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Friday October 26, 2007

Anglican archbishops to lead slavery repentance march in London

ALC/ENI, LONDON, January 24, 2007

The Church of England, in acknowledging its involvement in the slave trade, will take part Taxi Heathrow Airport in an act of repentance by thousands of Anglicans, including its spiritual head, planned for 24 March.

Marchers from throughout Britain are expected to meet in London for a procession led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and his second in command, the Archbishop of York, the Ugandan-born John Sentamu, organizers said.

The march marks 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade in the then British Empire.

Source: Ecumenical News International: ENI-07-0060 www.eni.ch