Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes that the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is on 25 March each year;
(2) further notes that Resolution 62/122 of 17 December 2007, which declared 25 March the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, also called for the establishment of an outreach programme to mobilise educational institutions, civil society and other organisations to inculcate in future generations the "causes, consequences and lessons of the transatlantic slave trade, and to communicate the dangers of racism and prejudice";
(3) acknowledges that this year's theme, "Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation" pays tribute to the emancipation of slaves in nations across the world;
(4) further acknowledges that this year is particularly important, with many key anniversaries, including 220 years since France's General Emancipation decree liberated all slaves in present-day Haiti; 180 years since the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 ended slavery in Canada, the British West Indies and the Cape of Good Hope; and 170 years since the Indian Slavery Act of 1843 was signed; and
(5) calls on all citizens to mark the occasion by raising public awareness about the causes, consequences, lessons and legacy of the slave trade so that we have a better understanding of history and are able to educate future generations about the dangers of racism and prejudice and about the universality of human rights.
Agreed to.