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Bristol University could rename buildings like Wills, Fry and Goldney due to links with slave trade

They are named after prominent families with connections to slavery

Bristol Post

Just Stop Oil’s attacks on art risk becoming a cliché

Though there is situationist wit in throwing soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, the protest is more likely to provoke eye-rolls than action

The Guardian - UK

Massive Attack join project to increase diversity of English school curriculum

Bristol group have written new music for Cargo Classroom project, which they describe as ‘a perfect piece of activism’

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Black History Month: BristolLive supports black-owned businesses throughout the city

It's a time for knowledge, understanding and commemoration

Bristol Post

Removing Colston statue was 'cathartic not violent' says one of Colston 4

Rhian Graham said she is 'not disheartened' by Court of Appeal ruling, which can't undo what happened

Bristol Post

Colston four: protesters cannot rely on ‘human rights’ defence, top judge rules

Acquittal of four who toppled statue unchanged but appeal court decision could affect future trials for ‘significant’ criminal damage

The Guardian - UK

Human rights not a defence for significant criminal damage, court rules in Bristol Colston statue case

Court of Appeal rules that the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue was ‘violent’ and caused significant damage

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Felling of Bristol's Colston statue ruled as ‘violent act’

The toppling of the statue to slave trader Edward Colston was a violent act of criminal damage which is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, senior appeal judges have ruled. The statue in Bristol was felled during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020, leading to…

Evening Standard

Human rights protections were no defence to ‘violent’ Colston statue toppling REDIRECTED

The Court of Appeal has given a ruling on legal issues arising out of the prosecution of the so-called Colston Four, who were cleared by a jury.

The Independent UK

Appeal Court rules Colston 4 should not have used human rights defence

'Clarification' is 'disappointing' say Colston 4 lawyers, but they are still innocent

Bristol Post

Colston Four: Court of Appeal will rule on legal issues arising from case

The Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, Mr Justice Holgate and Mr Justice Saini are due to give their decision in writing at 12 noon today (Wednesday, September 28)

Bristol Post

Court of Appeal due to rule on legal issues arising out of ‘Colston Four’ case

The bronze memorial to the 17th-century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 2020.

The Independent UK

Jesus joins the Bristol Bus Boycott to replace Colston stained glass window

The window dedicated to Edward Colston was removed two years ago

Bristol Post

Thatchers Cider boss ‘devastated’ by Countering Colston boycott campaign

The managing director of the Somerset cider maker described calls for people to stop buying the company’s drinks as a ‘personal attack’

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William Crowther's statue is coming down – but is that the only way reckon with our history?

As a Tasmanian council moves to take down a statue of the state's former premier, an expert says we can expect more challenges to colonial figures to come.

Bristol Post

New cathedral exhibition to ‘tell the truth’ about links to the slave trade

200 memorials and grave-markers in cathedral found to have connections with the transatlantic trade of enslaved people

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on commemorative art: remember differently

Editorial: Better to own up to Britain’s murderous history than hide it, but sensitive curation is everything

Bristol Post

Bristol Harbour Festival could change amid concerns it is too 'white and middle-class'

City council cabinet set to approve funding for next five years

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The Guardian - UK

Reni Eddo-Lodge on anti-racism: ‘The backlash amazes me’

Two years after the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that sent Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race to the top of the bestseller lists, its author assesses how far we’ve come, in an edited extract from an updated edition of the book

Bristol Post

Department of Education threatens to withdraw funding from Bristol school after Ofsted rating

Montpelier High School received an 'inadequate' Ofsted rating in its first inspection in twelve years

The Guardian - UK

‘We won’t stay silent any longer’ – 13 protest photographs that changed Britain

As a new law comes into place that restricts how people can demonstrate across the UK, we look at some of the images and moments that reshaped the nation

The Independent UK

Toppling Colston statue ‘unacceptable’ form of political debate, court told

The Attorney General has asked Court of Appeal judges to review the law around the case.

The Independent UK

Artist William Kentridge says Winston Churchill statue should be buried so we can ‘look down’ on him

‘The question should be: “How do we deal with our blighted past?” rather than defending it and saying it was nothing but a heroic history,’ Kentridge said

Bristol Post

Bristol reacts to school's 'inadequate' Ofsted ranking after first inspection in 12 years

Montpelier High School, formerly Colston's Girls' School, was given the worst Ofsted rating where it had previously been dubbed 'the best school in Bristol'

Bristol Post

Opinion: Two years since Colston and everything has changed, but everything is still the same

"Racism didn't end because a big crowd pulled over a statue two years ago today"

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