ARRT leader Lisa Holder, President of the Equal Justice Society, delivered powerful remarks at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent held April 16-19, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Lisa is a former member of the California Reparations Task Force. Dr. Cheryl Grills, also a former member of the task force and a leader of ARRT, also attended.
Watch the video of Lisa’s remarks here. Read Dr. Grills’s comment entered into the record.
The Permanent Forum also operates as an advisory body to the UN Human Rights Council, in line with the program of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent and in coordination with existing UN mechanisms promoting action to combat racism against people of African descent.
