dimanche 14 juin 2020

La fresque de Pointe-à-Pître



Voilà,
il existe à Pointe-à-Pître, en Guadeloupe, une fresque murale peinte par Philippe Laurent. Inaugurée en mai 2007 et entièrement financée par souscription populaire, elle représente une scène survenue en mai 1967 sur la place de la Victoire à Pointe-à-Pitre : on peut  y voir des manifestants Jacques Nestor et Harry Pincemaille tomber sous les balles de la police. (linked with Monday mural).

8 commentaires:

  1. It's amazing how history has a tendency to repeat itself. Whether it's 1967 or 2020, the message and the effects are still the same. This is a beautiful and timely mural. Thanks for sharing this.

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  2. ...I'm thionk that too many whites will always be afraid of black skin.

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  3. The manifestations of European colonialism are everywhere. We tend not to see it when it doesn’t fit our self-image, but we are briefly awakening.
    The number of people who accept “alternate facts” is still very high, though, so some justify injustice. It’s very unfortunate: they live among us and they vote.

    be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  4. I really fail to understand why the color of the skin can scare people so much, and over such a long period of time.

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  5. If nothing else I have formed the opinion that (at least in the US) the education system has failed completely to teach history, government, ethics, and most importantly: Logic. We are seeing the results.

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  6. It seems we don't learn much from our past history, certainly not tolerance!
    I was not aware of these riots as I was young and it was such a long time ago, but I just researched it and it was a sad time when once again so many people of colour died because they dared to fight for proper wages.
    Thanks for participating Kwarkito.

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  7. Over and over and over again Kwarkito, sometimes I think we will never get it right.. ever!

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  8. et dire que notre président n'accepte pas qu'on déboulonne certaines statues.

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