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Director at National Museums Liverpool, Trustee National Football Museum. Chair of the Collections Trust Tranmere Rovers fan. Fan of American sports

3mo

After a very difficult week for Liverpool City Region and across the UK what we need now is calm but we also need to be clear about what we are seeing. This isn’t protest, it’s racism. https://lnkd.in/e6xv-tfg

“This isn’t protest or freedom of speech, it’s racism and it should have no place in our society” - Laura Pye, Director of National Museums Liverpool

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Solman N.

Head of Finance and Operations

3mo

Thank you for your leadership on this and taking the initiative to release this statement, it's excellent.

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Erika Rushton

Creative Economist working with a myriad of inspirational folk across the North West, the UK and the Globe

3mo

Well put Laura Pye - thank you

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Graeme Etheridge

Managing Director and Lead Consultant

3mo

Well said Laura!

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Yasmin Khan

Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Tate. Trustee at Turner Contemporary. Former BBC News Senior Journalist, BBC 50:50 Project Lead, BBC Global Women in News Network Lead & BBC Creative Leadership Programme.

2mo

thank you Laura, your words were needed

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Sarah Dennis

Executive Director of Finance and Resources at The National Museum of the Royal Navy

3mo

Couldn't agree more Laura. It's abhorrent.

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Helen Palmer PhD

Director at Palmer Squared

3mo

Very well said

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Ben Howarth

CEO, Lakeside Arts | Chair, Woolwich Works

3mo

Excellent statement Laura. Hope you and your team are okay.

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Tom Hains

3mo

Well said Laura Pye and thank you for saying everything that we are all thinking!

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Mike Finneran CSMP/ F.IoL/ F.ISRM/ CBCI/ M.ISMI/ M.SyI

Head of Safety & Security at the Ashmolean Museum and Divisional Security Lead for Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford / MHFA / RAF Veteran

3mo

100% agree Laura

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Howard Whiting

Museum Assistant at MS

3mo

Well said!

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“This isn’t protest or freedom of speech, it’s racism and it should have no place in our society” - Laura Pye, Director of National Museums Liverpool

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