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#OnThisDay: Controversial 207 y/Lord Horatio Nelson statue was removed from Heroes Square in Barbados 1 year ago today.
Though sore point for decades, renewed push came via petition started by #NelsonMustGo head @AlexRDownes - garnering 11,000+ signatures
#UPDATE: Alex Downes - creator of #NelsonMustGo petition which garnered 11,000+ signatures calling for statue's removal said the decision to remove it is a "historic moment for Barbados" and is integral as it looks to become a more "socially conscious" nation going forward
#BREAKING - Barbados Government to remove the controversial Lord Nelson Statue from National Heroes Square on November 16th; will be relocated to the Barbados Museum at the Garrison Savannah
Just a reminder... Not out today myself to protest but I still hold the position that this must happen.
#NelsonMustGo
THANK YOU BARBADOS! We did it! Nelson's Statue to be removed from National Heroes Square within Emancipation Season #NelsonToGo
Big thank you to all signatories, protesters and everyone who made this a reality
I had a doubt but you guys did it with the various protests and uprisings and surpassed the stubborness of the government when it comes to societal issues❤️❤️❤️proud #nelsonmustgo
#SUMMARY: #NelsonMustGo petition was started by @AlexRDownes on June 7th - receiving 10,000 signatures by June 13th; an open letter was sent to Barbados PM Mia Mottley calling for its removal the following day; a protest in front of Parliament took place on June 20th
#BREAKING - Barbados has announced that controversial 207 y/o statue of Lord Horatio Nelson will be removed National Heroes Square; the removal will take place during the Season of Emancipation which ends mid-August; a petition calling for its removal received over 10k signatures
In my first story for @Essence, I explore parallels between the U.S. and the Caribbean, the shared history of the two regions against injustice and why the fight against racial injustice is indeed a #Caribbean Fight, too. #caribbeanreporting #equality #nelsonmustgo #caribbeanews
The Caribbean is still wrestling with its own lingering issues of classism, colorism, and racism. https://t.co/kDgvzMmxHq
One thing is clear, White Racist Barbadians/British residents intend to gaslight the fuck out of Black Barbadians.
Between #NelsonMustGo to #BlackOutDay they have been wilding.
(To be quite honest, even before. All you gotta do is mention racism and race relations/dynamics.)
In #Barbados hashtags like #LifeInLeggings @TheOfficialLIL and #NelsonMustGo @NelsonMustGo birthed organisations, marches, and community concessions for change.
We can not deny how important a tool social media is as a platform for speaking out, pulling up, and calling out.
Petition to remove Lord Nelson statue in Barbados: "In a country where approx. 95 per cent of the population is black, why do we force ourselves to relive the traumas our people faced by having this statue stand in Heroes Square?” #NelsonMustGo https://t.co/qSPLKMK2vK
#VideoUPDATE - KING SPEAKS OUT: Barbados Culture Minister John King speaks out after backlash following his #NelsonMustGo comments; believes persons "misunderstood" & took it out of context; some activists have called for King to apologise while others called for his resignation
JUST IN THREAD: - Nation: Barbados Culture Min. John King not in favour of calls of removing controversial Nelson Statue; saying he didn't believe in "stripping down everything & throwing it away"; calls for more inclusive representation of Bajan history & not solely Afro-Bajan
My latest #blog post.
#BLMprotest #StatuesMustFall #statuelivesmatter #StatueDestructionWatch #CancelCulture #isoverparty #blameitonme #MartinLutherKing #woke #NelsonMandela #NelsonMustGo @BarackObama @MichelleObama @NelsonMandela #protests #protests2020
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Today I was so happy to be a part of this generation and having amazing elders teach and support #NelsonMustGo
BARBADOS, WE MOVE TODAY!🙂 - #NelsonMustGo Protest will take place TODAY in National Heroes Square in front of the Parliament Buildings - 11AM until 1:30PM
ATTENTION BARBADOS, Tomorrow...WE MOVE!
#NelsonMustGo Protest will take place tomorrow, Saturday 20th June 2020 in National Heroes Square in front of the Parliament Buildings - 11AM until 1:30PM
As Oriel College decides to rightfully remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oxford in Barbados the Minister of Culture defends the statue of Horatio Nelson. Disappointing is insufficient a word. @johnkingbb @miaamormottley #NelsonMustGo
JUST IN THREAD: - Nation: Barbados Culture Min. John King not in favour of calls of removing controversial Nelson Statue; saying he didn't believe in "stripping down everything & throwing it away"; calls for more inclusive representation of Bajan history & not solely Afro-Bajan
Petition Update: The Office of the Prime Minister has acknowledged the receipt of our letter & has confirmed the matter will be submitted for consideration.
#NelsonMustGo
We have been taking down statues throughout human history. As societies or regimes, we have often looked to remove token momentoes of past oppressors/opposition. This not new, it is who we are and is often done as we grow and take a new path.
#NelsonMustGo #BLM @NelsonMustGo
The people of New York City erasing history, July 9, 1776 (statue of George III on Bowling Green being torn down after the reading of the Declaration of Independence).
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