AFROAMERICA XXI Newsletter

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WHO WE ARE

In response to the continued lack of investment, economic marginalization and human rights violations, leaders of African descendant communities from Latin America have created AFROAMERICA XXI (AAXXI).  This is a coalition with chapters in thirteen (13) countries in the Americas and partnerships in Africa, the Caribbean, the United States and Europe. Of the approximately 540 million people in the Latin America, 150 million are Afro Latinos.  Similar to others of African descent, Afro Latinos have suffered the ravages and devastation of slavery and continue to suffer from persistent acts of racism.  Politically and economically isolated, most Afro-descendants throughout Latin America do not have legal protection, political representation, land rights, human rights or access to quality healthcare. Brazil (52%) and Colombia (26%) are the countries with the largest Black populations in South America. Fortunately, Brazil and Colombia have both recently developed the most extensive anti-discrimination legislation for African descendants in Latin America.

AFROAMERICA XXI (AAXXI) is a coalition of African Descendant organizations designed to provide solutions to the various issues plaguing African descendant populations in their respective localities and on the international level through which African descendants from the Americas [a] have defined their goals for this century [b] have an Action Plan to attain these results [c] collectively fight the problems of racial discrimination, marginalization and exclusion [d] advocate for their interests nationally and internationally and [e] form links worldwide with the African Diaspora and support one another. With our acquired experience and focus on accomplishing our action plan (1998-2021), we continue to strengthen our organizations and build new and innovative programs to improve the living conditions of African descendants from Latin America.  We hope, with your support, to continue this work. 

WHAT WE DO 

*Bring visibility to African descendants on the local and international levels. *Strengthen African descendants’ human resources, raise levels of self-esteem, improve community organizational capacities and increase participation in the democratic process of governance, improve the administrative, financial and programming abilities for the development of Afro-descendants’ Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and interconnect the Black organizations and communities in this hemisphere.  *Find support for projects of the African descendants’ civil society organizations that target solutions to the high-priority problems that African descendants from Latin America face.    *Obtain support from the governments of the region and international agencies for programs that are a high-priority for African descendant populations, such as those that work toward the reduction of poverty.

WAYS TO HELP

Individuals and/or organizations can: 1) Volunteer to translate articles or proposals from Spanish to English. Support new or existing programs and conferences developed by Afroamerica XXI. 2)  Sponsor or support the visit of an Afro-Latino leader to your country or another country. 3) Participate in our educational rours to African descendant communities of Latin America. 4)  Give a donation and help us to combat racial discrimination, exclusion and marginalization in the Americas. 5) Contact us with your suggestions or comments to improve our work.