‘Dialogue on Namibia’s Past’ is our Online Dialogue Information Documentation Resource Platform about Namibia’s past.
‘Our’ includes you.
Our past shapes our lives and coexistence in the present. We need to understand and come to terms with it if we are to achieve our goal of national reconciliation and shape our future together.
Our platform wants to contribute to understanding and processing by
providing information about events for dialogue about the past,
giving the floor to organisations,
presenting a chronology of Namibia’s past
also taking a look at developments outside Namibia
providing official documents,
listing in-depth works by historians and other experts and
giving you the opportunity to participate with comments and suggestions.
The guiding principle of our platform is “We Hear You”. Find out exactly what this means and who we are under ‘About us’ .
A Trilogy to Remembrance, Part III: ‘Shaping a Brighter Future’
A Trilogy to Remembrance, Part III: 'Shaping a Brighter Future'
Dialogue
We Need to Face History With Honesty and Accuracy – Namibian (Opinion) 12-10-2024
"We Need to Face History With Honesty and Accuracy By Wolfram Hartmann 12 October 2024 What is the Forum of German-speaking Namibians actually saying in their 'Position on the 120th Anniversary of the Extermination Order of Lieutenant...
Background
1915 July 9 – From the end of the German colonial era in South West Africa to ‘special relations’ today
• From the end of the German colonial era in South West Africa to 'special relations' today • Germany's era as a colonial power ended with its defeat in the First World War (1914 to 1918). The Union of South Africa, a self-governing...
Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding schools: ‘a blot on US history’ – Guardian 25-10-2024
"Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding schools: 'a blot on US history' President's historic remarks, alongside Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, given at Gila Crossing school near Phoenix Adria R Walker Fri 25 Oct 2024 19.55 BST On...
Term of the month
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is a term that refers to the Hollywood movie ‘Gaslight’ (1944, starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer). In the film, a man tries to make his wife doubt her own perception of reality through systematic manipulation…
Quote of the month
Resources
Bley, Helmut (1971): South-West Africa Under German Rule
Bley, Helmut: South-West Africa Under German Rule, 1894-1914, London 1971 (Translated from the original German version of 1968) Original German work: "Kolonialherrschaft und Sozialstruktur in Deutsch-Südwestafrika 1894-1914", Hamburg 1968...