Aug 23, 2024 · A memorial walk is being held in Liverpool to mark Slavery Remembrance Day. The event will cover landmarks across the port, which was considered to be the European …

Jan 28, 2008 · The Government has announced that the 23 August — UNESCO’s day for the International Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition — will be adopted as the focal …

Since 2016 Slavery Remembrance has held Sankofa Day™, an annual national memorial in London’s Trafalgar Square to mark this day, celebrate the great Ayitian (Haitian) Revolution …

Aug 23, 2024 · From musical performances to tours, find out about what’s happening this International Slavery Remembrance Day. Opening ceremony . 11am-11.45am | Great Hall, …

In December 2007, the UK Government announced that a national Slavery Memorial Day will take place on 23 August, a date linked to the Haitian rebellion. Black campaign groups have …

Aug 23, 2024 · A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen as a London memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. The Wake, by Khaleb Brooks, "reclaims the cowrie …

Mar 24, 2023 · Ahead of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Mayor is committing £500,000 to develop a memorial in West …

Aug 13, 2024 · Designated by UNESCO, Slavery Remembrance Day (23 August) marks an uprising of enslaved Africans on the island of Saint Domingue (modern Haiti) in 1791. The …

Slavery Remembrance Day takes place on 23 August, a date chosen by UNESCO to commemorate a significant uprising of enslaved African people on the island of Saint …

Sep 17, 2024 · In 2026, a new memorial to the 12.5 million enslaved people transported to the Americas and Europe – and their descendants – will be unveiled on West India Quay in …