20:14:37 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Elizabeth Blackbourn - Present 20:14:57 From eileen.walsh : Present!! 🙂 20:15:01 From Dustin Roberts, IT Director : Dustin Roberts - Present 20:15:06 From Adam Bucky : Adam Bucky- present 20:15:15 From Leedonal Moore : Leedonal ‘Jazz’ Moore - Present 20:15:20 From Fenia G : present 20:15:40 From Antar Keith : Antar Keith - Present 20:15:48 From Fenia G : Fenia- present 20:18:49 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Thank you for joining! Please let us know who you are by changing your name, or writing it in full in the chat box. Welcome! 20:19:01 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Use **hand up if you’d like to be recognized during the call 20:19:43 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Global Black Caucus online: https://www.democratsabroad.org/bc 20:21:46 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : votefromabroad.org 20:22:01 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Please register/ballot request for 2023: www.votefromabroad.org 20:28:09 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Open floor, please speak up 20:28:14 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Or **hand up 20:30:37 From Dustin Roberts, IT Director : Thank you for joining! Please let us know who you are by changing your name, or writing it in full in the chat box. Welcome! 20:31:48 From Ginny Hunt : Greetings Everyone. It is wonderful to be here with you. My name is Virginia Hunt. I come from Harvard, MA and I currently live and work in Shanghai, China. 20:32:14 From eileen.walsh : Welcome, Virginia!! 20:32:32 From Terry Watkins, DACN Black Caucus Chair, MAL : Hey Ginny 20:32:44 From ALWA~ : 🙏🏾 Albert here in Wuxi 20:32:44 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Thanks for joining Albert and Ginny 🙂 20:32:53 From ALWA~ : Reacted to "Thanks for joining A…" with ❤️ 20:33:55 From eileen.walsh : Welcome, Albert!! 20:33:55 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : **hand up 20:34:19 From ALWA~ : Thanks Eileen! 20:34:33 From Anthony d'Conde : Anthony Gonzalez from Guangzhou. Originally from San Diego CA. 20:34:43 From eileen.walsh : Welcome, Anthony!! 20:35:14 From Dustin Roberts, IT Director : Fenia also has a question after Liz it looks 20:36:52 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Find events, news, toolkits and more here: https://www.democratsabroad.org/bc 20:37:46 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Please do find us and share our social media messages, tag us, and use hashtags like these: #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackResistance #BlackLivesMatter #RepresentationMatters #BlackVotesMatter #VoteFromAbroad #DemsAbroad #GlobalBlackCaucus #Reparations 20:39:23 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Q: Fenia, Albert 20:41:06 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Please join and feel free to contribute in our Black Caucus WeChat group! It is open for organizing, actions, and (respectful) commentary. 20:47:04 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : We will open the floor to questions for Antar, and feel free to stay on after the recorded part of the call to share and organize! 20:49:30 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Identity politics is something we will be discussing with our book club and the Global Black Caucus very soon. Please let me know if you’d like to get involved and help us organize/participate. 20:57:38 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Urs Althaus, Trailblazing the Path https://www.democratsabroad.org/jazzmin_d_moore/urs_althaus_trailblazing_the_path 20:57:50 From Mario : Slaughter 20:58:18 From Mario : Mario Slaughter, can't spell Slaughter without laughter 20:58:20 From Mario : Ha 20:58:21 From Mario : Ha 20:58:22 From Mario : Ha 20:58:22 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Of course! 20:59:58 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Reparations Taskforce is sponsored by the Global Black Caucus and supported by the Progressive Caucus. Find our homepage here: https://www.democratsabroad.org/rtf 21:01:05 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : We would love your help on all levels, please keep in touch and volunteer through the year 21:01:09 From Leedonal Moore : Thank you all and I always happy to connect: blackcaucus@democratsabroad.org, ljmoore@democratsabroad.ch or secretary@democratsabroad.org 21:01:36 From Leedonal Moore : Join the GBC: https://www.democratsabroad.org/bc 21:02:58 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Sign Up for the RTF here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xvcsWj6Vb8rkaPQ0YAk0mi_vZx3-n6e-IiIa5u7jWqw/edit?pli=1 21:07:58 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Please **hand up with questions. I believe Antar will take them at the end. 21:08:06 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Q: Albert 21:08:14 From Dustin Roberts, IT Director : lost our recording host there for a bit. Albert's question on deck 21:09:38 