BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260615T225620Z - 39294@e37c72951f07 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250605T190000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250605T201500 CREATED:20260615T225620Z DESCRIPTION:Develo pment Without ‘Aid': Debt Justice and Reparations for Systemic Change \nThis webinar will explore debt justice and reparations as solidarity-b ased alternatives to traditional forms of development “aid\,” especial ly in light of the current crises of the "aid" system. Three experts\, bri nging diverse regional perspectives from Africa and Latin America as well as global insights\, will examine the current state of the debt crisis in their regions and globally. They will share common advocacy goals\, ongoin g reform efforts\, and concrete recommendations for achieving development without reliance on external debt or the traditional “aid” paradigm. W e will discuss: Reparations and reparative justice from a pan–African pe rspective\; Responsible lending and borrowing\, and cancellation of illegi timate debt\; Africa- and Latin America-led proposals for structural refor m of the global financial architecture to address systemic inequalities ro oted in colonialism\, the transatlantic slave trade\, and neocolonialism\; Advocacy strategies ahead of the 4th International Conference on Financin g for Development (FfD4)\, and in support of the establishment of a UN Fra mework Convention on Sovereign Debt. This session is open to a broad\, non –specialist international cooperation audience—including professionals \, graduate students\, and staff from small and large organizations—rega rdless of prior familiarity with the international neoliberal financial sy stem\, debt\, or reparations. Participants are encouraged to submit questi ons for the speakers in advance (in English\, Spanish\, or French) to mara .luna@kuja.org. Speakers Priya Lukka is an economist in international deve lopment working globally to understand alternative realities and perspecti ves to neoliberalism through raising awareness of communities working for repair and reparations\, which is also the focus of her PhD enquiry. Priya has most recently worked as Macroeconomist\, covering the region of Asia\ , at the [...] DTSTAMP:20260615T225620Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Development Without ‘Aid': Debt Justice and Reparations for Syste mic Change END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR