Submitted on Wednesday 10th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 29th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Remove the names associated with the slave trade in Bristol
I would like the government to remove building names, statues and street names associated with the save trade as it encourages anxiety and depression to descendants of the slave trade as it glorifies these former slave owners. Over the years, we’ve becoming more educated and understanding.
I believe all associations with the slave trade within Bristol should be removed. This includes renaming street names, buildings, schools, removing all statues and plaques. These items should be place within a museum for people to view as historic artefacts.
The recent events of removing the statue of Edward Colston should be evident to how passionate the people of Bristol are about removing offensive bits of history to glamorise something as horrific as the transatlantic slave trade.
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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 be erected, 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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