So much for gratitude! Student who cancelled the Queen is a visiting AMERICAN: Post grad from Stanford tabled motion to take down royal portrait at Oxford s Magdalen College - as it emerges only TEN out of 250 voted to remove it
Move to remove photographic print passed by Magdalen College s Middle Common Room by large majority
Computer science lecturer Matthew Katzman, 25, tables all MCR motions as part of his role as president
Told MailOnline print was being removed to create a welcoming, neutral place. regardless of background
Sparked an immediate backlash from ministers and Tory MPs, with Queen hailed as a pioneer of anti-racism
In an unprecedented move, dons led by Professor Kate Tunstall called on staff to stop holding tutorials for Oriel students until the monument to the colonialist is removed.
Lecturers are refusing to teach students at an Oxford University college over its decision not to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes, it has been reported.
Last month, Oriel College was accused of “institutional racism” after its governing body said it would not seek to move the monument to the British imperialist from its position outside the building.
According to the Daily Telegraph, more than 150 lecturers have since refused to give tutorials to Oriel’s undergraduate students following the decision.
They also reportedly pledged to withdraw from all talks, seminars and conferences sponsored by Oriel and stop their involvement in interviewing students and recruiting fellows.
The Daily Vox
On Wednesday, community radio station Salaamedia hosted a panel discussion titled “Maintaining the momentum in the solidarity struggle for a free #Palestine”. Featured on the discussion were several activists and figures from the South African Palestinian solidarity movement. The discussion was hosted by Salaamedia presenter, Inayet Wadee.
South Africa – Maintaining the momentum in the solidarity struggle for a free #Palestine. https://t.co/XdHsgWIKiw salaamedia (@salaamedia) June 2, 2021
The guests on the discussion included Roshan Dadoo, William Shoki, Yunus Allie, Naazim Adam, and Muhammed Desai, among others. The over two-hour long discussion went into the various issues facing the struggle and how to continue fighting for a free Palestine.
Oriel College's plan to keep the sculpture of "racist" 19th-century British mining magnate "does not reflect the Oxford we represent", say staff in a letter