Date: Saturday 23 August 2025 1200hrs – 2000hrs

Venue: We are 336, Brixton Road, SW9 7AA (Nearest Station Brixton)

Contact: Mel Mullings 07718 645817

As part of the Trade Union Year of Climate Action, this year’s RMT Reparations Conference 2025 will challenge us to connect reparative justice with global environmental equity – reflecting our commitment to confronting two urgent and interconnected global issues- aiming to inspire collective transformation.

As people of the world, our insights, lived experience, and contributions to the Reparations campaign greatly enrich our dialogue. We believe your presence at the conference would help connect global perspectives with local advocacy and inspire meaningful action.

The creation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on African Reparations stands as a historic achievement in UK politics — an outcome driven by the strategic leadership and grassroots mobilisation of Black workers within the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). These individuals were more than participants; they were the architects of progress, pushing reparatory justice onto the national agenda through disciplined organising, coalition-building, and unwavering advocacy.

This moment underscores a deeper truth: reparations are not solely a matter of historical redress. They are a contemporary demand for racial equity, economic justice, and climate accountability. The APPG represents both the resilience of Black organising and the power of trade unionist activism in shaping transformative change.

Conference Objectives:

• To assess and advance reparations strategies within and beyond the trade union movement
• To explore the relationship between climate justice and reparations from a policy and grassroots perspective
• To amplify voices from impacted communities and build transnational solidarity
• To strengthen the coalition of legal, political, and social justice actors working toward reparative outcomes

The Conference will convene union members, community organisers, elected representatives, legal experts, and social justice organisations. We aim to generate strategic dialogue, expand networks, and foster collective action that centres reparations as a living and global justice issue.

Speakers are still confirming but we have an absolutely fantastic line up.  .

This is an open event and we’d love to have our sister TU’s involved with us. Thank you for your continued dedication to justice, community empowerment, and transformative leadership. We hope to welcome you in solidarity.

For further details or to express your interest, contact Mel Mullings (Conference Lead Organiser) at melbmullingscomms@gmail.com or +44 7718 645817.