From conference rooms in Ghana to expected clashes at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua, former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the Caribbean reparation movement is preparing for what could become its most coordinated international campaign yet.

Speaking during a Jamaica Observer Press Club on Wednesday, Gonsalves outlined a packed calendar of diplomatic meetings, international conferences, and political lobbying efforts that he believes could significantly expand global pressure on Britain and other former colonial powers to address the legacy of slavery and colonialism.

The veteran Caribbean politician and Opposition leader in St Vincent, who now serves as senior adviser to the Repair Campaign, said the reparation movement is increasingly moving beyond regional advocacy into major international political and legal institutions, with the United Nations; African Union; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the Caribbean Community (Caricom) all playing growing roles in the push for reparatory justice.