To mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade act, the African & Caribbean Evangelical Alliance (ACEA) has announced that it will hold its 7th Annual Conference at the Next Generation Music and Mission (ngm) complex in Bristol.
The event, entitled 'Y-space: Standing Together with Young People', will act as ACEA's 7th 'Serve Them Right!' Conference for youthworkers in Black-majority communities.
Taking place on 22 September 2007, ACEA's flagship event hopes to give 100 national, regional and local youthworkers, plus 20-25 young people, the opportunity to explore a range of issues affecting Black young people in the UK.
The findings of the Home Affairs Committee's report into the over-representation of Black young people in the criminal justice system, ACEA has said, will set the stage for some engaging debate and challenging discussions.
Speakers will include Superintendent Leroy Logan (Metropolitan Police, Hackney) and Rev Nancy Odunewu, former Diversity Executive Officer with the Methodist Church and mother of 19-year old Emmanuel who was stabbed to death in Lewisham in November 2006.
They and other speakers will pose the questions: "Do you understand the issues affecting Black young people in the UK?" and "Can you stand with them in their space?"
Constantia Pennie, Chair of ACEA's Children and Youth Commission, said: "Y-space" is an acknowledgement that for a lot of their time our children and young people connect with each other in a virtual reality.
