‘Church’s work on slavery should inspire others to do the right thing’
by Aine Fox
Mar 04, 2024
4 minutes
The Church of England’s work to address historic links to slavery must be the start of a wider conversation for British society, a campaigner has said, as a new report set a £1 billion target for an investment fund for “healing, repair and justice”.
The initial £100 million investment fund set up to address the wrongs of the past has been deemed too small and slow by an independent oversight group.
The funding programme was announced in January last year for investment, research and engagement to “address past wrongs”.
But its original nine-year timeframe has been judged too long by an independent oversight group which also stated that £100 million is “insufficient” to counter
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