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The Council of Black Led Churches (CBLC) and Birmingham Churches Together (BCT) will be hosting a special commemorative service to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807. The event takes place on Sunday 25th March 2007 at the Bethel Convention centre, Kelvin Way, West Bromwich. Key civic, political and community leaders from the West Midlands region are expected to be in attendance.
"Many people are unaware of the impact of the Christian Church in bringing about the abolition of the slave trade in 1807" says David King, organiser of the event and Church Coordinator for Christian Aid. "Black and white Christians of every class came together and created a popular movement, lobbying Parliament to end the brutal and exploitive act of the trade in Africans as slaves. This event will honour their work, demonstrating that today's church is a living testimony that their efforts bore results and their prayers were answered."
Led by Bishop Dr Joe Aldred, Chair of the Council of Black Led Churches, the service will kick off with a traditional time of praise and worship followed by an eclectic programme including music from Witness the award-winning Birmingham based gospel artiste; a drama written and performed by Kajans Youth Group, and a special keynote address from Rev Dr Joel Edwards, General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK. The theme of the event will be to "remember, reflect and respond."
Bishop Aldred said, "this date is significant as it is the day on which the Parliamentary bill became the Act to abolish the Slave Trade in the British Empire. It marked the beginning of the end of slavery as it was being practiced at the time. Sadly, contemporary forms of slavery persists today, which reminds us that our work of liberating the oppressed is not done. All forms of human enslavement must be challenged and eradicated so that every human being anywhere in the world can live in dignity, prosperity and wholeness."
Revd Beverley Theodore, Development Manager of CBLC commented:
"2007 is a year to make history, through mobilising our efforts toward tackling and eradicating the huge legacy of the slave trade. It is also a time to remind the world that such events should never again be repeated in human history. CBLC will be organising further events over the coming months to highlight these issues and create a space for positive dialogue and action within all sections of the community. This is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss".
With the event likely to be oversubscribed tickets will be required for entry. Tickets cost £5 each and can be obtained from Wesley Owen bookshop Carrs Lane, Birmingham; Wesley Owen bookshop Darwall Street, Walsall; Christian Literature Crusade (CLC) Bookshop, Stephenson Street, Birmingham, CLC Bookshop Worcester Street, Wolverhampton; Vision Gospel Media (VGM), One stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr, Birmingham; VGM, Swannies shopping Mall, Sutton New Road, Erdington, Birmingham and Lozells Bookshop, Lozells Road, Lozells, Birmingham.
Mary Rose/HMS Victory/HMS Warrior 1860/Royal Naval Museum/Action Stations/Harbour Tours Special exhibition “Chasing Freedom” focuses on Royal Navy’s role in fighting slavery at the Royal Naval Museum. 2007 marks the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade by Parliamentary Bill on 25 March 1807. There will be many events being held nationwide to focus on the cultural legacy of the infamous trade.
How important is your local community to you? Are you keen to be an active member of it and be at the forefront of tackling key issues such as anti-social behaviour? These days it seems that almost every town and city in England and Wales is facing an ongoing battle with a range of crime and disorder problems and if that’s something you’re keen to change then you may like to consider becoming a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). As a PCSO, you will work on the frontline of your local force, providing a visible and reassuring presence on the streets and tackling the menace of anti-social behaviour. Although PCSOs do not have the same powers as regular police officers, they still carry a lot of responsibility and are a critical part of the police force.
London Councils is holding five special meetings across London next month to explain the new commissioning process for its £28 million grants programme for voluntary sector projects. The events will explain to voluntary groups what commissioning means for them, how to submit bids, the services for which funding will be available for, and the timetable for introducing commissioning across all of the London Councils’ grants priority areas.
Menzies Campbell will this evening [Thursday] encourage those from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities to become engaged with the Liberal Democrats in an effort to make his party more representative of modern day Britain. Speaking at a specially held reception for members of the minority ethnic communities, Menzies Campbell will promote the £200,000 Diversity Fund, set up to support Liberal Democrat candidates from under-represented groups to get elected.
The blood donation day at the UCKG HelpCentre in Lozells Road, Birmingham last week was an outstanding success. Not only was there record attendance, with 60 would-be donors keen to participate, but 41 new donors signed up to give blood on a regular basis. Most importantly, everyone who gave blood was from a black or minority ethnic background with the majority being of African and African Caribbean descent. “Certain rare blood groups are more common in specific ethnic groups, so encouraging people with rarer blood types to donate is a constant challenge for us,” said Jayne Harman, West Midlands spokesperson for the National Blood Service (NBS).
540 people have complained to media watchdog Ofcom after a contestant on Channel 4's Shipwrecked backed slavery and insulted black people. Lucy Buchanan said black people were "really bad" and condemned multicultural Britain. Her parents, David and Nicola Buchanan from Edinburgh, issued a statement to "wholeheartedly apologise" for their 18-year-old daughter's remarks.
Smarter working results in 20 per cent increase in productivity The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is yet another organistion which has discovered that smarter working is the way forward for the UK. It is almost repeating the comments made yesterday by the TUC, CBI, Transport for London, RAC Foundation and BT where these organisations signed the Work Wise UK ‘concordat’ to encourage the wider adoption of smarter working practices across the UK and bring about a workplace revolution.
No matter how good your intentions are at the beginning of the year to change the way you do business, by mid January these resolutions either fail or falter. So to keep you on track, the National Black Women’s Network have joined forces with Business Link for London to host a networking event that will motivate and encourage entrepreneurs to commit to positive change in order to build profitable businesses in 2007.
THE teenage killer who shot dead Zainab Kalokoh at a christening brutally stabbed a pastor's daughter to death just days later. The 18-year-old African youth, who cannot be named, gunned down Mrs Kalokoh as she cradled her six-month-old niece at a packed Peckham community centre. Two weeks later he was one of a gang of up to eight youths who mugged and knifed Ruth Okechukwu, 18, the daughter of a pastor from a Peckham church. She suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest, throat, wrist and hand in the horrific attack. Ruth had been studying sports science and had hoped to become a sports therapist for a Premiership football club.
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