Rally in Oxford to mark one year since George Floydâs death ANTI-RACISM activists will hold a rally in Oxford today to mark one year since the world was shocked by images of the murder of George Floyd. Rhodes Must Fall, Extinction Rebellion and CWU South Central are only some of the groups taking part in the 5.30pm action in Bonn Square. The anniversary comes just weeks after Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted by a jury for the murder of the black man. Oxford Stand Up to Racism, which is one of the groups behind the event, explained that demonstrators will demand action over racism, including the removal of the Rhodes statue from its position in the High Street.
THIS afternoon, anti-racism activists met in the centre of Oxford to mark the one-year anniversary since George Floyd was murdered. Rhodes Must Fall and Oxford Stand Up to Racism were just two of the groups who attended the rally.
Anti-racism protestors meet outside Bonn Square today. Activists met at Bonn Square to demand action over racism - a number of protestors gave testimonies about racism they had experienced within the UK and read out the names of those believed to be victims of police brutality.
Anti-racism activists take the knee. The group of protestors then marched from Bonn Square, down Queen Street, to the High Street - where the controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes is placed on top of Oriel College.
Antigua and Barbuda demands millions in reparations from All Souls over slave trade links
The Caribbean nation is asking for millions of pounds
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Antiguan Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, wrote to the warden of All Souls College, Sir John Vickers, seeking reparations for millions of pounds which were earned from the “hard labour” of enslaved people in Antigua and Barbuda.
The letter, sent on Tuesday 6th April, proposed that “the college should repay its debt to enslaved persons on Antigua and Barbuda, who were the real source of benefit to All Souls, by contributing to the higher education of the people of Antigua and Barbuda through postgraduate scholarships to the College for eligible Antiguans and Barbudans and sending direct donations to the Five Islands (Antigua) Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) which was launched in September 2019 as the fourth landed campus of the University”.