many of you may have seen this image before it’s one of the most famous
before it’s one of the most famous
before it’s one of the most famous images in the struggle against human
images in the struggle against human
images in the struggle against human rights it’s off a slave ship called the
rights it’s off a slave ship called the
rights it’s off a slave ship called the Brooks and it was exposed to the world
Brooks and it was exposed to the world
Brooks and it was exposed to the world by the Society for the abolition of the
by the Society for the abolition of the
by the Society for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade some at the
transatlantic slave trade some at the
transatlantic slave trade some at the beginning of the 19th century and of the
beginning of the 19th century and of the
beginning of the 19th century and of the 18th century and it was caused an
18th century and it was caused an
18th century and it was caused an enormous shock to people because it
enormous shock to people because it
enormous shock to people because it showed graphically for the first time
showed graphically for the first time
showed graphically for the first time just how people were stacked like
just how people were stacked like
just how people were stacked like livestock into the holes of the slave
livestock into the holes of the slave
livestock into the holes of the slave ships transatlantic slave trade was to
ships transatlantic slave trade was to
ships transatlantic slave trade was to slavery what the Holocaust is to
slavery what the Holocaust is to
slavery what the Holocaust is to genocide it was the point in human
genocide it was the point in human
genocide it was the point in human history were the highest elements of
history were the highest elements of
history were the highest elements of industrialization were brought to bear
industrialization were brought to bear
industrialization were brought to bear on committing human rights violations in
1787 the group of people got together
1787 the group of people got together and formed the committee for the
and formed the committee for the
and formed the committee for the abolition of the transatlantic slave
abolition of the transatlantic slave
abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and the American writer Adam Hoff
trade and the American writer Adam Hoff
trade and the American writer Adam Hoff child has described what their challenge
child has described what their challenge
child has described what their challenge was it was equivalent to taking on an
was it was equivalent to taking on an
was it was equivalent to taking on an industry which had comparable power at
industry which had comparable power at
industry which had comparable power at the end of the 18th century to what the
the end of the 18th century to what the
the end of the 18th century to what the oil industry has today and yet within a
oil industry has today and yet within a
oil industry has today and yet within a period of a mere 20 years they had
period of a mere 20 years they had
period of a mere 20 years they had brought an end to the transatlantic
brought an end to the transatlantic
brought an end to the transatlantic slave trade subsequent to that slavery
slave trade subsequent to that slavery
slave trade subsequent to that slavery was abolished within the British Empire
was abolished within the British Empire
was abolished within the British Empire and then this organization was
and then this organization was
and then this organization was established which is anti-slavery
established which is anti-slavery
established which is anti-slavery international organization which I
international organization which I
international organization which I represent today the chap standing up
represent today the chap standing up
represent today the chap standing up here with his finger in the earth is a
here with his finger in the earth is a
here with his finger in the earth is a guy called Thomas Clarkson there’s a
guy called Thomas Clarkson there’s a
guy called Thomas Clarkson there’s a famous story about Thomas Clarkson which
famous story about Thomas Clarkson which
famous story about Thomas Clarkson which was that whenever he was a student at
was that whenever he was a student at
was that whenever he was a student at university a little bit older than many
university a little bit older than many
university a little bit older than many of you here he entered a competition to
of you here he entered a competition to
of you here he entered a competition to write in Latin but the topic of the
write in Latin but the topic of the
write in Latin but the topic of the essay was on slavery so he wrote an
essay was on slavery so he wrote an
essay was on slavery so he wrote an essay on Latin on slavery and in the
essay on Latin on slavery and in the
essay on Latin on slavery and in the course of writing this in order to
course of writing this in order to
course of writing this in order to demonstrate his skills in writing Latin
demonstrate his skills in writing Latin
demonstrate his skills in writing Latin he became convinced that slavery was
he became convinced that slavery was
he became convinced that slavery was morally indefensible and one day he was
morally indefensible and one day he was
morally indefensible and one day he was writing from Cambridge to London and he
writing from Cambridge to London and he
writing from Cambridge to London and he stopped for a rest on a
stopped for a rest on a
