 |  | An abolitionist sugar bowl. It has a characteristic image of an enslaved woman pleading for freedom. The owner of the bowl would have boycotted sugar produced by means of slavery. Courtesy of the Museum In Docklands. |
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Part of the gallery will be dedicated to a programme of community projects and exhibitions. Through hands on creative work, the public will be able to get a deeper insight into the slave trade. It is a history that has not been widely told and yet it is vital to the understanding and appreciation of London’s identity.
WHAT DOES 2007 MEANS TO YOU…? Is the first project in the programme. Participants will be encouraged to explore, investigate and to ‘uncover truths’ in order to create their own understanding of this particular past. It's open to all over the age of 16.
The Museum of Docklands when it was still a warehouse in the 1930s, bringing in sugar from abroad. The area was called 'Blood Alley' because repeated handling of the rough sugar often drew blood from dock workers - an echo of the wounds that the sugar workers in the Caribbean would also have carried. Courtesy of the Museum in Docklands. | |  |
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Using journalism and photography skills, participants will create their own portfolios. Their photographs, statements and quotes will be exhibited in the London, Sugar and Slavery Gallery when it opens in November 2007.
How to get involved
Dates: Mon 30th July – Fri 10th August 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Like to take part, or want to learn more? Get in touch with Lynda Agard, giving your contact details. The course is FREE but limited to 20 people.
