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NDM7805 Debate: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
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Meeting: 19/10/2021 - Plenary (Item 11)
Debate: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
NDM7805 Lesley Griffiths
(Wrexham)
To propose that the
Senedd:
1. Supports
wholeheartedly:
a) the global fight
to root out racism and racist ideology and strive towards a more equal Wales,
tackling systemic and structural race inequality;
b) the principles
of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination.
2. Calls for an
update from the Senedd Commission on the development of a cross-party Welsh
declaration embodying the principles of the CERD.
3. Welcomes the
Monumental Welsh Women’s unveiling of the Betty Campbell MBE statue in Central
Square, Cardiff.
4. Welcomes
the Race Equality Action Plan for an Anti-Racist Wales to address structural
and systemic inequality, and advance opportunity for black, Asian and minority
ethnic people in Wales.
The United
Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
An
Anti-racist Wales: the Race Equality Action Plan for Wales
Co-submitters
Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
Sian Gwenllian
(Arfon)
Jane Dodds
(Mid and West Wales)
Minutes:
The item started at
17.45
NDM7805 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Supports wholeheartedly:
a) the global fight to root
out racism and racist ideology and strive towards a more equal Wales, tackling
systemic and structural race inequality;
b) the principles of the
United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination.
2. Calls for an update from
the Senedd Commission on the development of a cross-party Welsh declaration
embodying the principles of the CERD.
3. Welcomes the Monumental
Welsh Women’s unveiling of the Betty Campbell MBE statue in Central Square,
Cardiff.
4. Welcomes the Race
Equality Action Plan for an Anti-Racist Wales to address structural and
systemic inequality, and advance opportunity for black, Asian and minority
ethnic people in Wales.
The United Nations International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
An Anti-racist Wales: the Race Equality Action Plan for
Wales
Co-submitters
Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.