Virgin Islands group to discuss reparations for Slavery from Denmark
/A Virgin Islands group pushing for
reparations from Denmark for the effects of more than 200 years of
slavery and colonialism has been invited to send a delegation to
Copenhagen for discussions next month. Shelley Moorhead, a local
activist and president of the African-Caribbean Reparations and
Resettlement Alliance, will head the delegation, which plans to travel
to Denmark from April 7 through 11. The group is seeking additional
funding so more Virgin Islanders can participate in the four-day visit,
during which they expect to work with Danish institutions to set the
stage for a reparations task force. One of the main goals of the
delegation is to brainstorm ways Denmark can reinvest in the
territory's economy through collaborations and partnerships. [more]
