Statement by Premier Dennis King on Emancipation Day
CANADA, August 1 – Hon. Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island issued the next assertion on Emancipation Day:
“On March 23, 2022, the Prince Edward Island Legislature unanimously handed a invoice to acknowledge August 1st as Emancipation Day. In 1833, the British Empire launched the Slavery Abolition Act and on August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished. Regardless of that, racial discrimination continued and continues as we speak in Canada and on Prince Edward Island.
You will need to acknowledge that slavery was current in Atlantic Canada, together with PEI. The Lavatory was a neighbourhood in Charlottetown settled by Black slaves within the early 19th century.
Emancipation Day celebrates the energy and perseverance of Black communities in Canada. It’s a day for Islanders to replicate and educate themselves whereas they be taught to work towards anti-Black racism and discrimination.
The Provincial Anti-Racism Desk, fashioned with ethno-cultural neighborhood organizations and members-at-large, was created to work with authorities departments to supply precious suggestions on points associated to anti-racism, range and inclusion. The group will determine actions that the provincial authorities can take to deal with systemic racism within the areas of training, justice, well being, employment, housing, social packages and laws.
There are numerous neighborhood occasions being organized by the Black Cultural Society of PEI, together with digital panels and a march in Rochford Sq., previously the Lavatory. These supply a chance to take part and be taught extra concerning the Black neighborhood in Prince Edward Island.”
