Susan A. KitchensMar 28, 2023

“Of course, it’s not just my family that has benefited from this system of wealth extraction. Britain’s #IndustrialRevolution was fuelled by money from the slave trade, making us a rich nation. After #abolition, the #Caribbean islands were left with an impoverished, mostly illiterate workforce—while #Britain leapt forward into a golden age of prosperity.”

#LauraTrevelyan's OpEd elevates #restorativeJustice; I see it as part of her #amends-making.

#Slavery #reparations

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/25/slaves-trade-amends-grenada-laura-trevelyan

My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade: this is how I am trying to make amends

I left the BBC to fight for restorative justice. The £100,000 we have so far donated to Grenada should be seen only as a first step, says campaigner Laura Trevelyan

The Guardian
CheshireMar 25, 2023
My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade: this is how I am trying to make amends
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/25/slaves-trade-amends-grenada-laura-trevelyan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#LauraTrevelyan
My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade: this is how I am trying to make amends

I left the BBC to fight for restorative justice. The £100,000 we have so far donated to Grenada should be seen only as a first step, says campaigner Laura Trevelyan

The Guardian
Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 17, 2023

Well done #LauraTrevelyan... this story of reparations paid & her move to work full time to increase payments to #Caribbean countries is a great story of 'putting your money where your mouth is'...

I'm sure they'll be some who will cyclically see her suffering from 'white saviour' syndrome, but I for one salute her actions; I hope she makes a real difference to those she's going to help secure #reparations for #slavery & historic exploitation

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/16/laura-trevelyan-quits-bbc-to-campaign-reparative-justice-slavery-caribbean

Laura Trevelyan quits BBC to campaign for reparative justice for Caribbean

Decision comes after Trevelyan family apologises for ownership of more than 1,000 enslaved African people

The Guardian
Laura PhillipsDec 21, 2022
#Zelensky was brought to #Washington in a #US military aircraft #BBC viewers hear on #BBCNewsChannel from #LauraTrevelyan+#US guests. It was the #safest #option, as #Russians would not attack such an aircraft, and were likely to have been told in advance.