On 25th March 1807, Parliament passed Wilberforce’s Bill to
abolish the transatlantic slave trade. St Paul’s Church has a series of talks planned for 2007 to commemorate and celebrate the Bicentenary Year.
Friday 9th March, 8.15pm
Andrew Dismore MP
William Wilberforce; the Parliamentarian and his contribution to the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.
Saturday 14th April, 7.30pm
Marylynn Rouse
Director of The John Newton Project
John Newton, mentor to William Wilberforce
Friday 18th May, 8.15pm
Sarah Williams
Campaigns Officer for Anti-Slavery International
Thomas Clarkson, Wilberforce’s right-hand man
Saturday 2nd June, 7.30pm
Professor Jim Walvin
Author and Historian, York University
Britain and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Saturday 22nd September
Dr Michael Worms
Archivist, St Paul’s Church, Mill Hill
Wilberforce, his retirement to Mill Hill and the building of his Church
Saturday 13th October, 4.30pm
Kevin Belmonte
Author of ‘Wilberforce, Friend of Humanity’
Wilberforce; friend of humanity and his enduring influence
09/03/07
13/10/07
St Paul’s Church Hall, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, NW7 1QU
Free
Further information from The Parish Office 8906 3793 or
www.stpaulschurchmillhill.co.uk
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