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VEL A LEWIS
IN THE vibrant cultural landscape of TT, where calypso meets chutney, and mas celebrates liberation, the presence of colonial iconography in our public spaces presents a stark and painful contradiction. Statues of colonial governors, monuments to imperial figures, and place names honouring those who subjugated our ancestors and first peoples still occupy pride of place in the nation…
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Reclaiming space, honouring history: Removing colonial iconography
VEL A LEWIS IN THE vibrant cultural landscape of TT, where calypso meets chutney, and mas celebrates liberation, the presence of colonial iconography in our public spaces presents a stark and painful contradiction. Statues of colonial governors, monuments to imperial figures, and place names honouring those who subjugated our ancestors and first peoples still occupy