Help us make slavery a thing of the past once and for all.
On 25 March 1807, the slave trade was abolished in the British colonies. This was not the end of slavery, people could still own other human beings, but it ended the trade from Africa to the British colonies and marked an important step on the path to the total abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the liberation of those who had been enslaved.
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The Exhibition at Customer First Centre |
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Blackpool Council's Faith, Equality and Diversity Unit has put up an exhibition in the entrance of the Customer First Centre in Corporation Street, it will run from Thursday 15th March 2007 to monday April 2nd, when it will move to Central Library for a month. The exhibition was suggested by Pastor Augusta Gibrill at the Equalities Forum January Open Meeting. We would like to thank Gemma Wolfes (Antislavery.org), Lancaster City Museums, Dr Alan Rice (UCLAN) and the Transatlantic Slavery Museum, Liverpool for their help and advice.
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Exhibition Gallery |
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View from outside |
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Looking out to Corporation Street |
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View from the Customer First doorway |
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www.antislavery.org/2007
What is the campaign about?
The campaign is about commemoration and liberation. Anti-Slavery International will take the opportunity of the 200th anniversary to raise awareness of both historical and contemporary forms of slavery.
Many people think that slavery no longer exists. Yet at least 12 million people live and work in contemporary forms of slavery which have been defined and prohibited in international conventions. This campaign aims to revitalise the abolitionist spirit which created the momentum to end the slave trade in 1807 and harness it to make the abolition of all forms of slavery, in law and in practice, a priority for each and every government in the world.
Sign Up - Join the fight for freedom and help us make slavery a thing of the past once and for all.
You can also sign the declaration at the exhibition site
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For further information please contact the Faith, Equality and Diversity Unit on 01253 477117 or e-mail catherine.mugonyi@blackpool.gov.uk