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| What
is African Remembrance Day all about? This year's Manchester focused African Remembrance Day will highlight the other face of the Commonwealth. Remembrance Day, an occasion for coming together to commemorate the African victims of slavery, is scheduled for Thursday August 1st, when the nation's attention will be on the achievements of athletes from the Commonwealth countries participating in the Games. |
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| Why
is it important to remember?
"It is important not only to mark and commemorate the suffering
of enslaved Africans, but to look at the broader historical
context and culture from which the Commonwealth itself emerged.
It may not get the broader media attention but its historical
significance is greater for the global African community.
By focusing on the theme of the African Union, we are also
drawing attention to the institutions Africans are trying
to put in place for the future to ensure that the continent
is strong and better able to respond to outside challenges."
Onyekachi Wambu, Chair of the African Remembrance Day Committee.
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| I
am unable to attend on 1st August, what can I do?
The Steering Committee of African Remembrance Day asks
that each individual person marks the three minutes silence
at 3.00pm wherever they may be. The objective is to create
a point of acknowledged global African unity.
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Where
is the event taking place?This year's Manchester focused African Remembrance Day will highlight the other face of the Commonwealth. Remembrance Day, an occasion for coming together to commemorate the African victims of slavery, is scheduled for Thursday August 1st,when the nation's attention will be on the achievements of athletes from the Commonwealth countries participating in the Games.
Against a background of prayers, singing and a three minutes
silence, Remembrance Day will be held in All Saints Park,
Oxford Road, Manchester. All Saints Park is sited directly
in front of the building, which hosted the 5th PAN AFRICAN
CONGRESS (PAC) in 1945. The delegates of the 5th PAC, including
future Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore,
WEB Du Bois, Amy Ashwood Garvey, and future Kenyan President,
Jomo Kenyatta, passed a resolution calling for independence
of the colonial territories. The struggles they unleashed
led to the ending of the British Empire and the creation
of the modern Commonwealth, and the Organisation of African
Unity (OAU).
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| How
can I get there? |
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| Where
can I find a map of the area? |
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| Are
there any other events taking place?
Around Remembrance Day is a month long programme of other
events reflecting upon the recently launched African Union
- the new body that replaced the OAU this year.
"This is our most ambitious programme yet", said Onyekachi
Wambu, Chair of the African Remembrance Day Committee.
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| Will
there be food available at the event?
There will no food available at All Saints Park, however
you can get great authentic African and Caribbean food from:
The Zion Palmgrove Cafe
The Zion Centre, Stretford Road, Hulme.
It's just 5 minutes walk from the park and you can call
in advance or on the day. Special dietary needs can be catered
for.
Contact the proprietor, John Osamor
Tel: 07940 061 412 / 07818 225 709
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| Useful
Links |
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Manchester
Metropolitan University
Manchester
- The Definitive Guide
Virgin
Trains
National
Express Coaches
Organisation of African
Unity (OAU)
Africa
Centre
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| Main
Contacts |
Onyekachi
Wambu - 020 7498 4497
Pat Marsh
- 020 8691 1223 |
| Click
here for a programme of events on the African Remembrance
Day. |
