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Dear Friends and Colleagues

The 1st August is British-Caribbean Emancipation Day (BCED). Accordingly, we at PurehArt invite you to support and join us for a celebration of British-Caribbean freedom and inspiration on:

Saturday 31st July - Emancipation Night
Hammersmith & Fulham Town Hall
7.30 pm - 2.00 pm

to attended and to book a place a donation is requested
In order for PurehArt to organise UK-Caribbean refreshments and seating please book your attendance
at Eml: purehArt@easynet.co.uk
Individuals: £10, £20, £40, £70, £100

Sunday 1st August - Emancipation Day
Memorial Walk along the Thames Embankment
12pm - 3.00pm
for further information please Eml: purehArt@easynet.co.uk


An observance of pride and belonging will be the earmarks of these family events. Bring your children to learn about their history - their ancestors’ struggles and determination to achieve freedom, learn from their successes and failures, their ingenuity, their love and loss, their humanity, christianity, and eventually their emancipation.


Emancipation Day is here to Celebrate our History and to Promote our Future.

Therefore, please see the attached appeal on the vision to gain your support for a British-Caribbean Emancipation Night and Day Memorial Celebration each year and to have this special occasion in Caribbean and British heritage, recognised as Emancipation Day, on the United Kingdom Calendar.

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10-11 July, 1766 a Christian Negro Slave Paid £40 for His Freedom.
Today what price would you pay?
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As many of you know PurehArt is a British Voluntary Heritage Education organisation and appreciates all Donations. For without support from individuals and organisations, it would not be possible to research, promote and hold such historical events! Hence if you would like to sponsor the refreshments and the BCED, (£440), please do Eml: purehArt@easynet.co.uk

Thank you for taking the time to read our proclamation and I do hope you will feel able to support us in some way at the forthcoming yearly events.

Special thanks

Merrick Hart
British-Caribbean (black-white) Past-Story Researcher
National coordinator for BCED & BASTin2007
PurehArt Heritage Education Services
Eml: purehArt@easynet.co.uk and Tel: 020 8531 1773

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PurehArt Promoting

British-Caribbean (black-white) Heritage Education

10/11 July 2004

BRITISH-CARIBBEAN EMANCIPATION

Memorial Celebration

Saturday 31st July - Emancipation Night

Sunday 1st August - Emancipation Day

Rejoicing and giving thanks for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Empire from 1834 and 1838. Emancipation Day is a national holiday in many former British-Caribbean Colonies in the West Indies.

Accordingly, PurehArt and friends aim to acknowledge this glorious observance on the British calendar. Additionally, the observance will aim to attract a self-respecting feeling that will enable British-Caribbeans & Christians to show our children that we proudly, promote the freedom struggles of our ancestors. Hence, please become a champion for Emancipation and e-mail your support to: purehArt@easynet.co.uk and write to us below.


Emancipation, means Freedom from Slavery

"Rejoice, we are slaves no more", "Rejoice, I am a slave no more"


The Emancipation Thanks-Giving celebration is authored to commemorate the struggles of all British-Caribbean-American-African black people and to portray their Humanity, Christianity and determination for Freedom and Social and Racial Justice. The annual coming together of talented British-Caribbean and diverse people, aspires to have a cultural festival in British Cities, with historical talks and entertainment by local and international artists. Featuring an eclectic mix of:

*Gospel *Calypso *Soca *Jazz *Classical *R&B and Reggae, along with*Arts *Books *Crafts *Fashion *Food and the best in British-Caribbean Past-Stories and Storytelling, supported by the promotion of voluntary and business organisations.



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Honouring Ones Manumission and Emancipation

As we remember our ancestors, let us not forget those black and white humanitarian and Christian abolitionists who worked for the abolition of slavery in Antigua & Barbuda; the Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Montserrat; St. Kitts-Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent-Grenadines; Trinidad-Tobago, British Virgin Islands; Turks & Caicos; Anguilla; Bermuda; Cayman Island; African Nations; Mauritius; Indian Nations; the Americas and Britian and those who campaigned for the liberation of British-Caribbean-American-African-Indian-Chinese black and West Indian people.



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In 1766 a Negro Slave Paid £40 for His Freedom

(approx. £4,000, in today’s money)


Sunday 31st July 2005 - Emancipation Night

Monday 1st August 2005 - Emancipation Day


Accordingly, please donate (£40) to British-Caribbean Heritage Education!

the Price of Liberty to Support our Past-Stories and Memorial Celebrations!

Donations by cheque made Payable to: PurehArt Services

c/o: 2 Priors Croft, London, England, E17 5NJ

Eml: purehArt@easynet.co.uk or Tel: 020 8531 1773 ans.