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  • This house believes that the Black Lives Matter movement should campaign for abolishing rather than defunding the police

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    The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is a social and political movement which protests institutional racism with a particular focus upon protesting racially motivated violence against African Americans by the police. In 2020 parts of the BLM movement began campaigning for the defunding of police. If successful defunding the police would mean that law enforcement budgets would be dramatically cut with fewer police officers. Ideally these budgets would be reallocated into public institutions. Other parts of the BLM movement believe that the police should be abolished altogether. If successful abolishing the police would mean that current law enforcement systems would be replaced entirely by alternatives to policing. These alternatives to policing may include a greater focus upon preventative measures through public health initiatives and community-based organisations and different approaches to conflict management through for example community patrols or ‘peace officers’ specialist crisis response teams or community mediation.The BLM campaign for defunding the police has had moderate success with a number of American cities decreasing funding to law enforcement agencies such as in New York Los Angeles and Minneapolis.

    Asia Schools Open - Summer 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-07-24

  • This house believes that the BLM movement should prioritize the fight for economic reparations over the fight for radical police reform.

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    18th BDC Pre-Worlds 2021 · Octofinals · 2021-07-23

  • This house supports Athletic Bilbao's cantera policy

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    Spain based football club Athletic Bilbao has a policy known as the cantera whereby the club will only sign players who were born in the Basque Country or who learned their football skill at a Basque Club. The Policy is related to Basque nationalism and has been praised as a way to promote local Basque players and identity. The Basque people are a minority group who have historically been suppressed by the Spanish and French governments and there have been arguments for Basque autonomy or even independence.

    Gadjah Mada Debating Championship 2021 · 1 · 2021-07-18

  • This house opposes this trend of happy endings in movies about minority communities

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    Movies and show featuring the stories and plights of minorities and marginalised communities often have a happy ending, showing some degree of progress towards overcoming oppression

    Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 · 1 · 2021-07-16

  • This house believes that race based social movements in the US (e.g. Black Lives Matter) should actively encourage African Americans to join the police force (Protect and Serve)

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    Since the murder of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson the national police department in the US has stepped up efforts to recruit African American Hispanic Latino and other people of colour into the police force however so far only with lacklustre results

    HELP University's Asian Secondary Schools Online English Debate Challenge 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-07-08

  • This house believes that creators should refuse to produce art in states that censor the representation of marginalised identities in art

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    Hungary's parliament last week outlawed the portrayal of content featuring gay or transgender people. Similarly, the Hays Code in 1930s India outlawed the portrayal of LGBTQ characters except as villains.

    Rahat Fundraiser 2021 · 5 · 2021-07-02

  • That we would vote for OG over OO

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    You are the chair of the WUDC final. At the end of 2 hours of deliberation, the rest of the panel is split 4-4 between OG and OO. You believe strongly that OO has won the debate, but have not indiciated as such throughout the discussion. OO are a team of white men from an Ivy League institution. OG are two ESL women of colour from a less well known institution.

    ANU Summer 2021 · Round 2 · 2021-07-01

  • This house believes that the nominees of such an award should not accept it.

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    Some awards and nominations in literature, theater, film, sports, etc. are granted only to people from specific minorities. The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performances. Conversely, The Red Nation Celebration Institute organizes awards for Indigenous directors and actors, and has repeatedly asked to partner with the Academy, to get Native films on mainstream screens and awards. The Academy says no" each time."

    26th Lithuanian Schools Debating Academy · Semifinals · 2021-06-30