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1860, Statue of Robert Clive unveiled at Shrewsbury At the inauguration of the statue of Robert Clive in Shrewsbury Market Square, several colonial officials who had played active roles in the Indian rebellion of 1857 gave emotional speeches. Herbert Edwardes gave as speech summarising his career, not omitting his conspiracies and his psychological disturbances, but concluded that in this career, there was 'much to honour, much to admire, much of which Englishmen must feel proud and thankful.'
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2020, Crowd gathers to defend statue of Robert Clive in Shrewsbury A group of around fifty individuals gathered in the market square of Shrewsbury to show their support for the statue of Robert Clive.
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2020, Daniel Kawczynski, M.P. for Shrewsbury and Atcham, calls for peaceful discussion over the statue of Robert Clive and praises the British Empire Responding to two petitions to remove the statue of Robert Clive from the Market Square in Shrewsbury, Conservative politician and Member of Parliament Daniel Kawczynski calls for peaceful discussion. He noted that he would be carrying out 'blow-by-blow' research on Clive's life and career and stated that the British Empire 'was a tremendous force for good during its time.'
- 2020, Jake Thompson's petition to remove the statue of Robert Clive in Shrewsbury gathers more than 5000 signatures
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2020, SEMA supports BLM protests and calls Robert Clive a 'robber-baron' On 10 June 2020, SEMA Shropshire Ethnic Minority Alliance, now renamed Shropshire Equality Means Action, posted the following on its Facebook page: 'Several updates for you from SEMA. There is a lot going on, so we will be as brief as possible. This is to point you in the direction of upcoming and ongoing initiatives in Shropshire and Telford Wrekin. We will get to MP Danny K at the end. First some basics for those getting involved. First thing is the BLM Protest. There have been two so far that you may have caught. Ad hoc demonstrations took place in Telford on the 4th and Shrewsbury on the 6th. These were fantastic events that SEMA was not involved in. Many connections were made between different activists, and from there a collective has started up to support one another's mutual aims. The next event is on the 14th, in Telford. 12.30pm in the Telford Town Centre. SEMA supports the students who have organised that event. We encourage people to attend and to follow this instructions on the event page. Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/550401825615605 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blmshrewsbury/ On the 19th is the massive event in Birmingham for which we will contribute several local actions. Your creative involvement is welcome. These pop-up actions and group spaces will revolve around key themes and ongoing focuses for SEMA and for anti-racism work in this part of the country. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1334259970103186 This also involves lots of people who are not under the SEMA umbrella, but who we are working alongside and in support of. Such actions/projects involve: 1. Video and podcast interviews made by local young activists, detailing aspects of the current struggle, profiling leaders from the generations before, and linking generations and communities together to work for a better West Midlands. 2. Creating anti-racism curricula and working with national organisations doing the same in order to reevaluate and update the (lack of) education that has been the story so far in these counties and much of the country. 3. Promoting and supporting non-affiliated efforts already underway, such as Refugee Week (15-21 June) and Windrush Day (22 June) and the organisations and individuals that head those up. 4. Develop SEMA into an organisation. Our inaugural event was in February. It is now time to move forward and into the vision for which we were formed. This new organisation is emerging out of the conversations and efforts above. Now for Mr. Kawczynski. The Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham has spoken on the "huge pluses" and "tremendous source for good" of the Empire. MP Kawczynski's comments are an insulting cover up of the truth of the oppression and plunder done in Empire's name; its basic function and meaning for those it ruled over in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania is one of robbery, misery and murder. We are beyond tired of the likes of MP Kawczynski and other enthusiasts for murder and oppression. Our official response is on its way, including recommendations for reading material in DK's "blow by blow account" being undertaken on the life and times of the robber-baron, Robert Clive. Your sincerely, the ad hoc organising committee of the Shropshire Ethnic Minority Alliance'
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2020, Shropshire Council discusses petitions to remove the statue of Clive In a virtual meeting held on 16 July 2020, the Shropshire Council discussed the following under Public Questions: "A petition, bearing over 1000 signatures has been received from Jake Thompson, requesting a debate under the Council’s Petition Scheme. The petition requests that the Council: Remove Clive of India statue from Shrewsbury town centre The petitioner will be allowed 5 minutes to outline their case, after which there may be a debate of up to a maximum of 15 minutes. Minutes: Public Questions The Speaker advised that six public questions had been received from Mr Parton, Mr Femor, Mr Streetly, Mr Tate, Mr Holmes-Brown on behalf of Shropshire Ethnic Minority Alliance and Ms Dolphin. All questions were read aloud on the questioners’ behalf by the Director of Legal and Democratic Services and received answers from the respective Portfolio Holders. Mr Femor, Mr Tate and Mr Streetly were advised that written answers would be provided. It was noted that a copy of the questions and answers would be included with the formal record of the meeting. Petitions The Speaker advised that a petition bearing more than 1,000 signatures to remove the Clive of India Statue from Shrewsbury Town Centre had been received from Mr Jake Thomson requesting a debate. Mr Thomson did not provide a written submission Members debated the petition and made the following points: · The Black Lives Matter debate welcomed; · It was important to understand other’s experiences and injustices; · Clive was now recognised a corrupt mercenary; · A better explanation of the history of Clive was required; and · It was not possible to rewrite history but it was important to be able to understand it. The Portfolio Holder for Assets, Economic Growth and Regeneration responded by thanking the petitioner for the work he had undertaken in presenting the petition. He continued that it was a divisive debate but all agreed that there was no place for racism. To remove the statue was not as simple as it would seem. It was classified as a grade 2 listed building and its removal or destruction would require approval from Historic England. He acknowledged that the colonial past of Britain was a reality and should not be forgotten but used to inform the future. Museum staff had been requested to provide a better interpretation of the statue and locate this appropriately. RESOLVED: That no action be taken.
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2020, Shropshire Council votes to retain Clive statue The Council received a petition with 1,000 signatures asking for the removal of the statue of Robert Clive in Shrewsbury Market Square. Having debated the proposal, the council decided to take no action.
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2022, Shropshire Museums submits final report to West Midlands Museums Development After completion of work on the reinterpretation of the statue of Robert Clive in the market square in Shrewsbury, Shropshire Museums submitted a final report to their funder for the project, the West Midlands Museums Development.