JUBILEE 2011 – A Celebration of Peace and Freedom On Sunday July 31, 2011 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Adin Ballou Park, Hopedale Street, Hopedale Massachusetts, the public is invited to share poems, songs and prayers for Peace and Freedom to commemorate Emancipation Day, 1838. Please arrive early and sign up to read. Bring an outdoor chair or blanket for seating if required. Dear Friends of Adin Ballou: We need readers to present excerpts from the writings of Adin Ballou, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglas. Join Us For Jubilee 2011 A Festival of Poems for Peace and Freedom Join us to commemorate Emancipation Day in Adin Ballou Park, Hopedale Street, Hopedale, Mass. on Sunday, July 31 from 2-4 p.m. We will celebrate a modern variation on the "Anti- Slavery Picnic" held by the early Hopedale Community each August 1. On July 31, 1834, the British Parliament passed the Emancipation Act, initiating the process of ending slavery in the British West Indies. When Queen Victoria came to the throne, she granted full freedom to all slaves throughout the British Empire. On the anniversary of August 1, 1838, the Hopedale community would gather each year to celebrate Emancipation and to pledge themselves anew to antislavery action in the United States. In the spirit of the early Community, we gather to honor our forebears' efforts and to renew our commitment to working for peace and freedom in our own time. Please arrive early and sign up to read. Bring an outdoor chair or blanket for seating if required. For more information, call Marcia Matthews at 508-478-0977. Abolitionism in Hopedale HOME |
