

Remove Winston Churchill's Statue from Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, Canada.


Remove Winston Churchill's Statue from Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, Canada.
The Issue
Most often than not, Churchill is glorified as the war-time leader in Western cultures especially in movies, TV serials, novels and pieces of art such as paintings, sculptures and statues. However, Churchill's consistent racist views towards people of colour and his diabolical policies towards British colonies are often overlooked by the media and the public due to his leadership during WW2. Nevertheless, the pains and sufferings of people of the colonies were real and still vivid. For instance, it has been documented that his policies towards India during WW2 was the direct cause of the devastating Bengal famine of 1943 that killed 3 million people. He said the Indians are "a beastly people with a beastly religion" and "breeds like rabbits". He claimed that no genocide of the indigenous and aboriginal people took place in the Americas and Australia as the White race is superior and more worthy. The list just goes on. He was known for enacting policy based on race and skin colour. In these times of protest over racial justice and equality, such a figure should not be glorified in a public square in Halifax. His statue should be removed in an orderly manner and placed in an indoor space with the proper context and appropriate description of his actions so that people can learn history correctly.
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The Issue
Most often than not, Churchill is glorified as the war-time leader in Western cultures especially in movies, TV serials, novels and pieces of art such as paintings, sculptures and statues. However, Churchill's consistent racist views towards people of colour and his diabolical policies towards British colonies are often overlooked by the media and the public due to his leadership during WW2. Nevertheless, the pains and sufferings of people of the colonies were real and still vivid. For instance, it has been documented that his policies towards India during WW2 was the direct cause of the devastating Bengal famine of 1943 that killed 3 million people. He said the Indians are "a beastly people with a beastly religion" and "breeds like rabbits". He claimed that no genocide of the indigenous and aboriginal people took place in the Americas and Australia as the White race is superior and more worthy. The list just goes on. He was known for enacting policy based on race and skin colour. In these times of protest over racial justice and equality, such a figure should not be glorified in a public square in Halifax. His statue should be removed in an orderly manner and placed in an indoor space with the proper context and appropriate description of his actions so that people can learn history correctly.
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Petition created on June 25, 2020