Slave

Slave was, I think - dredging the memory cells - a Rolling Stones tune from about 1966. This year, marks 200 years since the abolition of slavery and locally I have just taken a decision to offer a small amount of sponsorship to the Friends of Africa and the Caribbean group to help them put on an exhibition reflecting slavery past and present. I got a message throuigh the Council's BME Development Worker that they had raised 90% of the money but had faced some unforeseen costs. I then ran into James Johnson the Chair of FACE who has put a great deal of work into setting this up and offered to help. For those reading this who are local to Hastings the exhibition runs from 14-16 September at the Friends Meeting House with a Guest speaker at the launch event @ 7pm on 15th September. We will probably carry a feature on this event in the next Hastings Community News.