stopped for a rest on a from a horse and he got off and he sat
from a horse and he got off and he sat
from a horse and he got off and he sat under a tree and thought himself well if
under a tree and thought himself well if
under a tree and thought himself well if slavery is morally indefensible it
slavery is morally indefensible it
slavery is morally indefensible it should be ended and therefore somebody
should be ended and therefore somebody
should be ended and therefore somebody should take responsibility for ending it
should take responsibility for ending it
should take responsibility for ending it and Clarkson decided well he was
and Clarkson decided well he was
and Clarkson decided well he was somebody so he started the organization
somebody so he started the organization
somebody so he started the organization of the committee for the abolition of
of the committee for the abolition of
of the committee for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade gathering
the transatlantic slave trade gathering
the transatlantic slave trade gathering evidence in order to demonstrate just
evidence in order to demonstrate just
evidence in order to demonstrate just what the nature of the trade was just
what the nature of the trade was just
what the nature of the trade was just what the human cost of the trade was and
what the human cost of the trade was and
what the human cost of the trade was and slowly over time – were dying the
slowly over time – were dying the
slowly over time – were dying the resistance against slavery in order to
resistance against slavery in order to
resistance against slavery in order to end it and they ended first the
end it and they ended first the
end it and they ended first the transatlantic slave trade and then
transatlantic slave trade and then
transatlantic slave trade and then slavery itself within the British Empire
slavery itself within the British Empire
slavery itself within the British Empire and then established this organization
and then established this organization
and then established this organization in order Campion for slavery outside of
in order Campion for slavery outside of
in order Campion for slavery outside of the British Empire
the British Empire
the British Empire this was involved in various things like
this was involved in various things like
this was involved in various things like putting it into the Confederate Navy
putting it into the Confederate Navy
putting it into the Confederate Navy through the exposure of its financial
through the exposure of its financial
through the exposure of its financial assets in the UK and then further on
assets in the UK and then further on
assets in the UK and then further on through time it worked to expose things
through time it worked to expose things
through time it worked to expose things like the slavery which was used
like the slavery which was used
like the slavery which was used principally under the auspices of King
principally under the auspices of King
principally under the auspices of King Leopold of Belgium in order to harvest
Leopold of Belgium in order to harvest
Leopold of Belgium in order to harvest rubber from the Congo the people you see
rubber from the Congo the people you see
rubber from the Congo the people you see here are missing their hands because if
here are missing their hands because if
here are missing their hands because if they didn’t fulfill their quota for
they didn’t fulfill their quota for
they didn’t fulfill their quota for robber from the colonial authorities
robber from the colonial authorities
robber from the colonial authorities they had their hands chopped off there’s
they had their hands chopped off there’s
they had their hands chopped off there’s another per man looking at his hands
another per man looking at his hands
another per man looking at his hands he’s been left with which being chopped
he’s been left with which being chopped
he’s been left with which being chopped off now one of the things that was going
off now one of the things that was going
off now one of the things that was going on during this time was there was a myth
on during this time was there was a myth
on during this time was there was a myth that we lived with the myth which my
that we lived with the myth which my
that we lived with the myth which my predecessors lived with which was the
predecessors lived with which was the
predecessors lived with which was the idea if you could find one silver bullet
idea if you could find one silver bullet
idea if you could find one silver bullet it would be enough and slavery so first
it would be enough and slavery so first
it would be enough and slavery so first of all they struggled to end the
of all they struggled to end the
of all they struggled to end the transatlantic slave trade thinking that
transatlantic slave trade thinking that
transatlantic slave trade thinking that would kill slavery secondly if they
would kill slavery secondly if they
would kill slavery secondly if they thought well if we mix the every illegal
thought well if we mix the every illegal
thought well if we mix the every illegal within the British Empire that will
within the British Empire that will
within the British Empire that will ended then if we get legal abolition in
ended then if we get legal abolition in
ended then if we get legal abolition in United States that will also help but
United States that will also help but
United States that will also help but each time slavery changed each time it
