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Walk of Witness

 

Make your Mark and join the national Walk of Witness

Hundreds of people from across the country are expected to converge on the capital next March in an historic event to mark the Bicentenary of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The Walk of Witness is being planned by the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC) to take place in Central London, on Saturday 24th March.The walk is designed as a high-profile public act of Christian witness. Echoing the rhythm of the Stations of the Cross, the walk will serve as an act of repentance and confession, following the formal apology made by the General Synod in February 2006 to the heirs of those who were enslaved.

Organisers hope the event will become a gathering for the whole community to acknowledge the lasting legacy of the slave trade and as part of Making Our Mark, the Church of England’s programme of events to mark the Bi-centenary.

The Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, chair of CMEAC, hopes the event will be a landmark in the tragic history of slavery: “The event will mark the beginning of a healing process and a foundation for future relationships. We hope it will serve as a public acknowledgement of a time in history when people of African origin were barbarically treated, and will present an opportunity to re-commit ourselves to truly live by the values of the gospel – loving, caring and respecting one another as human beings made in the image of God. With these aims in mind, we pray that the walk will become an assertion of the power of the resurrection.”

For more details about the Walk of Witness, visit www.makingourmark.org.uk or contact your Diocesan Social Responsibility Officer.