A descendant of the first permanent European settlers in Victoria, the Hentys, has called for the removal or 'ceremonious destruction' of monuments to her family due to their links to massacres of Aboriginal people. The descendant expressed a desire not to be part of the sixth generation that remains silent on the issue. In a separate incident, a descendant of memorialized British settlers advocates for the destruction of statues honoring their ancestors. Annina van Neel is fighting to honor the Africans buried on St Helena, sparked by a braid from a formerly enslaved African. Additionally, a painting depicting a black servant was removed from an Oxford University college wall, sparking a 'woke' row.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: New Oxford University 'woke' row as painting depicting a black servant is taken down from college wall https://t.co/Rx47rMkP1S https://t.co/oqTwKvIsMx
Scraping away generations of forgetting: my fight to honour the Africans buried on St Helena. A braid from a formerly enslaved African buried on the island was the catalyst for Annina van Neel’s work to preserve and share these histories. https://t.co/wfnSPz3eJe
'There have been five generations of family members who have not said anything. I don't want to be part of the sixth generation.' A descendent of memorialised British settlers wants their statues destroyed. https://t.co/TOrZxF2cQz
A descendant of the first permanent European settlers in Victoria has called for the removal or “ceremonious destruction” of monuments to her family, the Hentys, because of their links to massacres of Aboriginal people. https://t.co/SCsoSWtgsl
Descendant of Victorian colonial family calls for removal of monuments to her ancestors https://t.co/gyDmvLf7rk