The University of Edinburgh: is it Tackling Racism?

This week on the Espresso Series we are being joined by the BlackEd Movement and Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Mathieson to talk about the open letter written to the University of Edinburgh in response to the killing of George Floyd and xenophobia and racism on campus.

Who are BlackEd?
BlackEd Movement: https://www.facebook.com/blckedmovement

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/university-of-edinburgh-s-actions-against-racism?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22581575_en-GB%3Av11&recruiter=968100446&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

For those not familiar with BlackEd, the BlackEdMovement is a collective of Black students that came together to draft an open letter to Peter Mathieson. After garnering support from students & staff, they created a petition which has amassed 8000 signatures and counting. The BlackEdMovement was created in order to change the University’s approach to racial discrimination and engage both the University and the student body to make this a reality.