{"id":12817,"date":"2024-03-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discutafel.nl\/?p=12817"},"modified":"2024-03-19T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:43:36","slug":"edward-colston-sunday-times-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discutafel.nl\/en\/edward-colston-sunday-times-bristol\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Colston: good or bad guy? Or both?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Edward Colston’s damaged statue was revealed in a display in M Shed, Bristol, on 15 March. Nice to know: your podcaster Ivonne Smit is cited in the Sunday Times about this topic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reveiling of Edward Colston’s statue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The topical subject of last Sunday’s article by Mr Tomiwa Omolade is in the domain of Discutafel’s interest in social sustainability. I met Mr Omolade by chance in M Shed, a museum in Bristol. We talked on March 15, which was just one day after Edward Colston’s heavily damaged statue had been revealed in a remarkable display in the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slave trade, philantrophy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since several years, people have been discussing slave trade and its effect on today’s society. Successful 18th century merchant Edward Colston, for instance, was also a philanthropist. Was he a good or a bad guy? Or both? And what should we do with his inheritance? Bristol’s concert venue, Colston Hall, was renamed Bristol Beacon along with several other locations that held his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuance, please<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I told Mr Omaloda that the debate over Colston needs nuance. I would like to keep the conversations open. Let’s repect the thoughts and traditions of all sides and discuss the questions which arise together. I really think this is a sensible way to deal with complex social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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