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# Colonisation We think about colonisation with such memory and remember it as political and economic control, and a lot of violence. This memory and recollection isn't ours personally. We were never there to witness any of it, but it is our memory, too. Our collective memory, or our civilisational...

# Colonisation We think about colonisation with such memory and remember it as political and economic control, and a lot of violence. This memory and recollection isn't ours personally. We were never there to witness any of it, but it is our memory, too. Our collective memory, or our civilisational memory. And we need it. ### Why We Need To Remember Colonisation We need it because it helps us connect the dots and see how past events have shaped our present (the historical context of current issues). It reminds us that we're all in this together and can learn from the past to build a better future for everyone. We need it also because colonisation isn't over. There is more to colonialism that we need to be aware of, more to it than domination, looting and violence. Because now, we are the ones facing it firsthand. ### Defining Colonisation Over the past 500 to 600 years, the Europeans set out to "discover" foreign lands. And in their journey they did "discover" - America, Africa, Australia, large parts of Asia, etc. Even today, we learn that Christopher Columbus "discovered" America, and we accept it even though our common sense tells us that this land that was called America by Europeans, was already there before they "discovered" it. There were people there, and great civilisations like