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BBC News
26-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Bristol exhibiton shows impact of ongoing war in Ukraine
A photographic exhibition that highlights the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine is on display in exhibition, called Erased from the Face of the Earth, focuses on how the conflict has affected Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 and can be seen at the M Shed until 20 has been organised by the charity Ukraine Aid and Welfare, with sponsorship from the charity's trustee William Maude-Roxby and with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK and Northern Grebeniuk, founder of Ukraine Aid and Welfare, said: "We strongly believe that its display is crucial for raising awareness among the British public." Ms Grebeniuk added: "Many Bristolians have welcomed Ukrainian families since the beginning of the invasion, helping them rebuild their lives. "They have expressed the utmost sympathy for the Ukrainian people, and this exhibition can't leave anyone unaffected by the destruction depicted in these images and the ongoing consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine."The exhibition features images showing damage to various regions, including Luhansk, Donetsk, Slobozhanshchyna and southern Ukraine. The exhibition features thematic banners that contain QR codes linking to videos of destroyed villages and cities in Ukraine. It has already been presented in several European countries, including Poland, Spain, Croatia and from the Face of the Earth was first launched at Bristol City Hall as part of Ukrainian Independence Day celebrations in August was also on display in The Galleries as part of a pop-up exhibition in February 2025 and M Shed is hosting the exhibition for three months so that a wider audience has the opportunity to see it.
BBC News
17-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Edward Colston plaque installed with new slave trade wording
A new plaque has been installed on the plinth where a slave trader's statue once statue of Edward Colston in Bristol was torn down during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020 and thrown it into the city's harbour. Installed on 17 April, the wording of the new plaque removes any mention of Colston as a "city benefactor". In November, Conservative city councillor Richard Eddy voted against the revision and called it "utterly shameful". He said: "Deleting the reference to Edward Colston, one of Bristol's greatest sons, being a benefactor is outrageous – an utterly historical revision that is worthy of the Nazis."Opposition councillors pointed out to Mr Eddy that Edward Colston's fortune came from "forced transportation of 84,000 slaves, almost 20,000 of whom died", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Edward Colston was a prominent 17th Century slave trader and his legacy has been a source of controversy in Bristol for many was a member of the Royal African Company, which transported about 80,000 men, women and children from Africa to the his death in 1721, he bequeathed his wealth to charities and his legacy can still be seen on Bristol's streets, memorials and the statue was toppled, a protester was pictured with his knee on the figure's neck - reminiscent of the video showing George Floyd who died while being restrained in that way by a Minnesota police officer. Four people accused of illegally removing the statue were cleared of criminal damage in January 2022. The statue is now on permanent display in M Shed's Bristol People gallery in the years after it was suggested, the new plaque has been placed below the original plaque - part of the plinth when the statue was first erected 130 years ago. The new plaque reads: "On 13 November, 1895, a statue of Edward Colston (1636-1721) was unveiled here. "In the late 20th and early 21st Century, the celebration of Colston was increasingly challenged given his prominent role in the enslavement of African people."On 7 June 2020, the statue was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests and rolled into the Floating Harbour. "Following consultation with the city in 2021, the statue entered the collections of Bristol City Council 's museums."
