{"id":195571,"date":"2019-09-30T07:32:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T07:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=195571"},"modified":"2019-10-03T06:20:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T06:20:39","slug":"university-of-edinburgh-accused-of-blatant-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=195571","title":{"rendered":"University of Edinburgh Accused of ‘Blatant Racism’"},"content":{"rendered":"

For hosting an equality conference where white people are BANNED from asking questions<\/h2>\n

James Gant \u2013 Mail Online Sept 27, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Edinburgh University has been slated for hosting an event where white people will be banned from asking questions – which has been described as ‘blatantly racist’.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Q&A event – Resisting Whiteness 2019 – will bar Caucasian guests from speaking from the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will also be two ‘safe spaces’ – one of which white people are banned from entering.<\/span><\/p>\n

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University bosses have ‘raised concerns’ about aspects of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event will take place on Saturday at the prestigious university, with the intention of ‘amplifying the voices of people of colour’ and giving ‘people of colour a platform to talk’.<\/span><\/p>\n

The all-day event costs up to \u00a320 to attend, and will be held at the Pleasance Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n

A blurb says: ‘We will therefore not be giving the microphone to white people during the Q&As, not because we don’t think white people have anything to offer to the discussion, but because we want to amplify the voices of people of colour.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are a white person with a question, please share it with a member of the committee or our speakers after the panel discussion.’<\/span><\/p>\n

And it explains why white people have been barred from one of the ‘safe spaces’ – for people to retreat if they feel ‘overwhelmed\/overstimulated or uncomfortable’.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said: ‘The Braid room is a safe space for only people of colour, and the Cheviot room is available for anyone who needs it.’<\/span><\/p>\n

Anti-racism campaigner Jane McColl, 42, of Glasgow said: ‘This event is blatantly racist.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘It sets back the battle to achieve equality and fairness by decades, all because of the actions of a tiny group of extremists, whose perverse sense of logic has led them to belittle white people, not by who they are as individuals, by merely because of their skin colour.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Imagine if this event was called ‘Resisting Blackness’ and non-white people were told they could not ask questions, nor access a room because they were the ‘wrong’ colour.’<\/span><\/p>\n

A spokesman for the University of Edinburgh said: ‘Tackling racism is an important topic for debate and the University is supportive of events addressing this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘However, we are an organisation that places great value on issues around equality and voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Consequently the University has met with the event organisers to ensure the event is compliant with our values.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘We have expressed our concerns to them about certain aspects of the format of the event and they are revising their ‘safe space’ policy for the conference as a result.’<\/span><\/p>\n

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