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2020 Activism Awards Winners

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Africans Are Rising

[vc_row][vc_column][vcmp_heading vcmp_heading_text=”Africans Are Rising”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today when a person is born with black skin, there is a heavy determinism related to their skin tone that diminishes their life expectancy, their access to quality education, food, and healthcare as well as their access…

Media Release

Déclaration féministe africaine sur la relance économique après la COVID-19

Déclaration féministe africaine sur la relance économique après la COVID-19 Préambule: Les féministes africaines se sont réunies pour réimaginer l’avenir des économies politiques africaines. Cette déclaration aux envoyés spéciaux de l’Union africaine, qui ont été nommés pour mobiliser le soutien…

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African Feminist Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Statement

African Feminist Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Statement Preamble: African feminists have come together to reimagine the future of African political economies. This statement to the African Union envoys, who were appointed to mobilise international support for our economic recovery, contains a…

Solidarity Statement

Call | African Solidarity Protest with African Americans

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2020 As protesters in the United States of America raise their voices against the police murder of George Floyd, the world watches as the pain and anger of centuries of violent racism manifest in the country’s…

Solidarity Statement

Statement of Solidarity USA police violence

Africans Rising Demands Justice & an End to Police Killings of Black People in the U.S.A. The Africans Rising movement stands in solidarity with the families and communities of George Floyd, Breona Taylor, Sean Read, Ahmaud Arbery, Steve Taylor, Momodou…

Solidarity Statement

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE

La libération des prisonniers politiques et le soutien des réponses de la population face à la pandémie du Covid-19 sont les priorités en Afrique Alors que la pandémie du COVID-19 est en train de devenir l’un des événements les plus…

Press releases & Announcements

Press Release for AR Spring_Summer 2020 Campaigns

Releasing Political Prisoners & Supporting Community Responses in the COVID-19 Pandemic are Priorities for Africa As the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming one of the most tragic events in recent human history, the Africans Rising movement is engaging with Africans and…

Solidarity Statement

Africans Rising Statement on Police and Military Brutality amidst COVID-19 Preventive Actions.

Africans Rising Statement on Police and Military Brutality amidst COVID-19 Preventive Actions. As a movement that believes in the protection of Africans and their human rights, we recognise that leaders have an important role in implementing policies to tackle COVID-19…

Solidarity Statement

Africans Rising Calls on African Governments to Protect Consumers Against Price Gouging

Africans Rising Calls on African Governments to Protect Consumers Against Price Gouging Africans Rising for Justice, Peace, and Dignity remains gravely concerned with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only does the virus have damaging and deadly health consequences,…