019 - Taking Down Statues with Hildegard Titus

Hildegard Titus (IG and @aafrobeat) discusses colonial history in Namibia and that of Curt von Francois, whose statue stands in Windhoek. Hildegard is leading the initiative "A Curt Farewell," which seeks to remove and replace that statue. We discuss the context as to why the statue is hurtful to Namibians. We also discuss the many challenges of dealing with various stakeholders to accomplish the removal of the statue in a democratic way.