Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Friday 19th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove all statues and plaques within the U.K. that commemorate the slave trade.
All public commemorations to the slave trade should be taken down. It is important for us to now recognise the blood, sweat and tears of those upon whom this nation was built. It is now time to honour the sacrifices of the slaves, their survivors, families and communities.
In order to redress the legacy of the slave trade and advance the process of reconciliation, a Truth and Reconciliation Tribunal should be commissioned. Part of this reconciliation process would involve removal of any inflammatory commemorations, such as statues and plaques honouring the slave trade.
There has been precedent set in professional sport for a more culturally appropriate name. Examples: NBA - Tri-Cities "Blackhawks" = Atlanta Hawks; MLB - Burlington Indians = Burlington Royals.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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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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