Motion · S5M-22219 · 3 Jul 2020
Renfrewshire Council's Commitment to Black History Month
The motion
That the Parliament commends Renfrewshire Council for having made a commitment to support Black History Month across Renfrewshire; understands that, by passing a motion, it has committed to recognising Black History Month every year in October and to improve education on black history in Renfrewshire; notes that it plans to work with the black community to ensure that events held outside of Black History Month are adequately supported by the council; recognises that the cultural team at Renfrewshire Leisure is currently researching links between Renfrewshire and the slave trade in the hope that fully addressing the past will ensure that racism is not part of the future in Renfrewshire; acknowledges that the Black Lives Matter movement has been a catalyst for opening these discussions at all levels of government, and considers that there is no place in society for racism and discrimination and that all moves to improve anti-racism education are welcome.
Supporters (15)
- Iain Gray 3 Jul 2020
- Bill Kidd 3 Jul 2020
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 3 Jul 2020
- Richard Lyle 3 Jul 2020
- Rona Mackay 3 Jul 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 3 Jul 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 3 Jul 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 6 Jul 2020
- Sarah Boyack 7 Jul 2020
- Neil Findlay 7 Jul 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 10 Jul 2020
- Neil Bibby Scottish Labour 13 Jul 2020
- Alex Rowley 1 Aug 2020
- Ruth Maguire 25 Aug 2020
- Maureen Watt 25 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.