Over the weekend I'll respond to some of the comments on my previous post which are stimulating all sorts of thoughts.
Today Jonathan (our minister for youth and young adults) and I had our ears pierced as a prelude to launching our Stop the Traffik Freedom Day activities. Having had a ring inserted by a highly competent young lady piercer, we hope to attach the Stop the Traffik keys to them on Sunday at our evening service.
We'll then wear them to advertise the fact that on 25 March we'll be celebrating the end 200 years ago of the transatlantic slave trade, lamenting the fact that we still benefit from this iniquitous trade and drawing attention to the fact that more people are trafficked today than were transported at the height of the trade that Wilberforce opposed and attempted to stop by Parliamentary action.
On 25 March we'll be on the High Street in Bromley drawing attention to the use of trafficked children in the production of chocolate, giving away fair trade bars and selling others. We'll be playing music, giving out leaflets, talking to people and welcoming a group walking from Keston - where the oak tree that Wilberforce sat under to seek inspiration - to our stand in the High Street. We're hoping that this small group will walk chained together for the four and half miles and hand out information explaining why they're doing it.
If you want to find out more about Stop the Traffik, visit their website at www.stopthetraffik.org
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Simon what a bunch of great ideas and activities. I hope your ear is not too sore to hang a key on it on Sunday!!!!...TCP helps...How about a picture on the blog???? If I tell my kids about this they will not only want keys but also extra piercings...mmmmm...maybe I won't mention it.
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