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Motion · S5M-22488 · 21 Aug 2020

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Lodged by Ruth Maguire Standard Motion 19 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that 23 August 2020 is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition; understands that, on the night of 22-23 August 1791 in Santo Domingo, today Haiti and the Dominican Republic, there was the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade; further understands that this International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all to offer an opportunity for collective consideration of the historic causes, the methods and the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the interactions to which it has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean; remembers the men and women in Saint-Domingue in 1791 who revolted and paved the way for the end of slavery and dehumanisation, and pledges to learn lessons from history while continuing to tackle all present-day forms of oppression.

Supporters (19)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.