Nice to read about someone doing good

[1finny]

Laura Trevelyan quits BBC to campaign for reparative justice for Caribbean

Decision comes after Trevelyan family apologises for ownership of more than 1,000 enslaved African people

www.theguardian.com

 

[fmttmadmin]

Really interesting.
And tremendous thing for Laura to champion - a real life mission.

 

[festa5]

Obviously she is not responsible for the actions of her ancestors. But she's maybe in a unique position to make a bigger impact on the issue than others. Fair play.

 

[Johnny Vincents Motorbike]

I do so hope it will come as no shock to her and the family, of the role the very same Sir Charles Trevelyan played to the potato blight in Ireland and the subsequent Great Famine of the 1840s.

the bloke had form.

 

[The Ruthsayer]

I do so hope it will come as no shock to her and the family, of the role the very same Sir Charles Trevelyan played to the potato blight in Ireland and the subsequent Great Famine of the 1840s.

the bloke

It goes hand in hand with being rich and privileged.

 

[Jedi boro]

I don’t get the reparation argument as you say it’s not the current day who enslaved them nor is the person being paid the one that was enslaved.

Of course people should raise awareness of what happened but sadly it did

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I don’t get the reparation argument as you say it’s not the current day who enslaved them nor is the person being paid the one that was enslaved.

Of course people should raise awareness of what happened but sadly it did

I don't think there is anyone who doesn't agree that slavery is a stain on the past but there are people like myself who would not be here if it wasn't for slavery.

The argument for reparation could be made against those who are still benefiting from the wealth of their forefathers who made their money through slavery.

 

[MVBoro]

I guess the point is the perpetrator and their offspring (future generations) most likely profited/benefitted from their ancestors actions in some way or form, even if they didn't ask for it.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

I don’t get the reparation argument as you say it’s not the current day who enslaved them nor is the person being paid the one that was enslaved.

Of course people should raise awareness of what happened but sadly it did

Yes but they benefit from the money they brought into the country. We all do. Not just the rich. Money gets passed down.
The issue is statute of limitations. Could I claim reperations as one of my ancestors was enslaved by the Romans?

 

[The Ruthsayer]

Money gets passed down? Really? Not to the poor in previous centuries it didn’t Sheriff.