Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
The best approach to removing these monuments. Here is what they have to say. Guest the approach that cities have taken before was to have plaques next to the monuments come up with them in context. , thatplaques were just the statue was erected is part andst cause project that was ok. Gone, what i are would like to see is the base maintained. Where the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long. Istory and then that there was another political project that was created in order to remove them. The besthat is approach in this circumstance. I can imagine other potential orroaches whether leaving taking pieces of the statue and maintaining them but erecting another statue next to them. There are a number of different choices that people have, and this generation will have more conversation about what we should be doing. Also on the program was law professor who
We will air that conversation and Noam Chomskys address on donald trump and the dire threat facing our planet. At this point, the two major threats to survival can converge. One is an environmental catastrophe and the other is nuclear war. Another threat is increasing right before our eyes. Amy today, noam chomsky, a belafonte, and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On december 5, over 2300 people packed into the Historic Riverside Church here in manhattan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of democracy now democracy now first went on the air on the eve of the 1996 New Hampshire primary. The date was february 19, 1996. The show began as a radio show on nine Radio Stations. Today, over 5000 episodes later, democracy now airs on over 1400 Public Television and Radio Stations across the globe. Among those who spoke at the celebration of democracy now was noam chomsky, worldrenowned political dissident, linguist, and author.
Champions of social justice. They appeared together on stage in conversation for the first 20that democracy now s anniversary celebration. We will air that conversation and Noam Chomskys address on donald trump and the dire threat facing our planet. At this point, the two major threats to survival can converge. One is an environmental catastrophe and the other is nuclear war. Another threat is increasing right before our eyes. Amy today, noam chomsky, a belafonte, and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On december 5, over 2300 people packed into the Historic Riverside Church here in manhattan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of democracy now democracy now first went on the air on the eve of the 1996 New Hampshire primary. The date was february 19, 1996. The show began as a radio show on nine Radio Stations. Today, over 5000 episodes later, democracy now airs on over 1400 Public Television and Radio Stations across the g