Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Sign in. Forgot your password? Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Recover your password. Get help. Friday, January 14, Share this: Tweet. Like this: Like Loading Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. Five stores across the city were each selling several hundred of the grey souvenir shirts, in aid of the four people facing trial in relation to the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
Banksy said proceeds from the sale would be given to the four people facing trial next week in the city accused of criminal damage. Available from various outlets in the city from tomorrow. All proceeds to the defendants so they can go for a pint.
Hundreds of people queued outside the Rough Trade record shop in Bristol, among them were brother and sister Tom and Rosie Levins. The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7th last year, before being dumped in Bristol Harbour and later recovered by Bristol City Council.
Charges allege that the four defendants, without lawful excuse, jointly and with others, damaged the statue of Edward Colston, a listed monument belonging to Bristol City Council. Want us to email you top stories each lunch time?
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