We Charge Genocide

A Professional Staff Congress CUNY Forum Organized by the PSC International Committee

Friday, December 4, 2020 2-4:30 pm EST

In 1951, Paul Robeson presented the petition “We Charge Genocide” to the UN, launching the Civil Rights Congress’ campaign to hold the US government accountable for the atrocities committed against Black people, and making the connection between the violence of racial capitalism and US imperialism. In the context of the pandemic and as we approach the petition’s 70th anniversary, join us for a discussion of lessons we can learn from the original document and from the Black radical tradition more broadly. Panelists will discuss local and global forms of organizing against racism, colonialism, imperialism, and all forms of oppression within and beyond the university. Stop the genocide!

Panelists

  • Charisse Burden-Stelly / University of Chicago & Carleton College

  • Ujju Aggarwal / New School for Social Research

  • Nellie Bailey / Harlem organizer and Black Agenda Report

  • Ángel Martínez / Hunter College, CUNY

  • Corinna Mullin / John Jay College, CUNY

  • Trevor Ngwane / University of Johannesburg

  • Rhea Rahman / Brooklyn College, CUNY

  • Sarah Raymundo / University of the Philippines

  • Amber Rivero / John Jay College, CUNY Student Senate president

Register in advance here