By Howard Winant (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The UN World Conference Against Racism was a very American event. About 40% of the delegates accredited to the NGO forum were North American; at Durban, one had the constant experience of running into old movement comrades and friends, as well as seeing a new and younger generation of US activists coming … [Read more...] about “Durban, Globalization, and the World After 9/11: Toward a New Politics” by Howard Winant (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
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“Bridging the Racial Justice Chasm” by Gary Delgado (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Gary Delgado (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Since September 11 we have entered a new era of racial politics. We have internationalized US racism. President Bush has used the insidious imagery of an evil (though not godless) enemy against whom, we are told, we must unite. Only this time, instead of the “godless communists” of the ‘50s and 60s, our enemy is … [Read more...] about “Bridging the Racial Justice Chasm” by Gary Delgado (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Reflections on Durban and 9/11” by Linda Burnham (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
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)
