A conversation with Jennie Taylor, the Diocese of Liverpool's Racial Justice officer. In this conversation, we talk about the legacy of the translatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, the role of the Church of England in enslavement, and the hope of the gospel to a broken and hurting world.

A public lecture given by Malik Al Nasir on Sunday 1st October 2023.

Malik Al Nasir is an author, poet and academic from Liverpool. His memoir ‘Letters to Gil’ is a compelling account of his childhood experiences in a brutal UK Local Authority care system, which at eighteen, left him traumatised, semi-literate, homeless, and destitute. A chance meeting with poet and activist Gil Scott-Heron was to prove life changing, setting him on a path to success. Malik is currently reading for a PhD in history at University of Cambridge on a full ESRC scholarship, and he’s recently been awarded the prestigious ‘Sydney Smith Memorial Prize’ for ‘outstanding achievement’ at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge as well as The Vice Chancellors Award for ‘Global Impact’.

This event was in partnership with PollyPort CIC and Writing on the Wall.

Maliks Socials:

• Twitter / Instagram - @malikandtheogs

• Malik’s blog: http://malikandtheogs.blogspot.com

Malik’s publisher: William Collins imprint of HarperCollins https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/letters-to-gil-malik-al-nasir?variant=39707438940238

Malik’s Agent: Charles Walker - United Agents https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/malik-al-nasir

General media enquiries: Olivia Martin - United Agents: omartin@unitedagents.co.uk

Book promo enquiries: Katherine Patrick Publicity director, William Collins, katherine.patrick@harpercollins.co.uk

Title music courtest of lucadialessandro https://pixabay.com/users/lucadialessandro-25927643/

Sermon from Sunday 17th September 2023 by Ann Evans