Esther Stanford Xosei
Esther Xosei is a Pan-Afrikan Internationalist jurisconsult and reparations scholar-activist. She integrates Motherist principles with reparations advocacy in her work, contributing to discussions within global justice movements.
Her foundational work includes serving as Coordinator-General of the Stop the Maangamizi Campaign, Executive Director of the Maangamizi Educational Trust, and Co-founder of the International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparations (INOSAAR). Through these organisations, she addresses epistemicide, ethnocide, genocide, and ecocide through advocacy and education about the necessity for comprehensive reparative justice policies, programs, and initiatives that actualise Planet Repairs—a term she uses to describe the intersection of cognitive, reparatory, and environmental justice.
Esther Xosei's work as a cultural heritage preservationist and facilitator of ancestral memory reawakening is a testament to her commitment to supporting African Caribbean communities in reconnecting with their ancestral lineages, cultures, and lands. Her efforts not only heal relationships between and among peoples but also with the natural world, inspiring a sense of connection and belonging.
Her influence extends to institutional reparations work, where she serves as a member of the Theology Workstream within the Church Commissioners Oversight Group. Her contributions to recommendations and reports on Afrikan chattel enslavement have led to plans for a Healing, Justice and Repair fund. She also plays a crucial role as a community consultant with the University of Edinburgh's Decolonised Transformations Research and Engagement Working Group, providing input on cognitive justice, reparatory justice, and community engagement in academic settings.
After the lecture at 7pm, there will be a Q@A
