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Episode 2 | What is the point of protesting? Part 2
25 minutes Posted Jun 21, 2020 at 7:19 pm.
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Twitter & Instagram: @whoistaf. Protesting isn’t the goal but a means to an end.

Over these two episodes we discuss what we hope the protests will accomplish. We cover:

- The removal of slave owner statues.

- Was #blackouttuesday a good idea?

- The consequences of speaking out as a public figure (Anthony Joshua and Colin Kaepernick).

- How have institutions have responded to the protests?

- Do you think it’s important that companies are genuine in their diversity hires?

What have they accomplished so far?

· Liverpool renaming its halls, after a 2 year debate it’s finally changing.

· Bristol BLM activists pulled Edward Colston 72 hrs ago. Now Columbus is in a lake in the US, Robert Milligan (slave owner) has come down in East London, King Leopold II is down in Belgium, Manchester, Leeds & London are to review all statues and memorials planned for Windrush.

· In Manchester, protestors have been petitioning for the removal of the Robert Peel statue that resides in Piccadilly Gardens.