A Black Lives Matter protest will take place in Wokingham this weekend.

Organised by Bracknell Against Racism, the peaceful protest will take place this Saturday, August 29, at 3pm in Elm’s Field.

The protest aims to fight against the unequal treatment of Black individuals in the area and worldwide and will have speakers covering topics such as racism in education, politics, healthcare and the workplace. 

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All attendees must social distance and are encouraged to wear masks and bring water and sanitiser.

A spokesman for the group said: “By not only taking a stand against the racism in the area but also educating about certain issues black people are facing in society, Bracknell Against Racism aims to improve local awareness and begin an ongoing conversation about racism in Berkshire.

“Currently, there is a lack of awareness on such issues, especially racist ignorance being very prevalent in the community as well as on social media.

“When reported, these issues have not been dealt with adequately and the Wokingham council survey on racism lacked depth.

“Bracknell Against Racism also aims to dispel some myths. For example, having white privilege does not mean you are not disadvantaged in other ways, but your skin colour is not a source of one of those disadvantages.

“Black Lives Matter is a movement which is fighting for equal treatment of black people in society which is currently not the case.

“Therefore, by saying black lives matter we are not saying other races do not matter, we are saying that currently black lives don’t matter, and we must fight for black lives in order to achieve equality.”

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Bracknell Against Racism says examples of racism locally include racial slurs being reported locally and not dealt with adequately, and someone spray-painting racial slurs and “go home” onto a black person’s garage and car.

The group hopes that, by educating on these issues faced in everyday life by black people, it will encourage the council and police to deal better with racism in the community and try to prevent racist abuse in the first place.

The event can be viewed here.

Wokingham Borough Council leader John Halsall was forced to apologise recently after being accused of “causing outrage to black residents, staff and the public”.