Bringing African-Led Reparatory Justice to Bristol
"Nothing about us, without us."
Founding Principles
For years, Bristol ignored its role in the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans (TTEA) and resisted calls for a commemorative program.
The Bristol Legacy Foundation (BLF) supported the formation of an "Atonement and Reparations Motion" in 2021 proposed by the African Heritage Community and spearheads research and education initiatives through Project T.R.U.T.H. In late 2022, coordination transitioned from Bristol City Council to the Black South West Network (BSWN), with BLF aiming to unite efforts for commemoration and reparation, led by Deputy Mayor Councillor Asher Craig. Comprising the Legacy and Partnership Groups, including stakeholders like the University of Bristol, Society of the Merchant Venturers, Bristol City Council, and others, BLF aims to coordinate responses to reparatory justice.
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initiatives and plans
Our Objectives
Memorialisation
Passed by BLF Members Cllr Asher Craig and Cleo Lake, this motion commits Bristol City Council to reparatory justice for African Heritage Communities.
Reparations
Recommendations by African heritage communities on how the ramifications and legacies of Bristol’s involvement in the Transatlantic Trafficking and Enslavement of Africans (TTEA), should be recognised in the city.
Story House
See the Bristol Legacy Foundation’s plans from 2023 up to 2033, the 200th Anniversary of the Illegalisation of Slavery in British Territories.
Our Projects
Bristol City Council Atonement and Reparations Motion (2021)
Passed by BLF Members Cllr Asher Craig and Cleo Lake, this motion commits Bristol City Council to reparatory justice for African Heritage Communities.
Project T.R.U.T.H
Recommendations by African heritage communities on how the ramifications and legacies of Bristol’s involvement in the Transatlantic Trafficking and Enslavement of Africans (TTEA), should be recognised in the city.
Bristol Legacy Foundation 10-Year Plan
See the Bristol Legacy Foundation’s plans from 2023 up to 2033, the 200th Anniversary of the Illegalisation of Slavery in British Territories.
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