Take The Pledge!

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I pledge to approach reparations as a spiritual journey that speaks to my own humanity and liberation of myself with those most impacted; *

I agree.

I pledge to learn more about how structures and institutions built on slave labor that continue to disenfranchise people in the African diaspora and devalue of Black lives; *

I agree.

I pledge to learn more about America’s history and its foundation of chattel slavery; *

I agree.

I pledge to acknowledge, I benefit from this gross moral and material harm just by being white in this society; *

I agree.

I pledge to acknowledge and work to heal the moral and material harm of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which continues to manifest harm in Black communities; *

I agree.

I pledge to follow the leadership and be patient with those who are impacted by slavery and its legacy ; *

I agree.

I pledge to learn how to participate in reparations in my local community and encourage my networks to do the same; *

I agree.

I pledge to act in ways that limit my complicity in violence against Black People (this may mean divesting in investments that harm Black People); *

I agree.

I pledge to give and support (healing, material goods, assistance) without expectation on how these should be used; *

I agree.

I pledge to give and support in ways that may not always make me feel good, but help me develop as a person and put others first; *

I agree.

I pledge to take this message to my family, friends and community, calling those in with love rather than through guilt; *

I agree.

I enter into this pledge to be a part of the healing necessary to transform this nation’s and my relationship with descendants of the transatlantic slave trade. *

I agree.