Students gathered on Thursday to discuss the disgraceful action of Nottingham National Union of Students (NUS) Executive member Craig Cox who held up a sign saying "Bring Back Slavery" at an NUS event. The feeling was that this was a sad reflection on the ignorance and racism that exists in the university and that Cox must be removed from his position.
Bayo Randle - Black Students Officer, Nottingham University
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Hannan Azhar - International Student Bureau President
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Bellavia Ribeiro-Addy - NUS Black Students Officer
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Nottingham's Black Student Officer - Bayo Randle, Nottingham's International Student Bureau President - Hannan Azhar, the NUS Black Student Officer - Bellavia Ribeiro-Addy, Rendezvous-Victory representative - Kofi Klu and Delroy Brown of the National Black Caucus were united in their condemnation of Cox and called for students to remove him from his post. You can download a recording of their speeches from the links in this article.
The well attended meeting concluded in a long debate during which a strategy for proceeding was discussed and agreed on. Those involved are clear that they will not allow a dangerous precedent of inaction to be set in this case. If Cox is not removed it will be a damning condemnation of the anti-racist movement and will condone the deplorable antics of Cox and those like him. We must say "Never again!" to slavery and the mindset that created it.
The well attended meeting concluded in a long debate during which a strategy for proceeding was discussed and agreed on. Those involved are clear that they will not allow a dangerous precedent of inaction to be set in this case. If Cox is not removed it will be a damning condemnation of the anti-racist movement and will condone the deplorable antics of Cox and those like him. We must say "Never again!" to slavery and the mindset that created it.