Ending the public & private celebration of Colston in Bristol, a genocidal mass-murderer who trafficked and enslaved my ancestors & yours for personal gain.
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Beautiful visual storytelling in this spoken word account of the key arguments and result from the Colston toppling trial. The piece was written in 2022 after the verdict in January that year by Rob Mitchell vimeo.com/879151954
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We are excited to hear from Ros Martin & @katiefinnegancl from @CounterColston on the Whose Streets? Panel on Social Justice and Reclaiming Public Space ✊ at our #BeyondConsumerism conference next week 14 May
FIND OUT MORE & REGISTER YOUR PLACE HERE: adfreecities.org.uk/conferen…
Deadline this Sat 30th April to apply for funding from Bristol Redistro and Glad Colston's Gone collab- distributed in grants up to £1000 - so 13 different local anti racist campaigning or community groups could all receive a cash injection!
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BREAKING: Colston's School, the only school in Bristol actually founded by slave trader Edward Colston, has announced its new name: Collegiate School.
Here's a flashback to June 2020, when 100 former pupils wrote to demand a new name
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Panel discussion: Whose Streets? Social Justice and Reclaiming Public Space with @CounterColston, @hollabackLDN + @adfreecities
Part of the #BeyondConsumerism conference Sat 14 May 2022, @ Conway Hall, London
More deets and registration: adfreecities.org.uk/conferen…
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After #Colston4 Trial Victory - good news from #GladColstonsGone support group!
Unspent £unds from the #TopplersDefenceFund crowdfunder are being passed to @bristolredistro for a special #Bristol allocation round - info soon via bristolredistro.org/
#wetoppledcolston @ukblm
Pub crawl in BS5!! Hell yeah @ThePloughEaston, @TheRedLionBS5 and @TheChelseaBS5. BS5 is quickly becoming the most anti-Merchant Venturer neighbourhood in #Bristol❤️🔥
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Did you know that @thatchers_cider is owned by a Merchant Venturer?? 🤮
The Society of MVs is an elite private members club of which Edward #Colston was a prominent member. They have been heavily responsible for the continued celebrations of the slaver in #Bristol.
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Merchants Hall didn't make it into this run-down of possible venues. I can only imagine that was because it's a bit out of the way...
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#BristolHistoryCommission / @BristolCouncil has been tipping off some MSM about a 'big' announcement today - can only be survey results of @mshedbristol 'What Next - #Colston' display.
Late to the party as ever - #GladColstonsGone
@TristanCorkPost @CounterColston @BrisRadHis
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"The committee approved the move during a closed session of the meeting." bristolpost.co.uk/news/brist… <<meeting in secret!
📢 Tonight 📢
How do #Bristol's Afrikan heritage citizens believe the city should recognise its role in the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Afrikans? Find out at the consultation report launch from 6pm on Zoom.
Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/project-t…
#Colston #Colston4
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Sun 12-2pm @Ujimaradio discussing the community reactions to the Colston 4 verdict with Liz Small RA Cultural Consultancy Services.
@CleoDanceBaton community activist.
Janie Watson daughter of the late Ajax Watson discussing the planned mural @LawrenceHoo @shawnsobers
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'Bristol’s unique selling point is the very people who fought against the slave trade'
@CounterColston
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Since the Colston 4 were found not guilty last week, the right has sought to claim their win was ideological - an assault on the rule of law. This is simply not the case, writes @PriyRaval: the group’s legal defence was robust.
novaramedia.com/2022/01/13/t…
