Submitted on Wednesday 10th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Teach British Imperialism & Colonialism in national curriculum. No whitewashing.
Include honest, contextualised reading of British history which informs of the brutality of colonialism in the school curriculum. Teach & educate children about the economic, political and social advantages they enjoy today as a result of the colonial extraction and plunder their country engaged in.
There is much omitted from the curriculum on Britain’s colonial history. By excluding the evils of British Imperialism, along with how members of the African Diaspora contributed to the British nation-state, British children are robbed of understanding how colonialist ideology was implemented. This stunts the growth of racial equality and equity in the UK, hindering the racial esteem of Black British children. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092
We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality
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