Statues

Removing statues is essential in accurately recounting history and bringing justice for oppressed racial minorities

PHOTO: Eric Thomas / Getty Images by Serena Bains, Staff Writer A series of statues have been taken down and vandalized both worldwide and in Canada as increased attention is being brought to the racial injustices BIPOC face. A part of the movement has been identifying where power is currently held and how to effectively remove power from the police-state and its functions of upholding white supremacy, colonization, and capitalism. Statues are essentially symbols of these ideas which inform the status quo. Thus, the removal of statues is a preliminary step to address the inequalities created as a result of…

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