{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/181c8a66-892f-476f-8153-5785ba215e34/f3a11770-ba8d-4088-a438-7a927dda2ac1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marvin Rees","description":"<p>The Mayor of Bristol has been in the national conversation this week, as Black Lives Matter protests addressed the issue of statues honouring slavers in our major cities.</p><p><br></p><p>In this extended conversation with Annie, he discusses the changes that brought him into politics, his love of multicultural Bristol, and why his words have been some warmly received&nbsp;by everyone that wants equality now.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow&nbsp;Marvin:&nbsp;@MarvinJRees on Twitter</p><p><br></p><p>Expand your knowledge with some of these, inspired by our conversation:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Documentaries</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484384/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Colour of Fear</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icTi4rKi3Yc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Unfinished Business</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Film</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Good Will Hunting</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>People</strong></p><p>“There’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come” - Victor Hugo</p><p>Historian David Olusoga’s work&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/david-olusoga\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">can be read here</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Organisations</strong></p><p>SARI (Stand Against Racism &amp; Inequality):&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sariweb.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sariweb.org.uk/</a></p>","author_name":"Annie Macmanus"}