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National Windrush Monument, unveiled at Waterloo Station, June 22nd 2022. A symbol of a new era if recognition of the history of Windrush & a new foundation from which to build a vision of a shared past, present and future @75Windrush
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Special Occasion: The Times editorial today supports the @75Windrush call for action for the 75th anniversary year made by a broad civic coalition on the Times letters page on #WindrushDay yesterday
New arrival: a child reaches out to the young girl depicted on the National Windrush Monument. Photograph by @JavierGarciaBPI on today's Guardian front-page.
Veterans, politicians from across parties and civic voices unite behind #RememberTogether call for greater recognition and awareness of the Commonwealth contribution to the second world war. Read our open letter here
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Telegraph reports on the campaign for stronger education and commemoration. @sajidjavid and @DavidLammy on why its something that all children should learn about in schools
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Actor Adrian Lester and comedian Meera Syal are among the public figures backing the call, along with historians, faith leaders and campaigners google.com/amp/s/www.even…
There is loads of evidence* that more unites than divides most people in Britain on history - across politics, social class, & (with some challenges) across generations, and faith & ethnicity too. (*Coming up)
A real failure if we lose that to hyper-polarisation.
*How* not to
A real failure if we lose that to hyper-polarisation.
*How* not to
Political leadership (national + local) has a role.
Media portrayals can project artificial polarisation. V.few people are hard left or hard right (5-10% flanks)
A big opportunity & challenge for heritage, history & museums, education & civic society to engage everyone else.
Media portrayals can project artificial polarisation. V.few people are hard left or hard right (5-10% flanks)
A big opportunity & challenge for heritage, history & museums, education & civic society to engage everyone else.
We need biggest ever inter-generational history project in our history. So next generation, in all its diversity, capture the lived memory of our 90-something veterans, in all their diversity. Key new 2020s resource for 2039-45. PM & Opposition should complete to steal this!
