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John,

You misrepresent the objectives of #RhodesMustFall in Oxford. Yet, you have a responsibility (both as a citizen and as a trained researcher) to educate yourself, prior to engaging in public discourse.

I suspect that you have satisfied yourself, hitherto, with listening only to the misrepresentation of #RhodesMustFall in the mainstream media. However, that is unsatisfactory. You should listen to the students themselves:
• #RhodesMustFall in Oxford: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__rmfoxford.wordpress.com_&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=cjDzNy6pbEdheAgo_n8cdTHj_86Gp9bOK9u25_TA7eU&e=  
• Princess: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__soundcloud.com_princess-2Dashilokun_ignorance-2Dmust-2Dfall&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=HcnwMdKK1Gjs9s5x4wjVA44tlxOexhjYNIcch3aNLt8&e=  
• André: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__youtu.be_Rr6OvV3vx4g&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=Ez4J1kdli84VeluIx3KC5dcMHCLf4qbZCxYCYlo9R_o&e=  
• Femi: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_dbbwFBfq-2Dy0&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=OWJLx-aOgcGtA9kzc97cR1eDtkIPCokzi-_h-An5SV0&e=  & https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__youtu.be_ZkPfqh8uYxc&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=F0lqkJ_OIkLPSS8yyoLHOnZi3EeKPybrYI2aGJKmHko&e= 
• Dalia & Ashok: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.epw.in_journal_2016_9_web-2Dexclusives_atoning-2Dpresent.html&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=QGFQ5XIwknexJrdPdIm09TpgF4472jb-HQfkLdNn9VE&e= 
• Chi Chi & Dalia: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__discoversociety.org_2015_12_01_the-2Dviolence-2Dof-2Dliberalspeak-2Deulogizing-2Dcecil-2Drhodes-2Dthe-2Dbusinessman-2Dand-2Dmunificent-2Dbenefactor_&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=7jytbbq_ruei8DSkqi_FFG2zLXLxJhnyUZnRLNiQDfI&e= 
• Aisha, Georgia, & Dauda: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__qmpanafricansoc.wordpress.com_2016_08_26_what-2Dleopoldmustfallqm-2Dtells-2Dus-2Dabout-2Dthe-2Dcurrent-2Dstate-2Dof-2Duk-2Dacademia-2Dand-2Dwhat-2Dis-2Dto-2Dbe-2Ddone-2Dby-2Dstudent-2Dled-2Ddecolonial-2Dmovements-2Dgoing-2Dforward_&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=vnawy6CdZLTrfKcY4r9D3LfK9ht37y43tRSC-pbWxK8&s=pG9OKsn4VfiN1ju1D-gjs4ZAK-eKORWsARdYts1fDPI&e= 

Use these resources, revise your arguments accordingly, and then (and only then) will it be worth my while to engage with you in public discourse.

natcphd
How PHILOSOPHY Was Whitewashed 
Why Is My CURRICULUM White? (We Inherited Galton) 
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On 2 Dec 2016, at 10:10, John Shand <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Nathaniel (if I may),
 
At the risk of sparking off a ferocious row on a sensitive subject, one argument that comes to mind in respect of the de-Rhodesing or Oriel is that there would be hardly a commemorative public statue left standing across the world if the same standard of clean hands were applied consistently. This is certainly true of those statues and plaques that refer to people who held positions of power. Machiavelli knew what he was talking about.
 
There is also an argument for not airbrushing people out of history as if the past could be remade. In addition, having the Rhodes statue remain seems to be a very good way of reminding people, drawing people’s attention to, far from admirable moral acts of those in the past and the association of Oriel. Surely this is better than forgetting? But with the Rhodes statue gone, surely forgetting him and that Oriel had any part in it is more likely not less. Just because something is around, so to speak, doesn’t mean you have to agree to it or can't reflect on it.
 
