Submitted on Wednesday 10th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
PLACE STATUES OF PEOPLE THAT HELPED THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT!
Take away these statues of people that glorify slavery and belittle black people. We need equality show who really helped. REPLACE THESE STATUES! Put ones up of the people that helped black people gain their rights.
I want statues like the one in oxford of Cecil Rhodes to not be just taken down but replaced by these amazing people in history that helped black people gain their rights. E.g. Martin Luther king, Rosa Park, Malcom X etc...
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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 or request a new 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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