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New Zealand City Remove Statue of ‘Murderous’ British Captain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The New Zealand city of Hamilton has removed a bronze statue of the British naval officer who inspired its named after a Maori elder branded him “murderous” and a “monster”.
- June, 12, 2020 – 13:10
Statues glorifying colonialists and slave traders have come into focus as part of a broader movement inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests that started in the United States following the death of George Floyd.
Protests in Australia and New Zealand have focused on atrocities committed against indigenous people by European colonisers, with thousands of anti-racism protesters marching over the past week.
The statue of British commander John Hamilton in the New Zealand city of Hamilton, named after him, was taken down a day after a Maori leader threatened to tear it down himself.
Mayor Paula Southgate said a growing number of people found the statue personally and culturally offensive
Thomas Jefferson Statue Toppled by Portland Protesters
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Demonstrators in Portland torn down a statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of a school bearing his name, as the cultural division grows in the US.
- June, 15, 2020 – 17:10
Around 1,000 people gathered at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon on Sunday to listen to speeches before setting off on a Black Lives Matter march across the city. Later in the evening, a crowd reconvened at the school and set their sights on a statue of the third US president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Two ropes were tied around the statue’s neck as the group labored to pull Jefferson off his pedestal – which had already been defaced with graffiti reading “slave owner.”
Videos show the group tugging on the ropes, eventually sending the statue falling onto the concrete steps in front of the school.
