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The protesters are calling for an Oxford College , The Statue of Cecil Rhodes
activists have said the protests will continue, while the controversial statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes remains at Oriel College , Oxford.
The Announcement that the governors voted for the removal was, with a cautious welcome from the Rhodes, the fall Must hit campaign, said it was "hope".
The college says it's consultations on the planning regulations, before it can be mined.
critics accuse The Campaign of trying to "rewrite History ".
activists say The Statue is a symbol of imperialism and racism.
Reacting to Wednesday, voice, Rhodes Must Fall, said that, until The Statue of "stop, decorate the facade of Oriel College , Oxford High Street," it would still be protests against the "Imperial and colonial iconography" in the building of the University.
"We have this way where Oriel College has an obligation, under a certain effect, but not followed through," read a statement refers to a commitment for integration in a "six-month-long democratic listening exercise" in the year 2015.
"So, while we remain hopeful, our optimism is cautious. While the Board of Directors of Oriel College , have "expressed a desire" to Take Down The Statue , we continue to demand their commitment. "
Oriel College , the governors said the decision had been reached "after a thoughtful period of debate and Reflection " and in "full knowledge of the impact that these decisions are likely to in the UK and around The World ."
The college to start an "independent investigation Commission" in The Legacy of Cecil Rhodes , the scholarships at the University.
demonstrators in Oxford, said The Statue was acceptableit will Fall with groups such as pupils, students, local people, the members of the Council and the Rhodes Must be activists.
Susan Brown , the leader of Oxford City Council, supported the decision to place The Statue and said that the college would request A Chance to decide where The Statue of "curated best in the future".
the fate of The Statue is divided.
Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy to add, that it was "to take the time, figures such as Rhodes down from their pedestals".
Alan Rusbridger , principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, also welcomed the decision.
'generosity'However, the former Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan tweeted that "Rhodes generosity allows thousands of Young People An Education that they otherwise would not have had".
Earlier on Wednesday, the universities minister, had spoken against the calls to remove The Statue .
Michelle Donelan said it would be "short-sighted" to try "our story" rewrite - rejected and tried to censor "or" edit The Past .
"racism is abhorrent and should not be tolerated anywhere in our society, and this also applies to the universities," She Said , a Higher Education Policy Institute event.
But Ms Donelan said she was against the renaming of the building, named after the 19Th Century statesman, William Gladstone , or the removal of Rhodes statue.
'Hiding' The Pastprotesters on The Streets of Oxford have called to be removed for The Statue , saying that it represented imperialist values, which are no longer acceptable.
the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Louise Richardson , But gave up last week, little support for the removal of The Statue , and warned, "to hide" of The Past .
"it's not My Own view, that the hide is our History , and the route to enlightenment," Prof Richardson told Bbc News .
"We need to understand the History and understand the context in which it was made and why it was that The People believed then, as they have," She Said .
"This University has been around for 900 years. For 800 years The People that ran to the University does not believe that women were worthy of An Education . We should condemn people?
"Personally, no - I think you were wrong, but they need to be addressed, said the context of their time," Prof Richardson .
Source of news: bbc.com
