▁events ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁that ▁date , ▁inv iting ▁ ▁participation ▁from ▁young ▁people , ▁educ ators , ▁artists ▁and ▁intellect uals . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁inter c ult ural ▁UN ES CO ▁project , ▁" The ▁S lave ▁Route ", ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁collect ive ▁recognition ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁" histor ic ▁causes , ▁the ▁methods ▁and ▁the ▁consequences " ▁of ▁sla very . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁sets ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁analysis ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁of ▁the ▁interactions ▁which ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁trade ▁in ▁human ▁be ings ▁between ▁Africa , ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁ ▁Activity ▁within ▁different ▁nations ▁The ▁International ▁Day ▁for ▁the ▁Rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁S lave ▁Trade ▁and ▁its ▁Ab ol ition ▁was ▁first ▁celebrated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁countries , ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁H ait i ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁Sen eg al ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁cultural ▁events ▁and ▁deb ates ▁were ▁organized . ▁ ▁France ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Print ed ▁Text iles ▁( Mus ée ▁de ▁l ' im pression ▁sur ▁é to ff es ) ▁in ▁Mul house , ▁France , ▁conducted ▁a ▁fabric ▁work shop ▁entitled ▁" Ind iennes ▁de ▁Tra ite " ▁( a ▁type ▁of ▁cal ico ) ▁used ▁as ▁currency ▁in ▁trade ▁for ▁Afr icans