Against Racism was a dress rehearsal for a weak anti-racist movement trying to confront the most powerful common enemy—the U.S. government, the most advanced capitalist state in its imperialist phase, the primary source of racism and national oppression in the world. The U.S. makes a principle of … [Read more...] about “WCAR’s Challenge to the Anti-Racist Left” by Eric Mann (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Post Durban: Where Will We Stand” by James Counts Early (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By James Counts Early (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Many deliberate disparaging interpretations about what happened leading up to and in Durban at the United Nation's - convened World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances have been widely propagated through the media. Surely, one intent is that dismal … [Read more...] about “Post Durban: Where Will We Stand” by James Counts Early (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
