Trinidad and Tobago Bulletin Board
Homepage | Weblog | Trinbago Pan | Trinicenter | TriniView | Photo Gallery | Forums

View Trinidad and TobagoTriniSoca.comTriniView.comTrinbagoPan.com

Trinidad and Tobago News Forum

CARICOM wants to mark abolition of slave trade

CARICOM wants to mark 200th anniversary of the abolition of trans-Atlantic slave trade
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

ROSEAU, Dominica: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is to present a resolution at the United Nations calling for a special event to be commemorated in 2007 marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

This disclosure was made recently by Dominica’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Crispin Gregoire, on behalf of CARICOM, in an address to the Third Committee during the 61st session of the UN General Assembly on Agenda 65: Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination.

In a statement, Gregoire explained the idea behind this special event:

“This event would afford the international community the opportunity to honour the memory of the millions who died as a result of slavery, including their transportation on the Middle Passage, in revolt, in resistance to their enslavement. We are heartened by the overwhelming support expressed thus far by many member states and express the hope that the resolution will be adopted by consensus.

“The commemoration will serve as an opportunity to acknowledge the legacy of slavery as being at the heart of situations of profound social and economic inequality, hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice which continue to affect people of African descent today. This activity would be consistent with the spirit of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and we look forward to working with all member states, as well as UN organisations such as UNESCO and others, in ensuring a successful commemoration in 2007.”

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000042/004231.htm

Messages In This Thread

CARICOM wants to mark abolition of slave trade
Re: CARICOM wants to sell us back into Slavery.
Trinidad and Tobago News

NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Copyright © TrinidadandTobagoNews.com