385. Mauritius is working towards the setting up of the Intercontinental Slavery Museum in Port Louis. The Museum would give more visibility and insight into the colonial practice of slavery and the slave trade in the Indian Ocean, promote education on the history of slavery, and emphasize the contribution of the African Diaspora in the world development. 386. Apart from providing subsidies/grants to religious bodies, the Government, in line with its objective to promote racial harmony and unity in diversity for the preservation of our rich cultural heritage and promotion of languages, has set up Trust Funds, Cultural Centres, Speaking Unions and Heritage Funds. These unions and funds are expected to allow Mauritians of all cultural backgrounds the opportunity to participate in religious and cultural activities of their choice and to foster harmony and mutual respect. Festivals such as the Spring Festival, Divali, Eid-Ul-Fitr and Christmas are celebrated at a national level with government’s active participation in the organizational aspects. SUPPORT TO ARTISTS 387. The Copyright Act was further amended in 2017 to redefine and better safeguard the interest of copyright owners, and to create a new regulatory framework for the MASA for a better representation of rights holders. The Mauritius Society of Authors was established under the Act to replace the Rights Management Society. The Rules and Statutes of the Society have been worked out to consolidate its operations as a Collective Management Organisation (CMO). 388. The Anti-Piracy Unit of the Police Department, the Mauritius Revenue Authority, the Industrial Property Office and the Mauritius Society of Authors are involved in the fight against piracy and responsible for the enforcement of the Copyright Act. 389. Financial assistance is provided by way of grants under the ‘Assistance Scheme to Artists’, for the local production of cultural goods, and the ‘International Development Grant’ to encourage the development of Creative Industries in Mauritius. 390. With a view to incentivise artists to share their work and talents on a national scale, the latter are remunerated for their performances on the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) television channels. (Rs 4M provided in FY 2018/2019 under the Lotto Fund). 391. A National Arts Fund (Fund) was set up in July 2018 to contribute to the financing of creative arts projects, schemes and events in relation to arts development such as music recording, concerts, and sales and exhibition of art works. Government has earmarked a sum of Rs 50 million to finance these activities. 4 grant schemes namely - (i) an Emerging Talents Grant Scheme to nurture future generations of talented Mauritians; (ii)a Production Grant Scheme to encourage established artists to incorporate originality and creativity in their works; (iii)a Capacity Building Grant Scheme to support the continuous professional development of Mauritians working in the arts and culture 138