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When reparations advocates disagree on implementation strategies within the same coalition

Our city council is considering a reparations commission and the three of us who proposed it have different visions - one wants to focus on truth and reconciliation, one wants direct payments, and I think we need both but can't figure out how to sequence them. The public hearing is next month and we look disorganized when we should look unified.

Juana
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What we've seen

Allies discover that shared commitment to justice does not automatically resolve competing theories about how justice should unfold.

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“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical case?”

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