> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:00:31 +0100
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> Subject: Re: ANTI-SLAVERY DAY: 18 OCTOBER vs 23rd August
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> does that mean that 18th Oct has replaced 23rd August " International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade"?
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> If so, why?
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> Unesco chose August 23 because it is the anniversary of the 1791 St Domingue (Haiti) rebellion's outbreak & the black American slave, Nat Turner led the Virginia slave revolt that began on 21st August 1831.
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> The August date was that it coincided with (commemorated) the 28th August 1833, when the Emancipation Act was passed by the British. It also coincided with Emancipation Day (1st August).
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> Angela Allison, Coventry UK
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> ---- arthur torrington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > October 18 each year is a national ANTI-SLAVERY DAY. SEE BELOW (PUBLISHED LAST YEAR):
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> > http://www.ecpat.org.uk/
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> > “ECPAT UK, is pleased to announce that Monday 18th October this year will be the first ever UK annual Anti-Slavery Day, and we invite you to take action against modern day slavery. ECPAT UK is a leading children’s rights organisation campaigning against the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the UK. In particular, we focus on the protection of trafficked children in the UK and children exploited in tourism.
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> > “In March, the Anti-Slavery Day Bill was introduced in Parliament as a Private Members’ Bill and became law just before the General Election. In July, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that Anti-Slavery Day would fall on 18 October every year. This date coincides with the European Union’s Anti-Trafficking Day.
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> > “The aim of Anti-Slavery Day is for people in the UK to acknowledge that despite the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade over 200 years ago men, women and children continue to be victims of the modern-day slave trade. The day will help to raise awareness of the dangers of modern-day slavery, including human trafficking and exploitation, and encourage people to be proactive in the fight against it.
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> > “ECPAT UK believes that Anti-Slavery Day provides a great opportunity to shine a light on a largely hidden yet brutal crime being committed against adults and children in the UK and overseas today.
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> > “ECPAT UK will be using the first observance of Anti-Slavery Day to draw attention to the plight of child victims of trafficking in the UK. As part of its campaign with The Body Shop UK, ECPAT UK is calling on the Government to provide greater protection for child victims of trafficking. In July, a petition was launched asking the Government to introduce a system of guardianship for child victims of trafficking. More information and a specific briefing on guardianship can be found on our website at www.ecpat.org.uk. The petition can also be signed online or in any The Body Shop store around the UK.
> > “Should you wish to mark Anti-Slavery Day in some way, we would be happy to provide you with more information about ECPAT UK and child trafficking in the UK. Please contact Andrew Howard, ECPAT UK Campaigns Officer, on 020 7233 9887 [log in to unmask], and let us know what events you are planning
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