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/31/why-we-cant-wait-coalition-statement-urges-us-congress-pass-hr-40-reparations-bill 21:12:32 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : 👏 👏 21:20:59 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : H.R.40 Talking Points https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wz8-E2JVekeHlf7ZWaj-36hZkNSy94kxiE33_HAHcA/edit 21:21:19 From Dustin Roberts, IT Director (he/him) : Q: Albert, Anthony 21:26:28 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : The Racial Wealth Gap: Understanding the Economic Basis for Repair  https://www.democratsabroad.org/antar/racial_wealth_gap 21:29:52 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Disparate medical care, disability and the criminalization of our Black disabled community will be discussed in an open forum with the Global Disability and Seniors Caucus members on Friday night. https://www.democratsabroad.org/willprescott/monthly_friday_casual_social_20230224 21:32:33 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : DA RTF 2022 In Review https://www.democratsabroad.org/rtf_2022_year_in_review 21:35:39 From eileen.walsh : WOW. 21:36:31 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : You are always welcome. 21:37:02 From Dustin Roberts, IT Director (he/him) : WOW. yeah that's news to me as well! 21:41:46 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : DA RTF February Meeting https://www.democratsabroad.org/antar/da_rtf_february_2023_meeting 21:41:59 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Sign Up RTF  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xvcsWj6Vb8rkaPQ0YAk0mi_vZx3-n6e-IiIa5u7jWqw/edit?pli=1 21:43:36 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : reparations@democratsabroad.org 21:44:51 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Q: Albert, Anthony 21:45:07 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : The Racial Wealth Gap: Understanding the Economic Basis for Repair  https://www.democratsabroad.org/antar/racial_wealth_gap 21:52:14 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : If you are interested in getting involved in this fight for justice, here in CN, the AP Region, and on the global level, please send an email to blackcaucus@democratsabroad.org, and reparations@democratsabroad.org. 21:53:34 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : We will continue to collect questions and share via our WeChat group for the DACN Black Caucus as well! Add me on WeChat: Lizconsin, if you are not yet in our Black Caucus chat group. We also have a chat group for the Hispanic Caucus, Women’s Caucus, Progressive Caucus, and more! These are safe spaces to have these discussions, and we hope you continue to educate and allow us to evolve as a body. 21:54:09 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Q: Anthony, Terry 21:54:25 From eileen.walsh : I’m sorry, I have to go. Jazz, Antar and Terry, thank you. 21:55:26 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Thank you, Eileen. Goodnight 21:56:09 From Leedonal Moore : Thank you Eileen for joining! 21:57:39 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : I pass Arlington Heights, IL and Evanston, IL every time I travel from Wisconsin to Chicago. It gives me a lot to consider. Thank you Antar, Jazz, and everyone on this call today. Looking forward to learning more. I’ll be attending the events tonight, Saturday, and next Tuesday. 21:59:16 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Please stay on the call after the recording to talk more. As it is a weeknight, we will open it up dialogue for the next call in the Black Caucus WeChat group. 22:03:03 From Tricia Williams Secretary : Thanks Jazz, Antar, and everyone who joined us tonight! I have to log off now, but I've enjoyed the conversation! 22:05:05 From Gerrard Evans : Thanks for reintroducing me to the group Liz. Will be back for more meeting. Take care to all tonight 22:05:40 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Thank you for attending, looking forward to future event 22:06:03 From Jacobie Kinsey : Thank you Liz for inviting to be apart of this zoom meeting. Unforunately, I have to go. 22:06:31 From Adam Bucky : I've also got to sign off... thanks Antar and Jazz, farewell all 22:06:40 From Antar Keith : Thanks! 22:07:05 From Terry Watkins, DACN Black Caucus Chair, MAL : have to go sorry 22:07:14 From Antar Keith : Thanks! 22:07:16 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : Thank you 22:07:19 From Antar Keith : For inviting 22:07:23 From Antar Keith : me 22:07:26 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : If you are interested in getting involved in this fight for justice, here in CN, the AP Region, and on the global level, please send an email to blackcaucus@democratsabroad.org, and reparations@democratsabroad.org. 22:09:10 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : The Racial Wealth Gap: Understanding the Economic Basis for Repair  https://www.democratsabroad.org/antar/racial_wealth_gap DA RTF February Meeting https://www.democratsabroad.org/antar/da_rtf_february_2023_meeting 22:11:51 From Liz Blackbourn, Chair : **hand up