FRIDAY, 28 March 2008 Programme

Videoconference in Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium
Webcast by UN Television & Web Services Section at the following times:
9:30AM - 1:00PM (DST)

Videoconferencing Sites: 

(1) Oslo, Norway
(2) Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada
(3) Bristol, UK
(4) Freetown, Sierra Leone
(5) Praia, Cape Verde
(6) Castries, St. Lucia 
(7) UN Headquarters, New York

9:15 am

Videoconference sites link with UN Headquarters

9:30 am

Introductory remarks by Eric Falt , Director, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information (DPI)

Session 1

9:35 am

Opening remarks by Captain William Pinkney, moderator

9:40 am

Sankofa graduate will read letter from Kali to John Quincy Adams

9:50 am

Bristol, UK students will discuss their work on Transatlantic Slave Trade

10:00 am

Oslo, Norway students will present history of the slave ship Fredensborg

10:10 am

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada students will talk about the Black Loyalist experience and their historical link to Freetown

10:20 am

Freetown, Sierra Leone students will present overview of their history

10:30am

Praia, Cape Verde students will present overview of their history

10:40 am

Castries, St. Lucia students will present overview of their history which links North America, South America and Africa

10:50 am

Comments and questions from students in New York and students watching live webcast

11:00 am

Open discussion as recognized by Moderator from videoconference sites

Session 2

11:10 am

Students in Oslo will read text related to abolition of Danish-Norwegian slave trade

11:20 am

Students on board the Amistad will talk about their experiences

11:35 am

Students in Bristol will talk about Transatlantic voyage on Amistad

11:45 am

Students in Halifax will talk about their voyage on Amistad

11:55 am

Freetown students will talk about Amistad’s visit to Sierra Leone

12:05 pm

Praia students will talk about the Amistad’s recent visit to Cape Verde

12:15 pm

Castries students talk about impact of slave trade on St Lucia, its language, culture, music, et cetera

12:25 pm

Comments and questions from student delegates in New York and students watching live via webcast

12:45 pm

Open discussion as recognized by Moderator from videoconference sites

12:55 pm

Closing remarks by Eric Falt , Director, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information