each time slavery changed each time it
each time slavery changed each time it became something a bit different
became something a bit different
became something a bit different there is a lane from English literature
there is a lane from English literature
there is a lane from English literature which says treason doth never prosper
which says treason doth never prosper
which says treason doth never prosper what’s the reason if it prospers no one
what’s the reason if it prospers no one
what’s the reason if it prospers no one calls it treason and the same is true
calls it treason and the same is true
calls it treason and the same is true for slavery it continues to prosper
for slavery it continues to prosper
for slavery it continues to prosper because people don’t call it slavery
because people don’t call it slavery
because people don’t call it slavery people don’t acknowledge it for what it
people don’t acknowledge it for what it
people don’t acknowledge it for what it is very often this young man is in the
is very often this young man is in the
is very often this young man is in the fishing industry in Thailand I don’t
fishing industry in Thailand I don’t
fishing industry in Thailand I don’t know how many feed prawns or shrimp both
know how many feed prawns or shrimp both
know how many feed prawns or shrimp both all those prawns and shrimp will come
all those prawns and shrimp will come
all those prawns and shrimp will come from supply chains which have been
from supply chains which have been
from supply chains which have been tainted by the forced labor particularly
tainted by the forced labor particularly
tainted by the forced labor particularly of Cambodian and Burmese and Lao
of Cambodian and Burmese and Lao
of Cambodian and Burmese and Lao migrants into the Thai fishing industry
migrants into the Thai fishing industry
migrants into the Thai fishing industry this represents cocoa and there’s much
this represents cocoa and there’s much
this represents cocoa and there’s much child labor and much child slavery
child labor and much child slavery
child labor and much child slavery within the cocoa sector across West
within the cocoa sector across West
within the cocoa sector across West Africa so each of us reading a chocolate
Africa so each of us reading a chocolate
Africa so each of us reading a chocolate bar are eating something which is the
bar are eating something which is the
bar are eating something which is the product of slavery or child labor the
brick kilns across South Asia are
brick kilns across South Asia are legendary notorious for the use of
legendary notorious for the use of
legendary notorious for the use of slavery and bonded labor within them
slavery and bonded labor within them
slavery and bonded labor within them where people are they forced to pay back
where people are they forced to pay back
where people are they forced to pay back small loans they’ve taken maybe for
small loans they’ve taken maybe for
small loans they’ve taken maybe for marriage maybe to buy medicine maybe to
marriage maybe to buy medicine maybe to
marriage maybe to buy medicine maybe to pay for a funeral with their own liver
pay for a funeral with their own liver
pay for a funeral with their own liver which is undervalued and the loans have
which is undervalued and the loans have
which is undervalued and the loans have an enormous interest with put on them so
an enormous interest with put on them so
an enormous interest with put on them so they’ve become almost impossible to pay
they’ve become almost impossible to pay
they’ve become almost impossible to pay off and if you ever work in South Asia
off and if you ever work in South Asia
off and if you ever work in South Asia some of you may and you sit in an office
some of you may and you sit in an office
some of you may and you sit in an office which is being built with bricks the
which is being built with bricks the
which is being built with bricks the bricks have probably been produced by
bricks have probably been produced by
bricks have probably been produced by slavery today there’s about 21 million
slavery today there’s about 21 million
slavery today there’s about 21 million people in forced labour or slavery
people in forced labour or slavery
people in forced labour or slavery across the world the number is almost
across the world the number is almost
across the world the number is almost certainly higher than that because
certainly higher than that because
certainly higher than that because nobody acknowledges forced child
nobody acknowledges forced child
nobody acknowledges forced child marriage as being a system of slavery
marriage as being a system of slavery
marriage as being a system of slavery itself where children are ripped out of
itself where children are ripped out of
itself where children are ripped out of school and sold off for sexual
school and sold off for sexual
school and sold off for sexual exploitation under the guise of marriage
suppose each of us have in our pockets
suppose each of us have in our pockets today mobile phones
today mobile phones
today mobile phones at the heart of the mobile phone is two
at the heart of the mobile phone is two
at the heart of the mobile phone is two minerals one’s called coltan another is
minerals one’s called coltan another is
minerals one’s called coltan another is called Cobalt
called Cobalt
called Cobalt those minerals are drawn from the mains
those minerals are drawn from the mains
