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The
three year set all free project
comes to an end on 31 March 2008. set
all free was established by
Churches Together in England in 2005
to encourage churches and other interested
parties to remember, reflect and respond
to issues of slavery and freedom. The
aim was to make connections between
past and present day slavery in order
to end modern forms of exploitation
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Over
the last three years set all free has worked
alongside a number of groups to raise the profile
of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the need
for cross-cultural engagement and dialogue. set
all free has produced a wide range of resources — see the website — which
have educated, informed and inspired many people
to find out more about their history and work to
make slavery a thing of the past.
The
three year project was entirely funded by
gifts and grants from Christian organisations
and Trusts. We would like to extend our grateful
thanks to the Jerusalem Trust and Congregational & General
Insurance plc for their respective funding
of the project. No funding was received
from the Heritage Lottery Fund or Government.
Funding for a subsequent project on the 'unfinished
business' has been unsuccessful.
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March 2007 marked 200 years to the day that
a Parliamentary Bill was passed to abolish
the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the British
colonies.
Although
slavery was finally abolished in the Western
Hemisphere in 1888, it is estimated that
there are tens of millions of people still
in forms of servitude today. |
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We
would also like to thank those who helped during this three
year 'journey' and encourage them to continue their engagement
via those organisations within the set all free network.
To
contact organisations within the set all free network,
click on the • Links button, top
left.If
you would like more information on the legacies of the Transatlantic
Slave Trade, click on the
• Legacies button,
on the toolbar above. If
you would like more information on modern day slavery, click
on the • Slavery Now, and
• What
to Do, buttons on the toolbar above.
For
more information on MECA (Minority Ethnic Christian Affairs)
visit: http://cte.churchinsight.com/Group/Group.aspx?id=42999
For
more information on the Churches' Commission for Racial Justice
visit: http://www.ctbi.org.uk/CBB/33
set all free is a project of Churches Together in England:
http://www.cte.org.uk
27 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7529 8131
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