CoDE News: September 2022

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How should we deal with statues of men whose wealth came from the slave trade?

Protestor holds a sign saying 'British history matters' next to a contested statue

Based on our 'Contested Statues' research this video explains some of the approaches taken to dealing with slave trader statues. We argue that history is not, in fact, 'set in stone' but ripe for continual change.

New Race Equality report for Greater Manchester

Our new report on Race Equality in Greater Manchester sets the agenda for creating equality in health, housing, education and employment.

Report author Nigel de Noronha says that the work demonstrates the 'national failure to address racial equality' resulting from rejecting the idea of structural and insitutional racism. He identifies collaboration between local government and community and voluntary organisations as an opportunity to create change that is effective and sustainable.

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Kosher curry on Brick Lane

Sean Carey has written a fascinating social and gastronomic history of the Star Cafe a key component of Brick Lane in the post-partition 1950s and 60s.

Events

Statue covered with African print fabric and with Black Lives Matter placard

Not Set in Stone: Public Art in Urban Space

21 September 2022, 6.15-8.15pm, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

What is the future of urban monuments? How can art transform the connections between memory, race and colonialism that haunt urban spaces? Gary Younge hosts this discussion with international artist-activists: Jeannette Ehlers, Roberto Cayuqueo Martinez, and Quinsy Gario. Book a free place.

Things that Can and Cannot be Said: The dismantling of the world as we knew it Arundhati Roy

30 September, 7pm BST (11.30pm IST/ 2pm EDT /11am PDT)
The Stuart Hall Foundation Annual Autumn Keynote will be given by writer Arundhati Roy. In person tickets are sold out but you can book a ticket for the livestream.

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Graphic for datapoints episode shows Gary Younge with quote text 'It's not really possible to understand'

Gary Younge on the history of gun violence in America

Sonikka Loganathan interviews Gary Younge about the roots of gun ownership in America and traces a social and political history from the Second Amendment to current high rates of gun violence, in this episode of the Datapoints podcast from The Hindu.

Academic articles and papers

If you hit a paywall, please just ask the author for a free to access version.

Decoding “decoloniality” in the academy: tensions and challenges in “decolonising” as a “new” language and praxis in British history and geography - Rohini Rai and Karis Campion in Ethnic and Racial Studies journal.

Racism as the fundamental cause of ethnic inequities in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A theoretical framework and empirical exploration using the UK Household Longitudinal Study - Laia Bécaresa, Richard J.Shaw, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Patricia Irizar Sarah Amele, Dharmi Kapadia, James Nazroo and Harry Taylor in SSM Population Health.

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