What harms do the authors identify? The document references the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade as a major harm that continues to have intergenerational impact to this day.
What forms of repair do they propose? The development of prosperous economies and the return of stollen artifacts. There are also proposals for the preservation of sacred sites and community development.
Who are the key actors (perpetrators, victims, advocates for justice)? The European colonial powers are the primary perpetrators. The descendants of people from Africa who were forced into slavery are the victims of the intergenerational harm and they are also advocates for justice.
What results do they hope to achieve? What connections emerge between demands coming from Africa for justice for historical crimes and the demands coming from Afro-descendants in the US and beyond? How do the demands seem to converge? Do they diverge? If so, how?
I think there are common threads in terms of the desire for accountability through acknowledgment and active repair work. There is an acknowledgment aspect that is connected to the historical wrongs perpetrated by the colonial powers--and the need to make public space for learning about these historical wrongs.
Work around climate repair is particular case where there is a need to recognize that Africa has emitted little relative to the total historical emission, yet is disproportionately effected by the harms of climate change. Climate justice means pursuing long-term solutions that are responsive to repairing historical wrongs.
