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An Open Letter To Trevor Philips: Why Your Documentary Is Logically and Morally Flawed. ON MARCH 22, 2015 • ( 10 COMMENTS ) by Ahmed Olayinka Sule Follow @Alatenumo When I first heard that you would be presenting a documentary on Channel Four titled, “Things We ... http://mediadiversified.org/2015/03/22/an-open-letter-to-trevor-philips-why-your-documentary-is-logically-and-morally-flawed/ Be safe at all times - not just Bank Holiday festivals...download a few copies for your youngsters & their friends http://www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/news-and-appeals/campaigns/keep-calm-and-know-your-rights An education campaign started in Portsmouth to improve young people's knowledge of their rights when stopped and searched by the police. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Pascall <[log in to unmask]> Sender: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:48:24 To: <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: How not to tackle race Trevor Phillips style | The Voice Online I have been asked by so many to comment on Trevor's statements and to be frank I have not because I don't believe Trevor truly understood the issues of Race and I will not like to condemn the brother but leave him to do it himself. The real issue is not Trevor it is the system he got himself into that tied him up. I say this with great respect. There are songs we sang back home when I was a child and stories we were taught based on the National Curriculum, they were all about Britain, England, Ireland, Scotland, I can't for the moment recall a real Welsh one I will like to make an example or comment on based on what I am about to pin point. On Robert Burns night I attended a function and when asked to sing a Scottish song the first I thought of was: Round 1: "Ill take the high road and you'll take the low road and I'll be in Scotland before you" etc, I was politely asked afterwards if I knew the meaning of the song, and to be fair I was politely told how insulting it is to the Scots, because that song speak of the English beating the hell out of the Scots, to the Scotsman it is painfully insulting. Round 2: Dublin City - Molly Malone- I will not comment, but this song should never have been taught as a school song. Round 3: Plymouth Town--"In Plymouth Town there lived a maid Bless you young maiden and she was mistress of the trade Oh mind what I do say" OK, I must say no more, use your senses and analyse the songs and their meaning and find others that you were taught, analyse them for and guess what? I won't tell you, judge them for yourselves. Now, how about that for educating children. You will note that I have not mentioned anything about The royal Readers and Cutridge's stories; but for those who really will like to see what the British (English) taught us and their own people listen to the track by the calypsonian "Mighty Sparrow" entitled "Dan is the Man in the Van" and you will realise that in terms of education of the masses in Britain, the struggles the West Indians waged on the education system from the findings of Bernard Coard and the abuses of the Black child being termed Educational Sub Normal (ESN), Britain and the ones who rule like the current bunch has neither respect nor time for people all told. Need I ask then, what will this election prove when all those seeking power now are just part of that same bunch of the past with few exceptions and there will be absolutely no change, because Britain and the ruling class are hell bent on keeping its people in the darkness of the 17th Century. I do feel for the few minority politicians among them, who I think are anxious to bring change, bit in reality because they are caught up within the parties will not be able to make the necessary umoact for lasting and continued change to the British education system. I will like to read your comments, but why not ask Trevor Philips for his for comments. I do hope the little I said added something to the debate. Ask Professor Gus John all about today's education in Britain and be assured he will have the answers. Alex ________________________________ From: Jawiria Naseem <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, 23 March 2015, 19:12 Subject: Re: How not to tackle race Trevor Phillips style | The Voice Online You are absolutely right! Teaching training need to change. I give lectures to PGCE students on differences and diversity in schools and I was really surprised to see that the topic of multiculturalism (as it is called) make up only 4 hours in one year of training! 4 hours to cover and explain over 70 years of history (if not more)! ________________________________ Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 15:34:56 +0000 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: How not to tackle race Trevor Phillips style | The Voice Online To: [log in to unmask] What is missing in all this is what is taught in our schools. If no other peoples but the English have a history, or a culture, then hierarchy is engendered. And this is a racial hierarchy as at least a little is taught about other Europeans having a history and a culture. And, of course, the racial mixture of many Brits cannot possibly be mentioned! So we need a radical change in the curriculum and also in the training of teachers. From:The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of BBM/BMC Sent: 22 March 2015 01:49 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: How not to tackle race Trevor Phillips style | The Voice Online Well, Trevor's got us talking about racism, for better or worse. Heard much on Saturday's UN Anti Racism Day rally The question is what are we doing to counter/challenge racism? And this is what i posted just before the transmission... Trevor Phillips' Channel 4 Race Programme Tonight ... Race Back To Racial Equality Focus http://bit.ly/1CyCyhW Kwaku BBM/BMC [log in to unmask] www.BritishBlackMusic.com Look How Far We've Come Community Talk & DVD Launch/Is Jesus White? May 14 http://bit.ly/1xWMG1d On 21 Mar 2015, at 00:24, Coleman, Nathaniel wrote: It is deeply unfortunate that anti-racist thought must devote time and energy to debunking such half-truths and falsehoods, but making visible the structures of real inequality and injustice is the only way we can all have a critical, progressive, and most importantly adult conversation about race and racism in Britain today. *Adam Elliott-Cooper works in the philosophy department at UCL and is a PhD student at the University of Oxford Watch him on the BBC here: http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/how-not-tackle-race-trevor-phillips-style Nathaniel Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman, PhD Research Associate in the Philosophy of 'Race' Department of Philosophy, University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, dtmh.ucl.ac.uk, #DTMH