“Make Wall Street Pay Reparations” is the theme of the 2021 National Convention of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, to be held on April 17-18, 2021 ONLINE VIA ZOOM WEBINAR.

Registration is open for this historic two-day conference to build white solidarity with black liberation, socialism and reparations!

USM is the reparations organization of white people who stand in solidarity with African liberation, under the leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party.

The USM National Convention is a call-to-action for white people who are sickened by what this system is doing to Africans and other peoples of the world in our name. Find out more: Make Wall Street Pay Reparations! A Call to build the USM National Convention 2021.

What to expect at “Make Wall Street Pay Reparations”

• The keynote speaker at “Make Wall Street Pay Reparations” will be Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People’s Socialist Party, founder of the Uhuru Movement and world-renowned anti-colonial leader.
• Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee, will deliver a keynote presentation on the role of white people in extending the African Revolution into white society through building the reparations movement.
• Interactive workshops and presentations on our campaigns to build unity with the African community’s demand for reparations from the Wall Street banks, corporations and capitalist ruling elite.
• Building the Reparations Legacy Project, and more.

PROGRAM

DAY 1 – APRIL 17, SATURDAY 

TIME (EST)	WORKSHOP	PRESENTERS
10:00AM	Roll-Call and Welcome
10:10AM	Report from USM Chair to the National Convention “Reparations and class struggle”	Jesse Nevel, USM National Chair
10:25AM	“The Solidarity Front of the The African Revolution”	VIDEO
10:40AM	APSP Keynote Address	Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Founder and Leader of the Uhuru Movement
11:20AM	APSC Main Presentation	Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee
11:45AM	Question and Answer Session	With Chairman Omali Yeshitela and APSC Chairwoman Penny Hess  Moderated by Jesse Nevel, USM Chair
12:00PM	Lunch Break
12:30PM	Culture
12:40PM	“Vanguard Up!” Statements from Leaders of the African People’s Socialist Party	Members of the APSP National Central Committee
1:20PM	“We Are Preparing to Govern: Building the Liberated African Economy” Report from the Office of Deputy Chair Ona Zene Yeshitela	Deputy Chair Ona Zene Yeshitela
2:20PM	“What Will Your Legacy Be?”  Call for USM Membership and Reparations	Mara Ratiu, USM Boston and Len Demmer, USM Philadelphia
3:30PM	“Repair the Damage, Return the Stolen Wealth!” Reparations Legacy Project and the Make Wall Street Pay Reparations Campaign	Presented by the Reparations Legacy Project Steering Committee
5:30PM	Closing Remarks	Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Chairwoman Penny Hess
5:40PM	Adjourn

 

DAY 2 – APRIL 18, SUNDAY 

 

TIME (EST)	WORKSHOP	PRESENTERS
10:00AM	Roll-Call and Welcome
10:10AM	“White Solidarity with Black Power, Worldwide!” Workshop on Organizing in South Africa, Europe and the UK	Luwezi Kinshasa, Secretary General of the African Socialist International  Tafarie Mugeri, Chair of the African People’s Socialist Party-Occupied Azania  Lily Ehrlich, Uhuru Solidarity Movement in France Penny Hess, Chair of APSC Jesse Nevel, Chair of USM
11:10AM	“Reparations through Organization! Building USM Membership and Branches”	Allie Aiello, USM International Recruitment of Membership Office
12:20PM	Discussion
12:30PM	Lunch Break
1:00PM	Uhuru Planet Vendor
1:15PM	“Material Solidarity is The Highest Expression of Unity through Reparations”: Report from the USM Treasurer	Amanda Carlozzi, Uhuru Solidarity Movement Vice-Chair and National Treasurer
1:45PM	Discussion
2:00PM	“Fracturing the Territorial Integrity of the Colonial State”: APSC and USM’s Regional Strategy for Reparations and Solidarity with African Liberation	Presented by the APSC and USM Regional Coordinators
3:30PM	“Building the Culture of Reparations”: The Reparations Challenge, Birthdays for Reparations, and Art for Reparations Campaigns	Leah Fifield, USM Minneapolis Monica Chiotti, USM Portland Eva Conrad, USM Pittsburgh
4:00PM	“Extending African Internationalism onto the Pedestal: Winning the War of Ideas”	Kyle Wyss, USM Info-Ed Jamie Simpson, Host of “Reparations in Action” Podcast
4:20PM	Discussion
4:30PM	Appointment of USM National Chair	Penny Hess, APSC Chair
4:40PM	Election of USM National Steering Committee
5:05PM	Discussion
5:25PM	Closing remarks	Chairman Omali Yeshitela Penny Hess
5:35 PM	Adjourn