Amazing Grace Sunday to be Celebrated Around the Globe

The highly anticipated Amazing Grace film stars Ioan Gruffudd as William Wilberforce, the man who championed the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, and is doing much to raise awareness of slavery.

An estimated 27 million people are living in slavery today, indicating that there are more people living in slavery today than at any other time in history. Ironically, this year marks the 200th anniversary of the end of the slave trade in the British Empire, a historic event brought by Wilberforce and a group of friends. The group included John Newton, the slave-trader turned songwriter who penned the popular hymn Amazing Grace.

In advance of the release of the film chronicling their heroic actions, another larger group of abolitionists are once again mounting a campaign with the aim to end slavery once and for all.

The campaign will culminate on Sunday 18 February, when thousands across the globe will celebrate AMAZING GRACE SUNDAY.

Directed by acclaimed director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter), Amazing Grace tells an inspiring story of how one man can change the world.