{"id":47024,"date":"2026-07-07T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/?p=47024"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:22:40","slug":"decolonise-st-pauls-carnival-signs-appear-at-bristol-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/decolonise-st-pauls-carnival-signs-appear-at-bristol-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Decolonise St Pauls Carnival – Signs Appear At Bristol Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Community concerns that the meaning of Carnival is becoming lost<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Whilst the local media lauded a successful – technically unofficial – Carnival in St Pauls this year, signs appeared around the local area on the day asking attendees to be mindful about why they were there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the signs appeared around the junction of City Road and Ashley Road reminding people that the event was not a ‘free party’ and to not be a ‘coloniser’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two of the signs displayed on Carnival day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One sign said: ‘Decolonise St Paul’s Carnival. Are you a coloniser? It is not wrong for white people to attend Carnival, it is wrong to take it over and turn it into something it is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Colonising takes from a community and gives nothing back. Look around you: are you celebrating Caribbean culture with Caribbean people! Enjoy Carnival mindfully. Don’t repeat the pattern of your ancestors.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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@chopsybristoltt<\/a>

Posters at St Paul\u2019s Carnival today: \u2018De-colonise St Paul\u2019s Carnival\u2019 and \u2018Carnival is not a free party\u2019. #stpaulscarnival<\/a> #stpaulsbristol<\/a> #stpauls<\/a> #bristol<\/a> #bristoluk<\/a><\/p> ? original sound – ChopsyBristol<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>