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Dr Cassandra Gooptar from @WilberforceHull met with artist Deanio X to discuss their experiences of working on the ‘To Heal a Butterfly’ exhibition on display in the Wilberforce House Museum!
You can learn more about their insights here: hull.ac.uk/research/institut…
Great to attend @bakhitacentre 10th anniversary celebration event to see how collectively we can turn research into action. We have previously worked with @bakhitacentre on @SlaveryPEC commissioned work. hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more…
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Fascinating working lunch @WilberforceHull @UniOfHull organised by the excellent @cristalens with her terrific colleagues including Professor Simon Green & @AliciaHeys to discuss all aspects of Modern Slavery with my employment colleagues @Rollits
Want to access free training for businesses & organisations invested in tackling modern slavery in supply chains? Book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/grievance… ‘Grievance mechanisms & their potential to prevent cases of forced labour’ 7 Feb 2-2.45 pm GMT with the Wilberberforce Business Academy.
We welcome the @UKAntiSlavery Strategic Plan 2024-2026, which sets out a crucial roadmap for tackling modern slavery in the UK. hull.ac.uk/research/institut… The focus is prevention, protection, prosecution and prioritising the integration of lived experience and our understanding.
Book our latest public lecture today: ‘Robben Island and the Challenging Cultural Heritage of Incarceration’ with @drnicholasevans on 12 February 2025, 16.30 – 18.00 GMT. Find out more:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/robben-is…
Where: Wilberforce Institute and online
Don’t miss the next free Wilberforce Business Academy session ‘Grievance mechanisms & their potential to prevent cases of forced labour’ this Fri 7 Feb 2 -2.45 pm GMT. Get the information here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/grievance…
Congratulations to @barlow_craig and Dr DrCarole Murphy (Director of the @bakhitacentre at St Mary’s, Twickenham), who have co-authored a chapter in the The Palgrave Handbook on Modern Slavery, titled ‘The Organization of Modern Slavery’. Find this here: link.springer.com/chapter/10…
The Case of the "Missing Victims" of Modern Slavery: A Comparison with Domestic Abuse link.springer.com/chapter/10… Professor Simon Green and Dr @AliciaHeys have published this chapter in the Palgrave Handbook of Modern Slavery
There is still time to book ‘Slave Voices and the Quest for Freedom in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula’ today at 16.30 GMT with Professor Simon C Smith. More info here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/slave-voi…
The Wilberforce Institute was commissioned by Lloyd’s Register to investigate their historical connections to the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved African people. We welcome their recent statement on the organisation’s role and their plans for action: lr.org/en/about-us/who-we-ar…
Our research focused on Lloyd’s Register records from 1764 to 1834 and was conducted by a @UniOfHull Wilberforce Institute team led by former Director, Prof Trevor Burnard, along with Dr Cassandra Gooptar, Dr Sheryllynne Haggerty and @LancasterUni’s Dr Nicholas Radburn
Today, Dr @AliciaHeys attended an event in the Houses of Parliament, convened by @SlaveryPEC to discuss the UK's response to modern slavery, with a particular focus on the impact of immigration legislation, exploitation in the care sector, and #modernslavery in #supplychains.
This Wednesday's public lecture is 'Slave Voices and the Quest for Freedom in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula'. Read more and book:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/slave-voi… with Professor Simon C Smith, Professor of International History.
Can you apologise for a wrongful act committed by an ancestor? bit.ly/4fVHcwx The Centre for Reparation Research is running the first International Reparation Debating Competition. Open to secondary school students and teachers in the Caribbean and UK. Closes 30 Jan.
Wilberforce Institute retweeted
"Thousands of Indonesians have been enticed abroad in recent years to other South-east Asian countries for better-paying jobs, only to end up in the hands of transnational scam operators."
@CSISlavery @YaleGLC @WilberforceHull
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Our alumnus, @seguntuyi founded @Houseoftuyi to champion inclusivity in fashion. Inspired by Hull, he combines art, culture, and history into empowering designs that highlight Yorkshire's creative talent. Discover more: hullalumni.me/2024/11/04/seg…
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Join two, leading early career researchers who amplify marginalised voices - @del_zelada and @JenNghishitende for ‘What’s Going on at the Wilberforce Institute?’ 15 January 2025 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM. Book to join at the Wilberforce Institute or online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-goi…
Tiffany Langford, Collections Intern introduces Thomas Ferens, @UniOfHull & @HullFerens benefactor:
hull.ac.uk/research/institut… He is memorialised in our motto ‘Lampada Ferens’, meaning 'bearing the torch’ & the dove from Ferens’ coat of arms appears in the University of Hull logo.
Join two, leading early career researchers who amplify marginalised voices - @del_zelada and @JenNghishitende for ‘What’s Going on at the Wilberforce Institute?’ 15 January 2025 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM. Book to join at the Wilberforce Institute or online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-goi…