*The following document was presented to staff members and Heads of Schools in a meeting held on January 22nd 2021
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Given that the Home office is committed to deporting 50 Jamaicans and has already deported 13 Jamaicans as of yesterday and is attempting to continue this, as Decolonise QMUL we believe this is unlawful and want to call out the dehumanising, colonial and racist roots of this decision. The justification was based on the idea that these 50 Jamaicans are criminals with severe sentences and so thus, can be deported to protect the national security of the UK.
Part 2:Racism in all its forms We discuss her point about overt racism further in comparison to todays covert racism and further discuss institutional racism: Lela: There was quite a lot of not overt racism (referring to her experience growing up) so I remember one incident, we went to one catholic primary and secondary school… one of the girls whose name I remember distinctly … called my a (N word) in the playground and I remember one of the teachers slapped her when found out and again because in those days … it was permitted really. That actually did make a positive difference for me because that said that someone would stand up for you, and that it would be a teacher made it tolerable to turn up in school rather than not want to go. Where were you born, and if born outside of the UK, when did you arrive in the UK?
Lela: I was born in what was at the time Biafra but I, no it was Nigeria where I was born actually, and it became Biafra so it’s a long story but I was born in Nigeria. I came here when I was, back and forth a little bit to start with, and then came when I was seven years old with my mum and my three siblings... there was a war, we were refugees, dad was here (UK) already and so... we had to leave and came here Interview with Zainab Jones
Where were you born? I was born in Sierra Leone. When did you arrive in the UK? I arrived in 1970. |
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