those minerals are drawn from the mains of Central Africa around Congo and very
of Central Africa around Congo and very
of Central Africa around Congo and very often they’re produced by child slave
often they’re produced by child slave
often they’re produced by child slave labour as well if you don’t have a
labour as well if you don’t have a
labour as well if you don’t have a mobile phone you probably are wearing a
mobile phone you probably are wearing a
mobile phone you probably are wearing a garment which is made with cotton and
garment which is made with cotton and
garment which is made with cotton and the cotton harvest from Central Asia is
the cotton harvest from Central Asia is
the cotton harvest from Central Asia is overwhelmingly uses theate sponsored
overwhelmingly uses theate sponsored
overwhelmingly uses theate sponsored forced labour in order to produce it and
forced labour in order to produce it and
forced labour in order to produce it and then whenever it gets to the spinning
then whenever it gets to the spinning
then whenever it gets to the spinning mills of South Asia particularly
mills of South Asia particularly
mills of South Asia particularly southern India it’s used in order it’s
southern India it’s used in order it’s
southern India it’s used in order it’s the forced labor of girls and young
the forced labor of girls and young
the forced labor of girls and young women is used in order to spin not into
women is used in order to spin not into
women is used in order to spin not into thread this might sound a bit abstract
thread this might sound a bit abstract
thread this might sound a bit abstract it might sound a bit distant so I’ll
it might sound a bit distant so I’ll
it might sound a bit distant so I’ll tell you just one story about that we
tell you just one story about that we
tell you just one story about that we did a piece of research on this issue a
did a piece of research on this issue a
did a piece of research on this issue a few years ago and in the course of that
few years ago and in the course of that
few years ago and in the course of that we interviewed the mother of one young
we interviewed the mother of one young
we interviewed the mother of one young woman he was working in a spinning mill
woman he was working in a spinning mill
woman he was working in a spinning mill spinning cotton that the thread and she
spinning cotton that the thread and she
spinning cotton that the thread and she told us that she’d gone to see her
told us that she’d gone to see her
told us that she’d gone to see her daughter and she said you know she seen
daughter and she said you know she seen
daughter and she said you know she seen that her daughter was ill she said how
that her daughter was ill she said how
that her daughter was ill she said how ill are you and her daughter explains
ill are you and her daughter explains
ill are you and her daughter explains she was had a very high fever she was
she was had a very high fever she was
she was had a very high fever she was vomiting so she went to see the factory
vomiting so she went to see the factory
vomiting so she went to see the factory manager and said please can I take my
manager and said please can I take my
manager and said please can I take my daughter home she’s L I need to take her
daughter home she’s L I need to take her
daughter home she’s L I need to take her home until she gets better and I’ll send
home until she gets better and I’ll send
home until she gets better and I’ll send her back after that but the factory
her back after that but the factory
her back after that but the factory manager says no no we can’t do that with
manager says no no we can’t do that with
manager says no no we can’t do that with too much work here we can’t spur anybody
too much work here we can’t spur anybody
too much work here we can’t spur anybody from leaving but we take care of your
from leaving but we take care of your
from leaving but we take care of your daughter don’t worry about that so she
daughter don’t worry about that so she
daughter don’t worry about that so she left her daughter in the factory and
left her daughter in the factory and
left her daughter in the factory and went home and two weeks later she got a
went home and two weeks later she got a
went home and two weeks later she got a phone call a message from the factory
phone call a message from the factory
phone call a message from the factory saying actually you can collect your
saying actually you can collect your
saying actually you can collect your daughter now she’s dead she was 20 years
daughter now she’s dead she was 20 years
daughter now she’s dead she was 20 years old people were worked to death in the
old people were worked to death in the
old people were worked to death in the fields of the Americas in the 19th
fields of the Americas in the 19th
fields of the Americas in the 19th century they’re still being worked to
century they’re still being worked to
century they’re still being worked to death across the world today they’re
death across the world today they’re
death across the world today they’re being worked to death in the in the
being worked to death in the in the
being worked to death in the in the spinning mills of South Asia and the
spinning mills of South Asia and the
spinning mills of South Asia and the cobalt mines of Central Africa in the
cobalt mines of Central Africa in the
cobalt mines of Central Africa in the fishing fleets of Thailand in the
