We will mark SRD 2024 on the 23 August with a Walk of Remembrance through Liverpool City Centre, taking pauses at landmarks of historic significance. Along the walk we’ll speak about the journey and hear from influential voices.
The walk this year has been extended and will begin at Williamson Square with an introduction from Michelle Charters before moving through the city with stops at Clayton Square, the Bluecoat and Liverpool One’s Sugar House Steps. The procession will be accompanied by a series of performances presented in partnership with Africa Oye by Love & Joy Gospel Choir, Powerful Gal – directed by Ithalia Forel, Andre Jahnoi and Wavertree Gospel Choir.
After the walk there will be a Libation ceremony at Canning Dock, which is a commemorative ritual, honouring and remembering the ancestors who have gone before us.
Schedule
12pm – Event begins
12.20pm – Love & Joy Gospel Choir at Williamson Square
12.45pm – Powerful Gal, directed by Ithalia Forel at Clayton Square
1.10pm – Andre Jahnoi at the Bluecoat
1.45pm – Wavertree Gospel Choir at Liverpool One’s Sugar House Steps
2.30pm – Libation at Canning Dock
All times are approximate and may be subject to change
Please note the event location says International Slavery Museum but the event will start outside the Playhouse on Williamson Square, L1 1EL and will end near the Museum.
Slavery Remembrance Day 2024 Events Programme
SRD 2024: Health, Medicine and Transatlantic Slavery Workshop (20 August)
SRD 2024: CSIS Symposium Space and Place – Building on the Past Panel (21 August)