Conference & workshops to mark the abolition of the African Slave Trade

national | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Wednesday January 24, 2007 18:07 by Fionnuala Waldron - Centre for Human Rights & Citizenship Education, Ireland daire.keogh at spd dot dcu dot ie

'Abolition 1807-2007'

The Africa Centre, Amnesty International, Trocaire, the Centre for Human Rights & Citizenship Education, Ireland & the History Department, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra invite you to:

A commemorative conference and workshops to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade.

February 9-10th

Conference events include a public lecture by Professor James Walvin, University of York
keynote addresses by:

Aidan McQuade, Anti-Slavery International,
Professor Luke Gibbons, Notre Dame University
Nini Rogers, Queen's University Belfast.

The conference includes a range of workshops addressing contemporary and historical manifestations of slavery - including human trafficking and reparations

These workshops will be hosted by the Africa Centre, Amnesty International Irish Section, Anti-slavery International and Trócaire.

Two educational workshops (drama and SESE) will be hosted by St. Patrick's College.

To book, please contact: daire.keogh@spd.dcu.ie
www.spd.dcu.ie/chrce