Remembrance was held at The “Stone Monument in Burgess Park”, Camberwell, London. The theme of the day was “Remembering The Ancestors Of The African Holocaust”. Councillors from the London Borough of Southwark attended the event.
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2002 – Manchester University
The event was held in Manchester University’s Lecture Theatre. Libation was poured by the Ausar Auset Society. A tree of remembrance was planted on the merchants’ burial site.
2000 – The Royal Observatory Gardens
The event was once again held at The Royal Observatory Gardens in Greenwich Park. The theme of the day was “Breaking The Chains That Bind The Mind.”
The committee members wore the colours of yellow and green. A pamphlet containing information from the committee members was also produced.
Libation was poured by The Ausar Auset Society.
1999 – The Royal Observatory Gardens
The event was held at The Royal Observatory Gardens in Greenwich Park, London. The theme of the day was “Reflection And Renewal Of The African Family”.
Some participants on the day were Dr Richard Hart, Robin Walker, and Brother Niles Hailstone, Sister Amasade, Manassie Wambu, Sister Askala and Makeda Coaston. Red & Black was worn by committee members. This was to signify the murder and death suffered by the ancestors. The Mayor of Hackney was in attendance.
1998 – Queen’s Square
African Remembrance Day was held at Queens Square in Bristol. The theme of the day was “Do You Remember the Days Of Slavery”? Libation was poured by The Ausar Auset Society. Brother Spartacus, Sister Nzingha, Mekada Coaston and Askala Mariam supported the day. The event was attended by the Lord Mayor of Bristol.
1997 – Rapparee Cove
African Remembrance Day was held at Rapparee Cove in Ilfracombe, Devon and was a two day event, with the Keynote by Bernie Grant and Cecil Gutzmore.
The day was also attended by Pat Borrow, a writer who wrote a book entitled “Slaves of Rapparee” The wreck of the London. The local television station reported the event. A second day event was held at a nearby museum.
1996 – Africa Centre
The event was held at the Africa Centre in Covent Garden, London, with Bernie Grant, yet again delivering the keynote address. The event filmed as well as being advertised in the Voice Newspaper.
1995 – Langdon Cliffs
The first African Remembrance Day event was held at Langdon Cliffs in Dover. The theme of the day was “Remembrance of Africans who lost their Lives During The Period Of Enslavement”. The keynote speech was by the late Bernie Grant who was the Member of Parliament for Tottenham, London.