Events
We also work on multiple collaborative projects throughout the year to bring together academics to develop an understanding of slavery past and present. We aim to create a base of knowledge that today’s thinkers can use to understand and tackle slavery in the present, while also focusing on reparations and decolonisation.
Tickets for events are available on our Ticket Source page.
Upcoming Events
Fredrick Douglass on Women and Rights
13th February 2026 (3:30pm)
SLSJ Events Space
Speaker: Dr Mark Christian (City University of New York)
This presentation represents Frederick Douglass, who was a pioneer for women’s rights from 1848 till his death on February 20th 1895. He was friends with some of the key suffragettes of the era: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Maria Weston Chapman – to name a few. He was an ardent admirer of the audacious African American Harriet Tubman. It could be argued that Douglass is known but unknown, similar to any historical figure who emerged from the African Diaspora in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Douglass stood 6ft “2 and had a muscular build. In regard to his fiery eloquence and writing skills, he astounded peers, men and women, in his day to become arguably the most well-known abolitionist and womanist in the 19th Century. This presentation will consider his social interaction with women and why he supported the cause of women's rights from the outset of his career as an ardent enslavement abolitionist.
CSIS Presents: Dr Miranda Kaufmann's Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean
5th March 2026 (5:30pm)
The Athenaeum Liverpool, L1 3FN
Join us to mark International Women's Day with author Miranda Kaufmann in conversation with Nasra Elliot (National Museums Liverpool) as they discuss Miranda's new book, Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery.
CSIS and Liverpool University Press present: Breaking Dead Silence
21st April 2026 (5pm)
The Bluecoat, L1 3BX
Join CSIS and Liverpool University Press to present the book Breaking Dead Silence at The Bluecoat.
Recent past events
Alongside our event archives, some of our past events are available to watch via our YouTube page.
International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum Workshops
While the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum close for refurbishment in 2025, the two museums will continue to offer outreach workshops for schools.
- Bridging Histories: exploring transatlantic slavery on tour
- Crossing the Atlantic: stories and craft ISM on tour