Guiding Principles

Eight Guiding Principles of the Intercontinental Slavery Museum

GP1

Principle No.1

Acknowledge the Significance of the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent.

GP2

Principle No.2

Promote the Spirit of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, established by UNESCO since 1997.

Principle No.3

Memorialize the history of slavery in accordance with the recommendations of the Truth and Justice Commission Report (2011)

GP4

Principle No.4

Promote a Bottom-Up Approach with Community Participation at All Levels, in accordance with the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024).

GP5

Principle No.5

Foster a Team Spirit in the Conceptualization and Design of the Museum, Bringing Together Academics, Qualified and Experienced Professionals, as well as the Community.

GP6

Principle No.6

Be guided by a spirit of creativity and innovation to create a vibrant and dynamic museum based on commemoration and reconstruction.

GP6

Principle No.7

Strive to Adopt a Self-Sufficiency Approach that Promotes Entrepreneurship and Other Small Businesses.

GP7

Principle No.8

Promote a "Ecological" Approach, where possible, in the Museum's Design, such as environmentally friendly architecture, green resource management for optimal energy and natural resource usage, and waste reduction.

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