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Sep 8, 2020 6 tweets 7 min read Read on X
We should ask ourselves what #Decolonization means to Muslims, Jews, Roma, Afro/ Asian Europeans, People of Colour, LGBTIQ community, CSO's, EU institutions, policy makers of #Europe.

We must decolonise our structures that drive discrimination to built an inclusive Europe. Image
#Decolonization is essential to address structural racism in EU Member States.

Toppling statues of criminals & racist colonialists is essential to make Europe future proof just as education on the real colonial history of Europe. #BlackLivesMattters Image
From #Roosevelt to #Churchill to #LeopoldII: they are visible monuments to the greatest crime in history: #Colonialism.

Therefore, we must prioritise #decolonization to topple the invisible monuments that make our society so structurally racist. #Europe

theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
#DecoloniseNow: The people who want the monuments taken down understand that symbols matter.

Some of these statues — like those dedicated to the #Confederacy — were quite literally created to reinforce white dominance over the lives of non-white people: momentum.medium.com/racist-monumen… Image
What role does #decolonisation play in the context of dismanteling the foundations of structural #racism in the #EU?

What is the true scale of the #colonial make up of our political, social, economic & structures in #Europe?

Watch now: #ReparationsNow Image
#DecoloniseNow : The properties with links to successful slave-ownership compensation claims include Hare Hill, a country estate in Cheshire built by William Hibbert, who with his son were the beneficiaries of 13 separate claims for 2,654 enslaved people: theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/s…

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Dec 14, 2021
Our report on #policebrutality shows that the same violent patterns are deployed in different European countries to allow police forces to continue brutalising racialised communities; #structuralracism can no longer be ignored in Europe.
The #Covid19 measures have also allowed police and law enforcement to further brutalise racialised communities. We all remember the #MichelZecler case in France:⤵️
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The EU #MigrationPact reinforces a narrative focused on exclusion and security at any cost.
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2/ EU migration policies are historically based on racial discrimination and shaped by a neo-colonial approach.
This needs to be addressed, such as the notion of who belongs to Europe and the criminalisation of moving, which disproportionately impacts racialised groups.
3/ The pact does not acknowledge anti-migrant and xenophobic political discourse in many countries, and the impact it has on policy design and practices.
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Jun 29, 2020
Live Now: In celebrating the celebrate its 20th anniversary of the race directive, high-level decision-makers will discuss how equality has evolved in the past 20 years with the participation of @KMTaylorBerlin of ENAR. #Equinet

#equality2020
ENAR chair @KMTaylorBerlin is expected to speak at the high level discussion marking the 20th anniversary of the race directive.
Join the live stream now: equality2020.eu

@EURightsAgency @helenadalli @EvinIncir @SilvanAgius @NBrnjac @equineteurope @MichaelCJT
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Therefore, we are today releasing a roadmap highlighting approaches & steps to take for the EU. #BLMprotest Many participants underline...
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According to #facebook justifying colonial crimes is inline with their so called "Community Standards".

#BlackLivesMatter #decolonizethisplace

👉theguardian.com/business/2020/…
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theguardian.com/technology/202…
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Jun 19, 2020
Let's start asking the important questions about this resolution adopted by the @Europarl_EN:

What does it mean for the mass movement of people in the EU demanding racial justice?

What effect it will have on European institutions?
#BlackLivesMatter #PoliceBrutalityPandemic The European Parliament’s r...
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#EU should come out of the state of denial on structural racism & police brutality against minorities.

Condemnations are only meaningful when they are coupled with real action to completely change racial biases in our institutions. #BlakeLivesMatter
@EU_Commission @JuliePascoet
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Our future depends on building a union for all without structural and institutional racism. #blacklivesmatter @vonderleyen @EU_Commission Image
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