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Decolonised Transformations: Confronting the UoE’s Legacies of Enslavement and Colonialism March 2024 Co-authored by the Co-Chairs of the REWG, Tommy Curry and Nicola Frith, in collaboration with REWG members, including Kobina Amokwandoh, Ebo Anyebe, Vansh Bali, Obasanjo Bolarinwa, Simon Buck, Silence Chihuri, Kevin Donovan, Zaki El-Salahi, Omolabake Fakunle, Daryl Green, Roger Jeffery, Nini Kerr, Samantha […]

Question 1: What is the difference between a crime against humanity and genocide?   After World War II, two new concepts were introduced into international law: crimes against humanity and genocide. These are distinct legal concepts. Crimes against humanity refer to ‘specific crimes committed in the context of a large-scale attack targeting civilians, regardless of […]

Playfair Library, University of Edinburgh 22 April 2023     This post summarises the key themes raised by people during the roundtable sessions at the REWG’s launch event on 22 April 2023.   UoE = University of Edinburgh CoRJI = community of reparatory justice interest   Point 1: Addressing power imbalances between the UoE and […]

  In this post, you will find some information relating to our first community engagement theme, ‘Restitution and the Anatomical Museum’. Aim: To conduct an in-depth investigation into the work of repatriating the ancestral human remains linked to the histories of colonialism and slavery that are currently being held within the Anatomical Museum and ascertain […]

Overview   This document provides information regarding the role and commitment of Community Anchors within the Decolonised Transformations Project. The inclusion of this role is to reflect the project’s commitment to community engagement and knowledge exchange. Thank you for your consideration.   Purposes of Engagement   Engagement is an ongoing process which follows an equal […]

This podcast was created as a collaboration between the Research and Engagement Working Group that is looking into the University of Edinburgh’s history and legacies of slavery, colonialism and racial thought and the RaceEd network as part of their ‘Undersong – Race and Conversations Other-Wise’ series. In this second episode, Shaira Vadasaria is in conversation […]

This podcast was created as a collaboration between the Research and Engagement Working Group that is looking into the University of Edinburgh’s history and legacies of slavery, colonialism and racial thought and the RaceEd network as part of their ‘Undersong – Race and Conversations Other-Wise’ series. In this first episode, Shaira Vadasaria is in conversation […]

Confronting the Legacies of Slavery, Colonialism and Racial Thought at the University of Edinburgh The past decade has seen many academic institutions turning their attention to exploring their local links to the global histories of slavery and colonialism. This work is often associated with efforts to decolonise and address the longstanding legacies of harm that […]

The Principles of Participation (PoP) are the ethical guidelines underpinning the reparatory justice and decolonising work of the Research and Engagement Working Group (REWG). The REWG is an independent group operating within the University of Edinburgh and dedicated to investigating the University’s historical links to African enslavement, colonialism and their racial legacies today. It is […]