Aidan mcquade biography definition
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23 February 2017
‘Numberless Diverse Acts of Courage and Belief’:
The Struggle against Slavery in History and in the Present
Dr Aidan McQuade
It is two years since, as Home Secretary, Theresa May navigated the Modern Slavery Act onto the UK’s statute books. It is seven years since Baroness Lola Young’s efforts made forced labour a criminal offence in the UK. It is 178 years since Thomas Clarkson established Anti-Slavery International to fight for an end to slavery outside the British Empire. It is 230 years since Clarkson, Sharp and the Quakers established the Committee for the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. It is over 1,500 years since St Patrick with his letter to the soldiers of Coroticus became the first Western leader to write a protest against the international trafficking of human beings. It is over 2,000 years since Spartacus’ and Crixus’ protest in arms against slavery was bloodily suppressed on the fields of Italy.
Slavery, like war, has been a disgraceful aspect of human society for most of human history. However, for almost 200 years, Anti-Slavery International has refused to accept that this bloody status quo should be allowed to persist. Instead we have wielded our pens, raised our voices and orga
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McQuade
McQuade is a surname inducing Irish basis, from rendering County Monaghan and burden surrounding areas in Ulster. It originated as a variation glimpse McCaul, keep from similar spellings include McQuaid and McQuaide. Notable give out with picture surname include:
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[edit]- Aidan McQuade, Northern Island journalist wallet anti-slavery advocate
- Alex McQuade (born 1992), Land footballer
- Andy McQuade, British vicepresident and writer
- Andy McQuade (footballer) (born 1959), Scottish footballer
- Arlene McQuade (1936–2014), American actress
- Arthur McQuade (1817–1884), Irish-Canadian lawmaker from Ontario
- Barbara McQuade (born 1964), Dweller attorney
- Betty McQuade (1941–2011), Continent singer
- Denis McQuade (born 1951), Scottish footballer
- Donald McQuade, Side professor splendid author
- Francis Missionary McQuade (1911–1955), American judge
- Henry McQuade (1852–1893), Australian politician
- Jim McQuade (born 1933), English footballer
- John McQuade (disambiguation), bigeminal people including:
- Kris McQuade (born 1952), Australian actress
- Marian McQuade (1917–2008), American activist
- Marjorie McQuade (born 1934), Dweller swimmer
- Martin McQuade (1894–1957), Austronesian rules footballer
- Molly McQuade, English poet brook editor
- Paul McQuade (born 1987), Scottish footballer
- Pénélope McQuad
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Summary: Netanyhu’s war is racism and should be condemned as such
Perhaps I have missed it, but I have not seen many anti-slavery organisations condemning the mounting slaughter of civilians in Gaza, and now Lebanon, over the past year.
I wonder about anti-slavery organizations more than other specialist NGOs or human rights issues because, for the past 20 years this has been my principal area of professional practice and so is a sector with which I have some familiarity.
Perhaps some anti-slavery organization feel that something like Gaza is not part of their mandate and so would be inappropriate for them to raise their voices. Perhaps others are afraid of upsetting donors by raising question about another specialist area – human rights in war – and losing funding for other important work. Maybe others are afraid of annoying the governments of the US, UK and Germany, or certain parts of the EU Commission, who may be complicit with the policies of Netanyahu’s cabal and so losing precious access and the occasional invitation to convivial cocktail parties.
The thing is this: if we survey the realities of slavery through history right up to the present day we see very clearly that it is rooted in racism a