Best wishes,
 
John.
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Dr John Shand
Associate Lecturer in Philosophy
The Open University
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From: Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [PHILOS-L] #everydaycolonialism must be met by everyday struggle | #RhodesMustFall in Oxford


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Rhodes Must Fall In Oxford

Around eighteen months ago, Oxford students – taking inspiration from the Rhodes Must Fall movement in South Africa – said that Rhodes must fall in Oxford. From the outset, Rhodes Must Fall Oxford has stood on three pillars: iconography, representation, and curriculum. We have challenged symbols in Oxford, which are often monuments to slavery, colonialism, and other forms of historical oppression. We have called for better representation of students and academics of colour, highlighting the particular under-representation of black students and black professors in Oxford. And we have pushed for the decolonisation of the curriculum.
A year ago, the media directed attention to the statute of Cecil Rhodes when Oriel College announced a listening exercise on 17 December 2015 to consider the relocation of the Rhodes monument. Just a few weeks later, on 28 January 2016, Oriel retracted its commitment to a listening exercise and decided to maintain the monument, after donors threatened to withdraw donations to the College. But the statue, for us, was always a focal point to highlight the broader links between past colonialism and present-day racism in the classrooms and corridors of the University of Oxford. While the statue has stood still in the last year, propped up by the twin forces of institutional cowardice and modern philanthropy, Rhodes Must Fall has kept fighting.
In March 2016, we held an alternative walking tour in Oxford – a mass march for decolonisation that highlighted the sites on the Oxford landscape that most visibly mark out the ongoing veneration of racist, colonialist figures. We walked to Oriel College, to the statue of Cecil Rhodes; to All Souls College, to the Codrington Library that commemorates slave plantation-owner Christopher Codrington; and to the University Administration building in Wellington Square.
In June 2016, organising members from Rhodes Must Fall protested outside All Souls College and Oriel College, including during open day events. These protests showcased the fact that these Oxford institutions have failed to reckon with their pasts, and have continued to ignore the strong voices of black students and students of colour speaking up about those pasts.
In October 2016, we relaunched for the academic year at Matriculation by showing solidarity with the free education movement. A free education must also be decolonial. We showed through this action our ongoing willingness to build partnerships with groups that share our ethos.
Throughout the year we have expressed solidarity with other groups fighting the same struggle or related battles – with the #FeesMustFall movement in South Africa, with indigenous peoples worldwide and at Standing Rock, with Black Lives Matter in the US and the UK, and others. Throughout the year we have also been acknowledged as key contributors to small steps that have been taken at Oxford: towards curriculum change in the study of history and politics, and in the organising of a conference about Christopher Codrington’s legacy. We see these steps as but small drops in the broader ocean of institutional change so desperately needed by this institution. Although a start, they are therefore grossly inadequate. Throughout the year we have grown our base of organisers, followers, and allies; we now have 6,375 online supporters.
But we have also faced a year of institutional neglect and indifference from the University of Oxford. At the start of the year, in January, the Chancellor of the University, Lord Chris Patten – the last colonial Governor of Hong Kong – said students involved with Rhodes Must Fall might “think about being educated elsewhere”. The new Vice-Chancellor, Louise Richardson, when asked about Rhodes Must Fall in May 2016 responded by talking about “cosseted” students and the need for free speech, forgetting the fact that Rhodes Must Fall has always aimed to start a debate about colonisation, slavery and historical injustice at Oxford. It is the University that has tried to shut down this debate. It is the University that has wanted to create a safe space – to commemorate and thus valorise colonialism and slavery.
In a time of Trump and a post-Brexit world – where white supremacy and institutional racism are more visible than ever – we can all expect better from this University and other institutions.
Today, in December 2016, we are undertaking two interlocking actions that show we will keep the pressure on the University. First, a social media campaign – centred around the hashtag #everydaycolonialism – highlights the ongoing sites of colonialism in Oxford and elsewhere. Colonialism was always more than a military project. It was a project of ideas: of upholding the supremacy of colonisers. And that project remains alive and well, not least in Oxford. This social media campaign spotlights that pernicious project, and asks people to share their evidence of it. Second, we are presenting in person a giant cheque and open letter to Oriel College. We are asking Oriel to name their price. If it is money, not morality, that they are responding to, what will it require for them to relocate the statue of Cecil Rhodes? How many Churchills on the new £5 note will it take to take down Rhodes?
We ask you to join us to support the cause today, online and on the streets of Oxford. We will not be silenced by genocidal donors of the past, like Cecil Rhodes, or blackmailing donors of the present. We will not study elsewhere. We will not give up.
Everyday colonialism must be met by everyday struggle. One year on from Oriel’s broken promises, we promise to continue our fight.
#decolonise
#amandla!
#everydaycolonialism
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natcphd
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