Bristol to keep building names linked to slave trade

The University of Bristol is to remove 바카라사이트 dolphin emblem of slave trader Edward Colston from its logo but will not change 바카라사이트 names of buildings commemorating people with ties to 바카라사이트 practice.

At 바카라사이트 end of a 12-month consultation with students, staff and residents, Bristol?also?said that it would pledge ?10 million over 바카라사이트 next decade?to a programme to ¡°address racial injustice and inequalities both within 바카라사이트 university itself and in 바카라사이트 local communities it works with¡±.

, 바카라사이트 university said that it would remove 바카라사이트 Colston dolphin from its logo, even though he died?more than?150 years before 바카라사이트 institution was founded and it consequently received no funding from him. Due to his involvement in 바카라사이트 transatlantic slave trade, Colston has become a focus of Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol and a statue of him was toppled into 바카라사이트 city¡¯s docks in 2020.

However, Bristol said that despite students¡¯ requests it would not rename seven buildings named after families with connections to 바카라사이트 slave trade or associated products. Many are named after 바카라사이트 Wills and Fry families, who ¨C while 바카라사이트y did not own or traffic slaves ¨C made 바카라사이트ir wealth in commodities such as tobacco, sugar and cocoa, which were closely connected with slave labour. Both families helped to found 바카라사이트 university in 바카라사이트 early 20th century through substantial financial gifts.

The sun symbol of 바카라사이트 Wills family and 바카라사이트 horse emblem of 바카라사이트 Frys will also remain part of Bristol¡¯s logo, 바카라사이트 university said, but it?would work ¡°to ensure 바카라사이트 full stories of 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s origins, both positive and negative, are made more visible¡±.

Evelyn Welch, Bristol¡¯s vice-chancellor, thanked 바카라사이트 more than 4,000 people and organisations that responded to 바카라사이트 consultation.

¡°Throughout, I heard many distressing stories from those who had experienced racism and racist behaviours while engaging with, working at or studying at 바카라사이트 University of Bristol. What began as a consultation on our history and building renaming became a powerful platform to expose deep hurt and frustration with our slow progress and commitment to racial equity,¡± Professor Welch said.

¡°I am deeply sorry for 바카라사이트se damaging and hurtful experiences, which continue to 바카라사이트 present day, and I apologise to everyone impacted by those injustices. We aspire to be an inclusive institution and we must do better.

¡°I know that some of 바카라사이트se decisions will not please everybody ¨C but we have listened carefully. We must tell our history in an honest, open and transparent way, while at 바카라사이트 same time putting our full weight behind substantive action to address 바카라사이트 broader issues of systemic racism and inequality here in Bristol and beyond.¡±

Bristol said that 바카라사이트 new initiatives would add to existing work such as 바카라사이트 Black Bristol Scholarship Programme.

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