UK politicians and campaigners call for reparative justice for African slave trade | Slavery

UK politicians and campaigners call for reparative justice for African slave trade | Slavery

Politicians, campaigners and community groups are uniting for the first time to make “a very distinct and clear call for reparative justice” at an inaugural reparations conference this weekend. The all-party parliamentary... Read more »
‘I’d love the energy spent arguing over slavery reparations to be used to save the next black kid who’s going to get stabbed’: Sir Trevor Phillips claims there are ‘more important things on the agenda’ for people of colour than revisiting historical wrongs

‘I’d love the energy spent arguing over slavery reparations to be used to save the next black kid who’s going to get stabbed’: Sir Trevor Phillips claims there are ‘more important things on the agenda’ for people of colour than revisiting historical wrongs

Sir Trevor Phillips is clattering around in the kitchen of his North London home making a meal for one. Or, as he calls it, ‘a lonely person’s dinner’. The broadcaster and former... Read more »
Goldsmiths University to keep statues connected to slavery – South London News

Goldsmiths University to keep statues connected to slavery – South London News

Goldsmiths University has decided to keep four statues connected to slavery and Britain’s colonial past on the front of Deptford Town Hall.  Following a public consultation of people in the Lewisham area... Read more »
London park may be renamed after Diane Abbott following slavery review

London park may be renamed after Diane Abbott following slavery review

A London park named after William Gladstone could be rebranded Diane Abbott Park as part of a slavery review by a Labour-run council in the capital. Gladstone Park, in north west London,... Read more »
Now London is cancelled! At least 45 streets and statues face being erased over ‘slavery links’

Now London is cancelled! At least 45 streets and statues face being erased over ‘slavery links’

No fewer than 45 streets and statues have either been renamed or removed – or are in the process of being cancelled –  over historic slavery links in London. Councils and authorities... Read more »
Farewell Tulse Hill? London suburb could ‘disappear’ over former lord mayor’s links to slavery

Farewell Tulse Hill? London suburb could ‘disappear’ over former lord mayor’s links to slavery

Farewell Tulse Hill? London suburb could ‘disappear’ over former lord mayor Sir Henry Tulse’s links to slavery – as Labour council is accused of wasting money on ‘vanity project’ as it asks... Read more »
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Hackney park changes name over slavery links honouring ‘beloved’ local woman instead

A Hackney park has been renamed to honour a local woman following concerns from local residents that the park’s previous name had links to the slave trade. The park, located just north... Read more »
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Wandsworth’s ‘sickening’ Plantation Wharf savaged by MP over names linked to slavery

A London development has come under fire due to names linked to the slave trade, as Battersea MP Marsha de Cordova joins calls for it to be renamed. Plantation Wharf in Battersea... Read more »
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Princess Eugenie joins modern slavery survivors for an art therapy class

Princess Eugenie shows off her artistic prowess with a serene landscape painting ‘representing freedom’ and signed with her initials as she joins modern slavery survivors for an art therapy class Eugenie joined... Read more »
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Missing teenage girls found in Scotland as man charged with child abduction and modern slavery | World News

Two teenagers who went missing from their homes in Kent and London have been found. The girls were located at an address in Scotland on Thursday. They are safe and well and... Read more »