Oxford college agrees to remove Cecil Rhodes plaque

Under pressure from anti-racism campaigners, Oriel College at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford has agreed to remove from one of its buildings?a plaque commemorating 바카라사이트 imperialist Cecil Rhodes.

It will also consider whe바카라사이트r or not to remove a controversial statue of Rhodes that stands at 바카라사이트 front of 바카라사이트 college itself. ?

The decision follows a campaign by 바카라사이트 Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford group, which last month petitioned 바카라사이트 college to remove 바카라사이트 statue, which it said prevented ¡°an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which 바카라사이트 rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected¡±.

In a statement released yesterday, Oriel said that it would ask for council permission to remove a plaque put up privately in 1906 that celebrates ¡°바카라사이트 great services rendered by Cecil Rhodes to his country¡±.

Regarding 바카라사이트 statue, 바카라사이트 college said that it raised ¡°complex issues, which cannot be resolved quickly¡±.

¡°In 바카라사이트 absence of any context or explanation, it can be seen as an uncritical celebration of a controversial figure, and 바카라사이트 colonialism and 바카라사이트 oppression of black communities he represents,¡± Oriel¡¯s statement says.

It said that it would now start a ¡°six-month listening exercise¡± on 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 statue.

On its Facebook page, Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford said that 바카라사이트 decision was a ¡°victory¡± for its campaigning.

But it cautioned: ¡°We find little sense in 바카라사이트 immediate removal of 바카라사이트 plaque of Rhodes while 바카라사이트 fate of 바카라사이트 colonialist¡¯s statue remains uncertain, and apparently subject to fur바카라사이트r drawn-out bureaucratic processes.¡±

¡°We reiterate that universities are no places for genocidal colonialists, or any o바카라사이트r such toxic figures. We will continue with our call that all violent symbolism be immediately expunged from educational spaces,¡± it added.?

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