fishing fleets of Thailand in the
fishing fleets of Thailand in the servants quarters of many of the cities
servants quarters of many of the cities
servants quarters of many of the cities of Europe which also have slavery within
of Europe which also have slavery within
of Europe which also have slavery within them go back to that lane I said treason
them go back to that lane I said treason
them go back to that lane I said treason doth never prosper
doth never prosper
doth never prosper slavery prospers still because to all
slavery prospers still because to all
slavery prospers still because to all intents and purposes across the world
intents and purposes across the world
intents and purposes across the world it’s legal it’s not called slavery
it’s legal it’s not called slavery
it’s legal it’s not called slavery it’s called other things it’s called
it’s called other things it’s called
it’s called other things it’s called something like the sponsorship system
something like the sponsorship system
something like the sponsorship system that is used for migrant workers mostly
that is used for migrant workers mostly
that is used for migrant workers mostly South Asians in the construction
South Asians in the construction
South Asians in the construction industry of the Gulf which means that
industry of the Gulf which means that
industry of the Gulf which means that the World Cup of 2022 in Qatar is likely
the World Cup of 2022 in Qatar is likely
the World Cup of 2022 in Qatar is likely to be produced with the forced labor of
to be produced with the forced labor of
to be produced with the forced labor of tens of thousands of South Asian workers
tens of thousands of South Asian workers
tens of thousands of South Asian workers and the International Trade Union
and the International Trade Union
and the International Trade Union Confederation estimates that 4,000
Confederation estimates that 4,000
Confederation estimates that 4,000 people are going to die before a single
people are going to die before a single
people are going to die before a single ball is kicked in those construction
ball is kicked in those construction
ball is kicked in those construction projects that will make the Qatar 2022
projects that will make the Qatar 2022
projects that will make the Qatar 2022 World Cup possibly the bloodiest
World Cup possibly the bloodiest
World Cup possibly the bloodiest sporting event since Augustus Caesar
sporting event since Augustus Caesar
sporting event since Augustus Caesar organised a territorial Games for the
organised a territorial Games for the
organised a territorial Games for the entertainment of the masses in Rome
entertainment of the masses in Rome
entertainment of the masses in Rome 2,000 years ago I just caught the end of
2,000 years ago I just caught the end of
2,000 years ago I just caught the end of what the last speaker was saying I
what the last speaker was saying I
what the last speaker was saying I thought it was very important because is
thought it was very important because is
thought it was very important because is resonates with this issue if slavery is
resonates with this issue if slavery is
resonates with this issue if slavery is legal then it requires the actions of
legal then it requires the actions of
legal then it requires the actions of committed citizens in order to respond
committed citizens in order to respond
committed citizens in order to respond to that education is fundamental to
to that education is fundamental to
to that education is fundamental to breaking the cycle of slavery and yet so
breaking the cycle of slavery and yet so
breaking the cycle of slavery and yet so many children across the world
many children across the world
many children across the world particularly girls particularly from
particularly girls particularly from
particularly girls particularly from discriminated groups like Dalits across
discriminated groups like Dalits across
discriminated groups like Dalits across South Asia are denied access to
South Asia are denied access to
South Asia are denied access to education and when they get access to
education and when they get access to
education and when they get access to education the education quality is very
education the education quality is very
education the education quality is very poor there’s little in that which
poor there’s little in that which
poor there’s little in that which empowers children for the future
empowers children for the future
empowers children for the future particularly empowers girls particularly
particularly empowers girls particularly
particularly empowers girls particularly extends the knowledge of girls rights
extends the knowledge of girls rights
extends the knowledge of girls rights and human rights
and human rights
and human rights particularly gives kids the capacity in
particularly gives kids the capacity in
particularly gives kids the capacity in order to turn those ideas into action
order to turn those ideas into action
order to turn those ideas into action particularly gives them the capacity to
particularly gives them the capacity to
particularly gives them the capacity to get decent work particularly gives them
get decent work particularly gives them
get decent work particularly gives them the capacity to start businesses for
the capacity to start businesses for
the capacity to start businesses for themselves the denial of these options
themselves the denial of these options
themselves the denial of these options for children across the world is a
