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Brunel’s SS Great Britain site drops historical name in ‘cool’ rebrand

New name, Bristol Dockyards, and museum revamp aimed at becoming more rooted in community, says chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘If we decriminalise drugs, I’m scared which way the population will go’

A student and a salesperson disagreed about drug policy and HS2, but would they see eye to eye on the Edward Colston statue?

The Guardian - UK

Bristol launches summer of activist events to become UK civil rights capital

Programme of events announced on anniversary of Bristol bus boycott aimed at inspiring new social manifesto for city

The Guardian - UK

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Bristol church repair opens up possibility of Edward Colston exhumation

Diocese holds consultation on future of long-closed city centre site thought to be enslaver’s burial place

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From Cristiano Ronaldo to a busty mermaid: The controversial statues that have lost their place

From Denmark’s busty mermaid statue to toppled slave traders and stolen Paddington Bears, we take a look at the statues around the world that have vanished, been relocated, or quietly removed.

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Labour peer calls for removal of Clive of India statue from outside Foreign Office

Thangam Debbonaire says Indian visitors to the ministry should not have to walk past ‘historically inaccurate’ bronze

The Guardian - UK

How does woke start winning again?

The long read: British progressives have suffered major setbacks in recent years, in both public opinion and court rulings. Was a backlash inevitable, and are new tactics needed?

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Five years since Colston fell, there have been setbacks – but those who demanded race equality have not gone away

When the enslaver’s statue was torn down in Bristol, it signified hope. Now the government must harness that to bring about real change, says Operation Black Vote co-founder Simon Woolley

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Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope

It is easy to look back at 2020 and feel aggrieved, even fooled. But in the British city where slaver Edward Colston’s statue was pulled down, I found cause for optimism, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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Voices: Artworks by disgraced artists like Eric Gill need context, not protective screens

COMMENT: ‘Prospero and Ariel’ – the sculpture by paedophile Eric Gill that adorns the BBC’s Broadcasting House – deserves better than being locked away in an ugly glass box, says Clair Woodward

The Independent UK

‘Deeper story’ of George Floyd’s death to be explored in BBC documentary

The 90-minute film will feature interviews with Mr Floyd’s family, and celebrities.

Evening Standard

To celebrate Frieze, we hosted a discussion with two women trailblazers about the power of public art to change narratives and challenge bias

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Marie Claire

I’m proud that I’m not proud to be British

National pride has taken a nosedive over the last decade. But with Brexit, Covid cronyism and unsavoury royal revelations, is it any wonder, asks Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

Slave trader Colston left bequest to Church of England, archive shows

As archbishop of Canterbury visits Jamaica, research reveals trader left money to church’s missionary arm

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Edward Colston statue placed in quiet corner of Bristol museum

As a result of consultation with local people, visitors must make deliberate choice to see toppled statue of slave trader

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‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol?

The long read: More people have been imprisoned for rioting during a single day in Bristol in 2021 than in any other protest-related disorder since at least the 1980s. What was behind this push to prosecute so harshly?

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Concentration of power in London is ‘UK disease’ says outgoing Bristol mayor

Marvin Rees says best way to tackle issues such as decaying infrastructure and the climate emergency is at a city level

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Napoleon dynamite or Bonaparte bomb? Balanced views of Ridley Scott’s biopic

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Bristol University decides not to rename buildings linked to slavery

Institution will remove Edward Colston’s insignia from its logo and set up £10m racial inequalities fund

The Independent UK

Bristol University to keep building names linked to slave traders but Colston emblem removed from logo

The University of Bristol will, however, remove a dolphin emblem of slave trader Edward Colston from its logo

The Independent UK

Bristol University to remove slave trader Edward Colston’s emblem from logo

An open letter from the vice-chancellor apologises to people who have experienced racism at the university.

Zenger

Campaign Wants To Remove ‘lovelocks’ From Bridge With Somber History

The bridge was named after an 18th-century slave who was brought to live in the UK.

The Independent UK

Black Lives Matter march organiser who splurged thousands in donations on taxis and takeaways is jailed

Xahra Saleem co-organised the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol which saw the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue

The Independent UK

How devastated youth group was cheated out of £30k by Black Lives Matter fraudster

Xahra Saleem spent £30k destined for a youth group which has since been forced to close

The Independent UK

How devastated youth group was cheated out of £30k by Black Lives Matter fraudster

Xahra Saleem spent £30k destined for a youth group which has since been forced to close

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