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…
The history of the making of modern Britain can bring people together. 78% agree (and just 3% disagree) that 'doing more to recognise the Commonwealth contribution to WW2 would be a positive way to promote understanding of the shared history of today's multi-ethnic Britain' .
Join us online 1215pm today for 'Forgotten Sacrifice: How can we Remember the Black and Asian soldiers of the Second World War?' for discussion with @ppvernon @Miss_Snuffy @Zehra_Zaidi @daniel_todman @sundersays
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My @capx commentary on how recognising Commonwealth service can make a practical difference to defusing 'culture wars' about identity and history capx.co/why-rememberin…
An interesting finding from the new @MiC_Global report on different intuitions about difficult and contested aspects of history
The #RememberTogether approach argues we can and should engage constructively with all of the complexity and controversy of Empire as a key foundation for understanding the country that we are today
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