How do you teach the complexities of Lanka’s contested heritage? We got inspiration from Firi Rahman & Logi Ramanathan last night as they took history university lecturers from Colombo, Ruhuna, Jaffna, Rajarata, South Eastern, Peradeniya, & activists through Slave Island
Bioluminescence in Galle face, Colombo last night! Worth heading out tonight - no guarantees but if you see it, it’s magical! Read this for more https://t.co/E4oijOqfz4 thanks @iFiri for the video! @OceanswellOrg
That this is happening despite MR calling for the preservation of the building + Archaeology Dept *almost* at the point of officially gazetting De Soysa building under Antiquities Act says a lot about power dynamics at play.
Running a @bldngbridgesLK art workshop for kids at the new MMCA in Colombo this Sat w/ @iFiri and Nadeesh J, thanks to @Elliiipses @sharasekaram of EveryStory SL and @ruhanieperera and Pramodha W of MMCA. Very excited to get to do this - please do share!
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In Dec 2019, I did a tour with @iFiri, who spoke warmly of his neighbourhood for hours. I met Aunty Thanuja (whose son is depicted), and Milanka, whose manioc chip stall is next to his mural. 'We Are From Here' does sensitive preservation work in the face of inexorable change.
#SriLanka Police recovered 47 swords and camouflage cloths of military kind from a mosque in Slave Island, #Colombo, reports Sinhala daily @LankadeepaNews
🚨NEWS ALERT🚨 Initial investigations reveal, Islamic extremists group carried out SL bombings in response to Christchurch attacks in New Zealand -State Minister of Defence- https://t.co/JglUrch4k4