New campaign working to end the racist tradition of slave auctions in schools, uni’s, charities and other UK institutions. #NoSlaveAuctions #BlackLivesMatter
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From the Prime Minister to the Royal Family? Racist mock slave auctions appear to be a long held tradition in the UK.
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Boris Johnson and Michael Gove 'sold in slave auction' at Oxford Union independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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So @BorisJohnson says he won’t take a knee for #BLM because he ‘doesn’t believe in gestures’.
That’s fine. Because he and @michaelgove are clearly capable of showing their humanity and empathy in far more...imaginative ways...
‘The kinds of racism still engaged in by the wealthy and the powerful are egregious and damaging’ - Akala, Natives. @akalamusic
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No. It was inappropriate & deeply offensive then & now. The event was not an official Marie Curie event, our staff were not involved with organising or promoting it. We do not condone anyone raising money in a manner such as this that is so deeply hurtful to so many people.
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We deeply regret being aligned with this third party activity & apologise for any offence caused. We’ve had an ethical statement in place for a number of years & will now not accept any donations that we believe to have been raised through morally unacceptable activities, (1/2)
For many years UK charities have, and continue to benefit substantially from proceeds raised through mock slave auctions. Charities have a responsibility to unequivocally condemn this, to amend their policies to reflect that and to reject funds raised though racist endeavours.
Just a couple of the many examples we found of mock slave auctions being held in benefit of @BBCCiN Children In Need. These are by @BandQ B&Q, @SpeysideHighSch and @Perins and @DalzielHigh
m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry… Mock Slave Auctions must end. A big thank you to @Nadine_Writes and @HuffPost for following our campaign and raising awareness of this offensive and racist practice.
A ‘Slave Auction’ is apparently an entirely appropriate fundraising activity according to @MDS_UK’s website. This charity is part of @KingsCollegeLon who made this statement just a few weeks ago: teapawt.net/kingscollegelon/status…
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We are horrified that this terminology was used by a member of staff who no longer works for us when setting up the "Just Giving" page. We wholeheartedly condemn anything that is, or could be construed as, racism in any way and we fully support blacklivesmatter. #comicrelief
