Helen Cusack O'Keeffe

writer slash creator based in Paris

[Helen Cusack O'Keeffe @o_cusack]

Thank you for this succinct view

[Dave Keating @DaveKeating]

I see some people making the 'removing statues is erasing history' argument.

As someone with a degree in European History, let me explain my view on why this doesn't hold water.

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[Helen Cusack O'Keeffe @o_cusack]

#paris10 - Faire appel aux pompiers pour au moins arroser les arbres non-plantés? ça fera que 5 mins! Sauver les arbres SVP

[Helen Cusack O'Keeffe @o_cusack]

#Paris10 - j'ai vu 20 arbres non-plantés dans le nouveau jardin coin rue fbg st denis et bd magenta? Ils sont en train de mourir, sauvez-les svp

[Helen Cusack O'Keeffe @o_cusack]

When Covid 19 is over, should we who survive not be wiser human beings? Why is ensuring the survival of our trees not essential?

[Helen Cusack O'Keeffe @o_cusack]

Unplanted trees being left to die on rue du Faubourg Saint Denis since lockdown began on 17 March