for children across the world is a
for children across the world is a political issue this is an issue which I
political issue this is an issue which I
political issue this is an issue which I hope will concern young people and young
hope will concern young people and young
hope will concern young people and young people will tank action on this isn’t
people will tank action on this isn’t
people will tank action on this isn’t about being a consumer in what you pay
about being a consumer in what you pay
about being a consumer in what you pay it’s about making your elected
it’s about making your elected
it’s about making your elected representatives listen to you making
representatives listen to you making
representatives listen to you making your political leaders listen to you and
your political leaders listen to you and
your political leaders listen to you and change the way in which they do
change the way in which they do
change the way in which they do development policy and yet policy across
development policy and yet policy across
development policy and yet policy across the world in order to open up access to
the world in order to open up access to
the world in order to open up access to quality education for kids across the
quality education for kids across the
quality education for kids across the world and in the places in West Africa
world and in the places in West Africa
world and in the places in West Africa and South Asia where we have been
and South Asia where we have been
and South Asia where we have been involved in getting kids who are
involved in getting kids who are
involved in getting kids who are vulnerable to slavery from communities
vulnerable to slavery from communities
vulnerable to slavery from communities that have been exploited in slavery
that have been exploited in slavery
that have been exploited in slavery getting them into education we have seen
getting them into education we have seen
getting them into education we have seen enormous changes breaking the cycles of
enormous changes breaking the cycles of
enormous changes breaking the cycles of slavery across generations and bringing
slavery across generations and bringing
slavery across generations and bringing new empowered citizens into the
new empowered citizens into the
new empowered citizens into the societies and the citizenry of their
societies and the citizenry of their
societies and the citizenry of their countries one young woman said that I’ve
countries one young woman said that I’ve
countries one young woman said that I’ve learned to express myself better in
learned to express myself better in
learned to express myself better in public and speak up for women’s rights
there’s an ideology goes around at the
there’s an ideology goes around at the moment which is saying well we should
moment which is saying well we should
moment which is saying well we should all stand up for ourselves it’s only
all stand up for ourselves it’s only
all stand up for ourselves it’s only half right we should stand up for each
half right we should stand up for each
half right we should stand up for each other and education helps us do that and
other and education helps us do that and
other and education helps us do that and those who are often denied education or
those who are often denied education or
those who are often denied education or denied education because they’re
denied education because they’re
denied education because they’re powerful in their societies don’t want
powerful in their societies don’t want
powerful in their societies don’t want them to stand up for themselves or for
them to stand up for themselves or for
them to stand up for themselves or for each other
there’s still 21 million people in say
there’s still 21 million people in say after death as I said there’s more than
after death as I said there’s more than
after death as I said there’s more than 21 million people in save today and each
21 million people in save today and each
21 million people in save today and each of us are implicated in those systems of
of us are implicated in those systems of
of us are implicated in those systems of slavery whether we want to be or not so
slavery whether we want to be or not so
slavery whether we want to be or not so there is a challenge for all of us in
there is a challenge for all of us in
there is a challenge for all of us in terms of what sort of role do we want to
terms of what sort of role do we want to
terms of what sort of role do we want to play in this struggle for justice and
play in this struggle for justice and
play in this struggle for justice and indeed all the other struggles for
indeed all the other struggles for
indeed all the other struggles for justice which are going on today each of
justice which are going on today each of
justice which are going on today each of us I think needs to answer the question
us I think needs to answer the question
us I think needs to answer the question that Clarkson posed to himself 200 years
that Clarkson posed to himself 200 years
that Clarkson posed to himself 200 years ago which is if this is morally wrong
ago which is if this is morally wrong
ago which is if this is morally wrong somebody should do something about this
somebody should do something about this
somebody should do something about this and each of us is somebody who should do
and each of us is somebody who should do
and each of us is somebody who should do something about this you may not have an
