‘STRUGGLES AND VICTORIES’ - ABOLITION, HAITI AND REPARATIONS
HELD AT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, PAPINE
SEPTEMBER 4, 2004

The group recommended:

1. The need for sensitization of members and public through public education, such as:
• public lectures ( a series)
• Jamaica Reparations Movement
• Jamaica Baptist Union
• Reggae artists
• Radio discussions

2.The examination of existing channels for lobbying Government

3. Writing proposals for funding for projects that need financial assistance

4. Build a funding base for JaRM as a NGO, with institutional structure.

5. Raise JaRM membership subscriptions to $500 each.

6. Use music as a form of sensitization.

7. Create a Proposal for a JaRM Project i.e. Repatriation of Jamaican documents and artifacts, along with necessary structure.

8. Creation of a facility within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with government support, to facilitate a Secretariat that deals with Jamaica Reparations.

9. Creation of a Plan of Action