Dear Members I'm forwarding an email I received from David Atherton, an Arts & Education Officer in Aberdeen, currently developing a project for schools in the north-east of Scotland. I'm wondering if any of you can help/advise him? Tony T Writer, Researcher, Coordinator Sweet Patootee Ltd W. www.sweetpatootee.co.uk ------ Forwarded Message From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:15:00 +0000 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bicentenary of Abolition of the Slave Trade Tony, Thanks for your informative e-mail, I will give it some thought. The project that I am pursuing is very much based on the African experience of slavery; of the great Diaspora that occurred between the 17th and 19th centuries. My probelm is making this relevant to the North-east of Scotland, where there appears to have been little DIRECT link with slavery. There are a number of colourful stories/histories from this part of Scotland relating to 'Slavery, The Abolition Of' such as the life of Indian Peter and that of John Ross, but though these are extraordinary, they relate to European not African personages. Any ideas? David Atherton Arts Education Officer (Creative Links) Aberdeenshire Council Education, Learning & Leisure Woodhill House, Westburn Road Aberdeen AB16 5GB Tel. 01224 665363 Mob. 07795 224044 Email. [email protected] Web. www.aberdeenshirearts.org.uk **************************************************************************** ******** This e-mail may contain privileged information intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please accept our apologies and notify the sender, deleting the e-mail afterwards. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the e-mail's author and do not necessarily represent those of Aberdeenshire Council. www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk **************************************************************************** ******** ------ End of Forwarded Message