The Welsh Government has pledged to change the “beliefs and behaviour of the white majority” in Wales as part of an “anti-racist” action plan which aims to make all aspects of public life “inclusive”. The Telegraph has the story.
Labour’s devolved administration vowed to eradicate racism by 2030, and set out an anti-racist action plan which insists that all aspects of public life are made “inclusive”.
To meet the demands of the plan, public bodies have launched policies which include potentially destroying statues of “old white men” that have been deemed offensive, and official reports have advised creating “dog free areas” to boost inclusion.
The Labour Government has now revealed that one outcome of the plan will be a change in “the beliefs and behaviour of the white majority”.
This is stated in an updated plan released with a foreword by Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales (pictured), who has reiterated her “commitment to building an inclusive and equitable society for all our black, Asian and minority ethnic people and communities”.
An explanation of the “logic” of the refreshed action plan states that the overall “vision of an anti-racist Wales” will be achieved through “shifts in knowledge, beliefs, experiences and behaviour as well systemic and cultural changes”.
It states that the outcomes of policy changes made to bring about this vision should take place at an organisational, societal and “individual” level.
The plan adds that this “includes shifts in the beliefs and behaviour of the white majority”.
Intended changes in society will be measured by the Welsh Race Disparity Evidence Unit, which will look at “whether we are seeing a reduction in any disparities”.
The plan states that this reduction in racial disparities must be pursued across all public institutions and in all areas of life, from Civil Service employment to the work of museums and art galleries.
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