„I want to normalize a critical approach to colonialism, and I know that many people have difficulties with this. But I am also pleasantly surprised that there are many white people, including many white Germans, who are willing to adopt this critical perspective,“ Mvemba told DW.
Stake, teepee and totem: we stand near African Street and look at pictures of a playground that transforms the cultures of indigenous people in North America into a stereotyped playground for children. »Who is responsible?« asks a participant on the city tour. Justice Lufuma Mvemba, founder of »deSta - Decolonial City Tour«, answers simply: »The majority society«.
A memorial plaque at Wilhelmstraße 92 in Berlin-Mitte has commemorated the Berlin-Africa or Congo Conference of 1884 since 2005. It is used by many people as a sightseeing spot on important city tours - including DeSta (Decolonial City Tour). „On Sunday, January 25, I did another city tour and the memorial plaque was there. On the following Thursday, January 29, it had disappeared,“ says Justice Mvemba, founder of DeSta, in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung.
Continuities of German colonial crimes are still visible in Berlin today. Justice Mvemba wants to contribute to more education and enlightenment about this chapter of German history with the Decolonial City Tours - for example in the African Quarter, on topics such as black feminism or looted art in the Berlin Palace. Photo: Decolonial city tour/
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