The Student Union Lecture Series 1: WTF Are British Values

Published: Oct. 20, 2015, 2:06 p.m.

b'\\u201cBritish Values\\u201d according to Prime Minister David Cameron, describe the \\u201cdemocracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech, mutual respect and tolerance of those of different beliefs and faiths." Its introduction is a response by the state to what it perceives to be Black, Minority and Ethnic (BAME) communities growing and representing a threat to the norms inherited by hundreds of years of colonial rule. \\n\\nWhat is portrayed as a way of \\u201cuniting\\u201d communities can be a way of policing culture and in particular cultures of colour. Invariably, it can also be a way for the government to criminalise articulations of dissent from BAME communities who express the frustrations of marginalisation. \\n\\nThe zine British Values is a response to \\u201cBritish Values.\\u201d Written and created by journalist Kieran Yates, the zine seeks to \\u201crewrite the narrative of what "British values" are by passing our aux cords over to taxi drivers, re-visiting our school lunch boxes and generally shining the spotlight on the lives and experiences of non-native Brits.\\u201d \\n\\nKieran will be discussing \\u201cWhat the fuck British Values\\u201d really are and how BAME and how she as a women of colour is creatively responding.\\n\\nYou can buy here: britishvalues.bigcartel.com'