SOBWCV 2023: The Baltimore Declaration

The Baltimore Declaration – Action agenda outlining the way forward and synopsis of selected speeches and presentations

Contents

Overview

Action Agenda: The Way Forward

• Addressing/Resolving the Crisis in Haiti: The First Black Republic
• Building Support for Reparatory Justice for Afro-Descendants in Colombia and Beyond
• Honoring the Life and Legacy of Maurice Bishop: A Delegation to Grenada
• Supporting the Polisario Front and the Independence for Western Sahara
• Connecting Black Brain Power for Black Development: Hon. P.J. Patterson’s Challenge
• Supporting Hon. Mia Mottley Global Reparatory Justice Initiatives
• Providing Administrative Support for Global Circle for Reparations and Healing
• Expanding the Pan African Unity Dialogue: Practicing Pan Africanism Wherever We Are
• Building Relationships with Black Mayors Associations in the Pan African World
• Convening a Global Summit on Water as a Human Right
• Combating Gentrification as a State of Emergency in Black America
• Advancing Paradigms for Reimagining Public Safety and Law Enforcement
• Supporting The Live Free Initiative as a Model for Movement-Building
• Supporting Black Lives Matter Grassroots to Regain Funds for the People’s Struggle

Special Initiatives

• Supporting the Black World Media Network as a Legacy Project for Don Rojas
• Establishing a Dr. Leonard Jeffries and Dr. Rosalind Jeffries Appreciation Fund

Assessment and Call to Action

Synopsis of Selected Speeches and Presentations

Acknowledgements