About this Event
Walking tours on some of London’s oldest streets which highlight the debt the UK owes to the transatlantic trade in enslaved human beings and the fight for its abolition.
MoSaF is a community group and charity established in 2019 to draw attention to the debt our country owes to those whose lives were cut short, or forever ruined, by the transatlantic trade in enslaved humans. MoSaF Deptford honours their legacy by remembering them on a two hour walk tour through our streets, past our public buildings, through our parks and dockyards beside the River Thames in London.
London's position as the country’s first ever slaving port is little recognised. Alongside the grandeur of its palaces and squares, or the prosperity of its financial institutions, there runs another story - one which deserves to be heard.
Start point - TWINKLE PARK, Watergate Street, Deptford, London SE8 3HH
End point - Deptford railway station, Deptford High Street, SE8 3NU
WEBSITE: mosaf.org.uk
PRICE: Free
HOW TO BOOK: Book through Eventbrite (helps us guage numbers) or just turn up at Twinkle Park by 11am to catch the start of the tour. As we will move away from this site quite quickly we encourage people to plan to arrive 15 minutes early.
Length: Approximately 2 hours
This walk is for anyone interested in old neighbourhoods of London, social or economic history, Black British or Colonial legacies, abolitionism or human enslavement.
The streets of Deptford can be uneven and the tour covers quite a lot of ground. Sensible walking shoes are advised as is robust help if you are wheelchair bound.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Twinkle Park, Watergate Street, London, United Kingdom
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