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If concentration camp road is not an acceptable name for a road, neither is plantation road. Sites of gross and horrific inhumanity must not be banalized. This decision to leave the road name as is diminishes us all and makes the path towards creating a safe, fair, empathetic community for all of us that much harder. Thank you for reconsidering.
catherine supported: Rename Plantation Road in London, Ontario – Take Action Against Anti-Black RacismPlantations have no right to exist or be celebrated in our society! Let every black member of our community feel safer and valued.
Georgia supported: Rename Plantation Road in London, Ontario – Take Action Against Anti-Black RacismAs a black member of the London community, I find it deeply important for the city of London to remove outdated vocabulary on street signs that refer to unpleasant past histories for all groups of racialized people.
Jacob supported: Rename Plantation Road in London, Ontario – Take Action Against Anti-Black RacismSeveral City Councillors regard this issue as a matter of political correctness and one has even weaponized the term "woke" to make their argument against changing the street name. This is not the London I know we live in or want to live in. Let's take this street name down out of respect for those most affected by the legacy of enslavement and replace it with language that works for Londoners broadly.
Basil supported: Rename Plantation Road in London, Ontario – Take Action Against Anti-Black RacismYou’re not alone — a community of supporters is ready to back you.
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