Five years ago I was a delegate at the United Nations World Congress Against Racism in South Africa and, with the support of other delegates from Africa and the Caribbean, we very nearly got the word "repentance" into a Congress resolution on the slave trade until a message came back from a civil servant in the UK Government - "Downing Street does not do repentance".
Recently, I shared this story with a group of young people from Bristol. They said: "Practical action is more important than words", and came up with four responses: 1. Supporting those campaigning to eradicate all forms of slavery today - girls forced into prostitution and children trafficked; 2. Fair trading arrangements for countries where people are enslaved in poverty; 3. Asylum in this country for children and young people who have fled from violence and conflict in their home countries; and 4. Joining the global campaign for free primary education for all children in the world, launched by Gordon Brown.
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