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22/02/07
It is 200 years since the Slave Trade Act was passed by Parliament, abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. This significant anniversary is being marked in London in myriad ways.
Although slave trade in the British Empire was abolished, the United Nations reports that there are now at least five times as many slaves as there were in Wilberforce’s day. This is the focus of this year’s Diocesan Lent Appeal.
| 19 March, 6.15pm | Lecture: Olaudah Equiano, Black Abolitionist | More information |
| 20 March, 6pm | Lecture: The Abbey and the Abolition of the Slave Trade | More information |
| 25 March, 6.30pm | Service of commemoration | More information |
| 27 March, 12noon | Broadcast service | More information |
| From 16 April | Visiting Wilberforce’s memorial | More information |
| From 23 May | The British Slave Trade: Abolition, Parliament and People | More information |
St Paul’s Finchley has arranged for Dr John Wolffe to speak on Wilberforce and the Abolition of the slave trade. More information from www.london.anglican.org/EventShow_7169.
St Paul’s Mill Hill has organised a series of talks from March until October, featuring a wide range of speakers. See www.london.anglican.org/EventShow_7277 for the full list.
A Day of Renewal with the Revd Dr Clifford Hill as speaker. See www.london.anglican.org/EventShow_7314 for more information.
Bible Society is organising a special screening of The Walk, a short feature film directed by Murray Watts. Visit www.london.anglican.org/EventShow_7278 for more information.
Lambeth is set to host thousands of people from across the country as they join the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for an historic event taking place at Kennington Park on Saturday 24 March to mark the Bicentenary of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. See www.london.anglican.org/NewsShow_7133 or www.makingourmark.org.uk to find out how to take part.
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