something about this you may not have an
something about this you may not have an a dealer and ambition to be working in
a dealer and ambition to be working in
a dealer and ambition to be working in human rights all your life that’s fine
human rights all your life that’s fine
human rights all your life that’s fine you may want to be a business executive
you may want to be a business executive
you may want to be a business executive or a teacher or a lawyer or a musician
or a teacher or a lawyer or a musician
or a teacher or a lawyer or a musician or an artist that’s great but as you get
or an artist that’s great but as you get
or an artist that’s great but as you get older and you come through life each of
older and you come through life each of
older and you come through life each of you will find that you have some power
you will find that you have some power
you will find that you have some power at some different times in your life in
at some different times in your life in
at some different times in your life in order to affect change and the change
order to affect change and the change
order to affect change and the change the lives of others whether it’s through
the lives of others whether it’s through
the lives of others whether it’s through writing to your MP writing to your
writing to your MP writing to your
writing to your MP writing to your Member of Parliament writing to your
Member of Parliament writing to your
Member of Parliament writing to your political leader becoming a political
political leader becoming a political
political leader becoming a political leader or making certain choices within
leader or making certain choices within
leader or making certain choices within the businesses that you work with in
the businesses that you work with in
the businesses that you work with in order to decide whether or not you’re
order to decide whether or not you’re
order to decide whether or not you’re going to do something which increases
going to do something which increases
going to do something which increases the power of pure people who are
the power of pure people who are
the power of pure people who are vulnerable to slavery or other human
vulnerable to slavery or other human
vulnerable to slavery or other human rights abuses or exploits that lack of
rights abuses or exploits that lack of
rights abuses or exploits that lack of power that they have each of us is
power that they have each of us is
power that they have each of us is somebody each of us can do something
somebody each of us can do something
somebody each of us can do something about this
all that’s required is the audacity of
all that’s required is the audacity of ambition to act and there be many
ambition to act and there be many
ambition to act and there be many reasons not to act there would be what
reasons not to act there would be what
reasons not to act there would be what everybody else is doing and everybody
everybody else is doing and everybody
everybody else is doing and everybody else is disinterest in these issues
else is disinterest in these issues
else is disinterest in these issues that’s when the courage that the
that’s when the courage that the
that’s when the courage that the previous speaker talked about that’s
previous speaker talked about that’s
previous speaker talked about that’s when that courage becomes important to
when that courage becomes important to
when that courage becomes important to be prepared to raise your voice whenever
be prepared to raise your voice whenever
be prepared to raise your voice whenever those around you are not are interested
those around you are not are interested
those around you are not are interested or are ignorant of what the fundamental
or are ignorant of what the fundamental
or are ignorant of what the fundamental issues are in terms of human rates
issues are in terms of human rates
issues are in terms of human rates situations in which we find ourselves
situations in which we find ourselves
situations in which we find ourselves it’s not easy to do but it’s important
it’s not easy to do but it’s important
it’s not easy to do but it’s important to do there was an area
to do there was an area
to do there was an area human rights activist at the beginning
human rights activist at the beginning
human rights activist at the beginning of the 20th century who’s one of the
of the 20th century who’s one of the
of the 20th century who’s one of the people who was involved in exposing the
people who was involved in exposing the
people who was involved in exposing the brutality of King Leopold in the Congo
brutality of King Leopold in the Congo
brutality of King Leopold in the Congo and he was has the distinction the
and he was has the distinction the
and he was has the distinction the notoriety of having been the last Knight
notoriety of having been the last Knight
notoriety of having been the last Knight of the realm have been executed for high
of the realm have been executed for high
of the realm have been executed for high treason in Britain which was for a
treason in Britain which was for a
treason in Britain which was for a different piece of his career in
different piece of his career in
different piece of his career in relation to Eric the Irish revolutions
relation to Eric the Irish revolutions
relation to Eric the Irish revolutions but one of the things he said at one
but one of the things he said at one
but one of the things he said at one point in his career was this he was
