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The Black Radical Congress or BRC is an organization founded in 1998 in Chicago. It is a grassroots network of individuals and organizations of African descent focused on advocating for broad progressive social justice, racial equality and economic justice goals within the United States. ==History== At the organizing congress in Chicago in June 1998, 2,000 people participated in creating the organization.〔"(Black Radical Congress )", Columbia University social justice wiki, accessed 2 January 2007〕 However, their first mission predates the organizing congress, having been publicly endorsed and published by a number of high-profile black scholars and activists on 16 March 1998.〔"(Black Radical Congress Mission )", accessed 2 January 2007〕 On 17 April 1999, the BRC ratified a "freedom agenda" listing 15 objectives dealing with racial and economic justice in the United States.〔"(Freedom Agenda )", accessed 2 January 2007〕 The National Council of the BRC adopted a mission statement on 26 September 1999 in East St. Louis, Illinois. The opening paragraph states: The purpose of the Black Radical Congress (BRC) is to promote dialogue among African American activists and scholars on the left; to discuss critical issues on the national and international scene that pertain to the Black community; to explore new strategies and directions for progressive political, social and cultural movements; and to renew the Black radical movement through increased unified action.〔"(Mission Statement of the Black Radical Congress (BRC) )", accessed 2 January 2007〕 The complete mission statement () discusses approaches to radical democratic methods involving conferences, forums and publications. "Principles of unity" were also adopted, stating that the BRC was established as a "center without walls" focusing on "transformative politics that focuses on the conditions of Black working and poor people."〔"(Principles of Unity )", accessed 2 January 2007〕 A national organizing conference was convened in Detroit in 2000, and other conferences have taken place in subsequent years.〔"(Program Information: Black Radical Congress National Organizing Conference )", accessed 2 January 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Radical Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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