A new inscription will be unveiled at the Milton Keynes Rose in Campbell Park on Wednesday (May 25) at 5pm with a ceremony that is open to the public.
The date is the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, an event which was instrumental in the development and spread of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Following a public consultation exercise in 2021, a new pillar inscription at the Milton Keynes Rose will mark 25 May and Black Lives Matter.
The wording on the inscription refers to George Floyd’s death and states:
‘No person should put their knee, chain or noose
on another’s neck because of their colour’
Revd Edson Dube, who led the campaign to have the inscription on behalf of the MK Council of Faiths, said: "May 25 is a date which globally will forever be commemorated and remembered for the crime that was committed against Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis.
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"This date is one of deep importance to both the city and the people of Milton Keynes as the date stands as a consistent reminder of the need to eradicate hate, racism and prejudice from our community and the world."
"The Trust is grateful for the considered and helpful nomination it received in favour of the Black Lives Matter pillar and welcomes the day being commemorated for many years into the future to remind us of the horrific murder of George Floyd and to affirm that in Milton Keynes Black Lives Matter," said Debbie Brock, Chair of the Milton Keynes Rose Trust.
