am in total agreement with Gurnam and others that we do need to recognise the longer association between 'Britain'/Britishness' and ethnicity/diversity/race (and indeed colonialism) - I still think that Daniel Defoe put it rather well in his 1701 poem 'The True-Born Englishman' ….
He lists all the 'invasions' of the islands from the Romans via the Vikings and William the 'Conqueror', (omitting perhaps the original 'land-bridge' after the ice age...) and concludes …
From this Amphibious Ill-born Mob began
That vain ill-natured thing, an Englishman
But that said, maybe a 'Windrush Day' might concentrate minds a bit - as long as we don't forget other earlier, and indeed, later, contributions and the role of the South Asian, etc groups....
However!
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I have some reservations about this move because it cements the impression that the real story of immigration into the UK began in 1948 and hence perpetuates a my that Britain has/was a white country. The truth is that the concept of Britain came into being precisely because of empire and slavery which stretched much further back than 1948!
Gurnam
Dr Gurnam Singh
Coventry University,
Coventry
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petition.parliament.uk Britain has been an island for over eight millennia, and over this period many have travelled here to make it their home. The arrival of the MV Empire Windrush on 22nd June 1948 heralded the first known mass migration to this island and marked a step change in the story of migration to Britain. 22nd ... |
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I agree Raj.
I raised the Windrush scandal at this years National Voices annual conference, just after a government official presented on behalf of Jeremy Hunt.
I raised awareness at that March conference using the Albert Thompson (not real name) prostate cancer experience, as the tip of a very large iceberg, negatively impacting African Caribbeans. We knew about the detentions anf deportations well before headline news.
However , it is true that many other ethnic groups are also affected and whole families have lived with the consequences and outcomes for many years.
We trust that the outcry from diverse UK citizens and organisations, as a result of Windrush.generation Caribbeans will not just influence change but lead to actual changes in terminology , policies and immigration legislation.
Rose
Rose Thompson
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BME Cancer Communities
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On 31 May 2018, at 10:08, BHOPAL Raj <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Colleagues, I think the Windrush scandal has brought home to us how important the social milieu is, and that it is strongly influenced by words.
I am sure we will agree that the phrase ‘illegal immigrant/migrant’ must be stamped out. As the all know, people cannot be illegal. We made this clear in the glossary for the recent world Congress On Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health.
The Guardian published a letter by me recently on this point, but the times turned on three letters on the issue from me.
I have now published a rapid response in the BMJ:
Shall we all work together to try to eradicate from the British discourse this nonsensical, illogical and very demeaning phrase? It will not be easy.
(Emma, please send to our Edinburgh group, and Kate, tweet via MERH.)
Raj
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