Curb to discuss emancipation at City Hall
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda will hold a forum next Wednesday to discuss the 190th anniversary of emancipation on the island.
The event on the steps of City Hall in Hamilton will run from noon to 1.30pm.
Curb said: “We invite the community to reflect on the significance of this milestone, established 190 years ago.”
The organisation said the event would be an “opportunity to affirm our common humanity, appreciate those who contributed to the transformative outcome, and promote a sense of human solidarity as we continue on our journey towards equity for all”.
Curb said: “This significant chapter began on June 12, 1833, when a Committee of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom agreed on the clauses and content of the Emancipation Act.”
It added: “News of this monumental decision reached Bermuda on August 7, 1833, when Bermudians read the memorandum from the UK Prime Minister to the King's Colonies, announcing that slavery would be abolished on the first day of August 1834.”
Several organisations have collaborated with Curb to host next week’s event.
Presentations will be made by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport; the religious community; representatives from Bermuda is Love; Social Justice Bermuda; the Human Rights Commission; Imagine Bermuda; and Titan Tours.
There will also be performances from the City Singers, and singer Robert Sai Emory.
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