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Glasgow Live
National
Catherine Hunter

Education, not renaming Glasgow streets, should be 'main focus' to tackle racism

Glasgow councillors say the city should focus on educating children about racism rather than changing street names and focussing on the past.

Anti racism protesters have previously campaigned against street names like Buchanan Street, Jamaica Street and Oswald Street which has links to the slave trade. Others have demanded the Sir John Moore statue in George Square and Lord Robers in Kelvingrove Park which "celebrate brutal colonialists" be removed.

During the most recent wellbeing committee, a report detailing how the local authority could increase the diversity of staff and teachers to help tackle racism as part of its Black Lives Matter commitment was presented to members.

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