Remove chains from Africa Motif on the Foreign Commonwealth Office building

To set in motion plans to, and remove the chains and shackles from the Africa motif that adorns the Foreign Commonwealth building in Whitehall.

This petition closed on 17 Apr 2023 with 53 signatures


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While slavery has been abolished in law, we believe that the Empire has instilled, by the sheer audacity of having the Africa motif in chains and shackles on the Foreign Commonwealth Office building, a pattern of dominance that still enslaves us. By removing the chains and shackles this motif will no longer serve as a symbol of domination, but one of liberation for the continent of Africa. We find the chains and shackles that currently adorn Africa a constant insult and reminder of Europe's domination.


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