International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. That date was chosen by the UNESCO Executive Board's adoption of resolution 29 C/40 at its 29th session. Circular CL/3494 of July 29, 1998 from the Director-General invited Ministers of Culture to promote the day. The date is significant because, during the night of August 22 to August 23, 1791 on the island of Saint Domingue (now known as Haiti), an uprising began which set forth events which were a major factor in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
UNESCO Member States organize events every year on that date, inviting participation from young people, educators, artists and intellectuals. As part of the goals of the intercultural UNESCO project, "The Slave Route", it is an opportunity for collective recognition and focus on the "historic causes, the methods and the consequences" of slavery. Additionally, it sets the stage for analysis and dialogue of the interactions which gave rise to the transatlantic trade in human beings between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean.
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was first celebrated in a number of countries, in particular in Haiti (23 August 1998) and Senegal (23 August 1999). A number of cultural events and debates were organized. In 2001 the Mulhouse Textile Museum in France conducted a fabric workshop entitled "Indiennes de Traite" (a type of calico) used as currency in trade for Africans. The International Slavery Museum opened its doors on August 23, 2007 in Liverpool where Slavery Remembrance Day events have been conducted since 2004.
External links
* [http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5420&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html 23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition]
* [http://www.acs-aec.org/column/greatCarib09032007_en.htm August 23: International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Atlantic slave trade — The Atlantic slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trade of African people supplied to the colonies of the New World that occurred in and around the Atlantic Ocean. It lasted from the 16th century to the 19th century.… … Wikipedia
International observance — This is not a list of National Days, commemorative days, or days which have some significance in one or a very small number of countries. International observance (also known as international dedication or international anniversary) denotes a… … Wikipedia
International Slavery Museum — A new International Slavery Museum is being created in Liverpool as part of the National Museums Liverpool group. It will be the world s largest museum pertaining to the Atlantic slave trade. [Brown 2007, p. 138.] Phase 1The first phase of the… … Wikipedia
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
August 23 — Events*79 Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. *1305 William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. *1328 Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of… … Wikipedia
Международный день памяти жертв работорговли и её ликвидации — (на других официальных языках ООН: англ. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, исп. Día Internacional del Recuerdo de la Trata de Esclavos y de su Abolición, фр. la Journée internationale du… … Википедия
Всемирный день памяти жертв работорговли и ее ликвидации — Международный день памяти жертв работорговли и её ликвидации (на других официальных языках ООН: англ. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, исп. Día Internacional del Recuerdo de la Trata de Esclavos y de su… … Википедия
Международный день памяти жертв работорговли и ее ликвидации — Международный день памяти жертв работорговли и её ликвидации (на других официальных языках ООН: англ. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, исп. Día Internacional del Recuerdo de la Trata de Esclavos y de su… … Википедия
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
