Putting Down Roots
Special invitation to plaque unveiling
Saturday 22 August, 4pm - 6pm
Stoke Newington Common
Stoke Newington High Street
N16
We invite you to join us as the commemorative plaque is unveiled with special guest speakers.
4pm: Event start - plaque unveiled by Diane Abbott MP. Special Guest Speakers Hackney Council Speaker Councillor Muttalip Unluer; Reverend Joyce Daley and Director of the Equiano Society Arthur Torrington
5pm: A short walk to see the resting place of Joanna Vassa, daughter of enslaved African and freedom campaigner Olaudah Equiano, in Abney Park Cemetery.
A tree has been planted in Stoke Newington Common as a lasting commemoration of all the people who fought and campaigned for the abolition of African enslavement.
This event coincides with the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
Please contact Adrienne Sargeant 020 8356 3500 or email cultural.development@hackney.gov.uk
Page updated: 15 Jun 2010
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