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The following groups are cooperating organizations organizing events for and around the 200th anniversary of the end of the US / British slave trade. If you would like to have your organization included on this page click here for the submission form.

The Better Hour:
A Documentary Film by TWC Films
Funded by the John Templeton Foundation
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Anti-Slavery International

Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is committed to eliminating all forms of slavery throughout the world. Slavery, servitude and forced labour deny basic dignity and fundamental human rights. Anti-Slavery International exposes cases of slavery, campaigns for its eradication, supports local organisations' initiatives to release people, and presses for effective implementation of laws against this abuse. To get involved or for more information see www.antislavery.org

Anti-Slavery International
Beth Herzfield
Press Contact
Tel: [44] 20- 7501-8934
[email protected]

Free the Slaves

We are the American sister-organization of Anti-Slavery International. We are a partner in the Amazing Change Campaign organized around the film celebrating the life and work of Wilberforce. Our President, Dr. Kevin Bales, the world's foremost expert on contemporary slavery, has been asked to give the keynote address at several of the conferences commemorating the anniversary. We will be organizing our own events, e-newsletters, and other educational materials linked to the anniversary.

Free the Slaves
1012 14th Street, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Jolene Smith, Executive Director
Tel: 202 368 1865
[email protected]
www.freetheslaves.net

International Justice Mission

Founded in 1997, IJM began operations after a group of human rights professionals, lawyers and public officials launched an extensive study of the injustices witnessed by overseas missionaries and relief and development workers. This study, surveying more than 65 organizations and representing 40,000 overseas workers, uncovered a nearly unanimous awareness of abuses of power by police and other authorities in the communities where they served. Without the resources or expertise to confront the abuse and to bring rescue to the victims, these overseas workers required the assistance of trained public justice professionals.When the poor are hungry, homeless or alienated, the Church has come to their aid by providing food, shelter and missionaries to meet the pressing needs. But when the poor have been oppressed, treated unjustly and suffered under the hand of someone more powerful, little was done on their behalf. Accordingly, IJM was established to help fill this void, acting as an organization that stands in the gap for victims when they are left without an advocate. IJM staff members (human rights experts, attorneys and law enforcement professionals) receive case referrals from, and work in conjunction with, other non-governmental organizations and casework alliances abroad.

International Justice Mission
PO Box 58147
Washington, DC 20037-8147
Tel: 703.465.5495
Fax: 703.465.5499
[email protected]
www.ijm.org

Justice for Children International Justice for Children International (JFCI) works to abolish Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation through aftercare, prevention, and advocacy. JFCI's practical solutions include training caregivers, providing safehomes, reducing the risk for children in "high traffic" areas and raising awareness of the issue of trafficking. JFCI will honor the legacy of William Wilberforce in March 2007 through the JFCI Abolitionist initiative. Justice for Children International P.O. Box 8266 New Haven, CT 06530 USA Kathy Maskell 203.772.4420 [email protected] www.jfci.org

Pocklington School For nearly 500 years Pocklington School has educated young people with a broad range of abilities and interests. Many have gone on to achieve national and international recognition in a diverse range of professions. Of its former pupils, none is more distinguished than William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was a pupil at Pocklington School for five years, 1771-1776. His active mind, agreeable nature and talent for singing made him popular. A former classmate recalled that he 'greatly excelled all the other boys in his compositions'. In 2007 the school will honour Wilberforce's myriad achievements by erecting a full size bronze sculpture. In contrast with statues in Hull, Cambridge and Westminster Abbey the Pocklington statue is intended to be of Wilberforce the schoolboy looking out on the 18th century world in which he would play such a part in the service of humanity. Pocklington School West Green Pocklington Yorkshire YO42 2NJ UK Andrew Dawes (Deputy Headmaster) 01759 321200 [email protected] www.pocklingtonschool.com

Stop the Traffik STOP THE TRAFFIK is a major global coalition working together to help stop the sale of people, to see the traffickers prosecuted and to protect the victims of human trafficking and those vulnerable to this crime. STOP THE TRAFFIK will raise awareness of the problem of human trafficking and call for change through the education of people in source and receiving countries as well as by equipping them to be advocates for change. The initiative will also encourage and help to finance grass roots anti-trafficking projects around the world. The initiative will culminate in "Freedom Day" on March 25th 2007 (the Bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade), which will be a day for everyone to celebrate liberty and commit to bringing that freedom to all men, women and children across the world, particularly by ending the terrible abuse of human rights, which is human trafficking. STOP THE TRAFFIK 1A Kennington Road London SE1 7QP UK http://www.stopthetraffik.org

Dream Africa Timed to coincide with the bicentennial (200 years) anniversary of the abolition of slave trade, Dream Africa is sponsoring the Jubilee for Africa 2007. This first ever global event will mark a turning point in black history. After the Assembly, participants from US, Europe and the Caribbean who desire will be assisted to visit various villages in the slave belt of old where they can be adopted, receive traditional African names and keys to the communities. The Black Solemn Assembly is scheduled for Abuja, February 26-28 2007 so that participants from the Diaspora can fly to Ghana thereafter to participate in the Golden Jubilee (50 years of Independence the week after). Dream Africa Pastor Joshua Jogo Dream Africa 9 Elizabethan Way, Stanwell, Staines Middlesex, United Kingdom TW19 7QJ 017-84249063 http://www.dreamafrica.org.uk [email protected]

The Wilberforce School The culture of the Wilberforce School nurtures a love of learning, a love of God, and a commitment to godly habits that will be the basis for a lifetime of academic and spiritual vitality. The Wilberforce School 33 River Road Princeton, NJ 08540 www.wilberforceschool.org [email protected] 609-924-6111 Events: Feb. 23, 2007 Bicentennial Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery. Readings and recitations from speeches, poems, letters and hymns written during the campaign for abolition led by William Wilberforce. 11:30 am on February 23, 2007 at The Wilberforce School.

Centre for Contemporary Ministry

The Centre for Contemporary Ministry (CCM) is planning an exhibition to commemorate the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery and the work of William Wilberforce next year, 2007.There are three main exhibitions planned for next year in London and at Moggerhanger Park. They are all to be as educative and informative for the public. Whilst we wish to highlight the slave trade and the battle that Wilberforce fought, we also wish to show that it is not by any means over. To this purpose we are working some anti-slavery organizations, such as Anti-Slavery International, Stop the Traffik, Chaste and Justice for Children International. The earliest exhibition in London is planned to be on a replica of a slave ship, moored by HMS Belfast. The ship will be docked over the period of two weekends and will also be traveling up to Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and hopefully Hull. This will be over the month from 22nd Feburary-30th March 2007. The second exhibition is going to be along the South Bank promenade and will consist of two parts. The first is that we will have a free standing exhibition that will allow people to wander in amongst the graphics and the second will be the various performances being performed in the Scoop Theatre, which is an open-air theatre. Alongside these two events we will be have some exhibitions at our base in Bedford, Moggerhanger Park. The reason for having an exhibition at the house is because Moggerhanger Park was owned by Godfrey Thornton and cousins to Wilberforce.

Centre for Contemporary Ministry
Moggerhanger Park
Park Road
Moggerhanger, Bedford MK44 3RW UK
Charmaine Jelbert
Tel: 01767 64 1005
[email protected]
http://www.the-park.net/clapham

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