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Key information
Date: Tuesday 19 July 2022
Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: Parliament Square, Westminster, London, SW1P 3JX, GB
Cost: £12
Join Manasi Pophale on a walking tour around Westminster - the beating heart of British politics, that was once the centre of a global empire. Even though Britain’s imperial power is relegated to history, the long process of colonisation and decolonisation defines the world we live in today.
At its height, the phrase "the Empire on which the sun never sets"was used to describe the vastness of the British Empire. Today, symbols of decolonisation such as statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela occupy the same space as Imperial heroes like Sir Winston Churchill. What does this tell us about post colonial Britain and the soft power of monuments? Explore stories of conflict and change; memorialisation and marginalisation; colonial past and complex present in the public realm.
We will discover how narratives and ideas from history connect to our present through the Black Lives Matter movement, the Gurkha Justice Campaign, the Retain and Explain law and the Policing Bill 2021.
History Speak's Free Tour for London Unseen has now passed but they run regular tours each week. We highly recommend this walk and will continue listing walks here for your information.