point in his career was this he was
point in his career was this he was working in Cameroon and he came across a
working in Cameroon and he came across a
working in Cameroon and he came across a situation were 27 Cameroonian soldiers
situation were 27 Cameroonian soldiers
situation were 27 Cameroonian soldiers who were in the service of the Germans
who were in the service of the Germans
who were in the service of the Germans did were about to be executed with their
did were about to be executed with their
did were about to be executed with their waves and the reason for this was they
waves and the reason for this was they
waves and the reason for this was they had mutiny whenever their waves had been
had mutiny whenever their waves had been
had mutiny whenever their waves had been whipped and tortured by the colonial
whipped and tortured by the colonial
whipped and tortured by the colonial authorities encasement wrote Elaine at
authorities encasement wrote Elaine at
authorities encasement wrote Elaine at that point which I thought was was quite
that point which I thought was was quite
that point which I thought was was quite important he said we all on earth have a
important he said we all on earth have a
important he said we all on earth have a commission and a right to defend a weak
commission and a right to defend a weak
commission and a right to defend a weak against the strong and to protest
against the strong and to protest
against the strong and to protest against brutality in any shape or form
against brutality in any shape or form
against brutality in any shape or form that’s the Commission which I think we
that’s the Commission which I think we
that’s the Commission which I think we all hold today the question the face is
all hold today the question the face is
all hold today the question the face is then is whether we are going to act on
then is whether we are going to act on
then is whether we are going to act on that Commission whether we are going to
that Commission whether we are going to
that Commission whether we are going to camp in for the weak against the strong
camp in for the weak against the strong
camp in for the weak against the strong Campion to protest against the injustice
Campion to protest against the injustice
Campion to protest against the injustice –is where we see them
–is where we see them
–is where we see them where we encounter them using the power
where we encounter them using the power
where we encounter them using the power that we have in order to end them when
that we have in order to end them when
that we have in order to end them when we can it’s a big challenge but we can
we can it’s a big challenge but we can
we can it’s a big challenge but we can all do small bits of it the introduction
all do small bits of it the introduction
all do small bits of it the introduction to be here today I said I’ve fought
to be here today I said I’ve fought
to be here today I said I’ve fought against slavery all over the world some
against slavery all over the world some
against slavery all over the world some truth not I haven’t done it alone right
truth not I haven’t done it alone right
truth not I haven’t done it alone right across the world there’s anti-slavery
across the world there’s anti-slavery
across the world there’s anti-slavery activists who are putting their lives in
activists who are putting their lives in
activists who are putting their lives in the lane day in doubt in order to
the lane day in doubt in order to
the lane day in doubt in order to advance the cause of justice across the
advance the cause of justice across the
advance the cause of justice across the world
world
world none of us individually or fear ffice
none of us individually or fear ffice
none of us individually or fear ffice would ever have the power to band
would ever have the power to band
would ever have the power to band history but collectively the words of
history but collectively the words of
history but collectively the words of Bobby Kennedy through numberless diverse
Bobby Kennedy through numberless diverse
Bobby Kennedy through numberless diverse acts of courage and belief we can shape
acts of courage and belief we can shape
acts of courage and belief we can shape the history of these times and the other
the history of these times and the other
the history of these times and the other thing to remember is that whenever we
thing to remember is that whenever we
thing to remember is that whenever we act together it doesn’t matter if flawed
act together it doesn’t matter if flawed
act together it doesn’t matter if flawed we are how diverse we are what our
we are how diverse we are what our
we are how diverse we are what our motives are or what the power of those
motives are or what the power of those
motives are or what the power of those ranged against us are or what their
ranged against us are or what their
ranged against us are or what their disinterest is or what their brutality
disinterest is or what their brutality
disinterest is or what their brutality is like if we together with all our
is like if we together with all our
is like if we together with all our great diversity still choose to act in
great diversity still choose to act in
great diversity still choose to act in the name of justice together still we
the name of justice together still we
the name of justice together still we can overcome thank you
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