In Bristol today, the major historical slave trader Edward Colston is publicly celebrated.
We are a network of individuals who believe that this is wrong and we demand that it should end now.
Instead, we call for action to achieve and perpetuate the following positive aims:
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- Remember the full, true history of transatlantic slavery, colonialism and exploitation;
- Commemorate and mourn the people who suffered and died as a result of the slave trade, and recognise the coerced economic contribution that they made;
- Celebrate the people who courageously resisted slavery and fought for abolition and emancipation;
- Acknowledge and repair, as far as possible, the negative effects in the present day of historical slavery;
- Promote ideas of human dignity, equality and freedom.
Countering Colston - Campaign to Decolonise Bristol 