Submitted on Thursday 11th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Replace memorials of slave traders with memorials to the slaves they exploited
Statues, schools, hospitals and universities all host the names of slave traders who supposedly funded them - we ask that it is recognised that it was the slaves who were forced to work under them who funded these institutions, and deserve this nations recognition, not the scourge of slavery.
This petition aims to value history by teaching it accurately for the first time in this nations history, honouring the unwilling sacrifice of many of this nations ancestors and promoting a national view of accepting and learning from the reality of our past to help realise the issues in our present.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325449
Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325673
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