First Person: ‘We’ve made diversity our official civic religion in Leicester’Posted in Articles, Census/Demographics, Media Archive, United Kingdom on 2013-05-14 01:17Z by Steven |
First Person: ‘We’ve made diversity our official civic religion in Leicester’
This is Leicestershire
Leicester Mercury
2013-03-27
Ben Ravilious
I was delighted to learn the city mayor has given the green light to Leicester’s City of Culture bid. However, I already have nagging doubts about the direction this might be taking.
It’s the flogging of the word “diversity” that concerns me. We’ve made diversity our official civic religion in Leicester but I think we should place more emphasis on the ways in which we mix to give us the best chance of winning.
Let’s be clear, my wife is of a different race, religion and nationality to me, we have two mixed-race daughters and my life is far richer as a result.
I also think it’s essential to continue the battle for equality so everyone in Leicester can all feel equally represented and respected.
But diversity alone is just a statistic and having diversity doesn’t necessarily mean harmony or cultural significance. It’s what we do with it that counts…
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