Richtung22 & Lëtz Rise Up

-** TOUR C **- The colonial history of Luxembourg  
A second Luxembourgish bishop, the monarchy, the colonies and a liberal deputy, who requested harsher punishments for the locals in the colonies.

The statue of William II: Netherlands colonial wars

The Athénée: Luxembourgers in the colonial wars of the 19th century

The cathedral: powerful Catholics in Brazil and Congo

The statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte: World War II, the monarchy and the Congo

Dresdener Bank and Luxembourg's support for the Apartheid regime

Chamber of Deputies: politicians' view of colonialism

Chamber of Deputies 2: MP Maurice Pescatore

House of Europe: a colonialist European Union

Banque Générale du Luxembourg: the control of the Congo by the Belgian banks

(EN) Richtung 22 is a young artists' collective founded in 2010 that produces satirical films and plays. Through various actions and artistic campaigns, the non-profit organisation tries to obtain creative criticism and initiate important discussions. In this way, the collective wants to make problems visible and take art out of its elitist framework.LËTZ RISE UP is a feminist and anti-racist association composed of women whose aim is to join forces to defend and support people likely to be discriminated against because of their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, to work for their well-being in Luxembourg society, and to act for the social transformation of society in favour of people likely to experience discrimination.

(FR) Richtung 22 est un jeune collectif d'artistes fondé en 2010 qui produit des films et pièces de théâtre satiriques. A travers diverses actions et campagnes artistiques, l'asbl essaie d'obtenir des critiques créatives et de lancer des discussions importantes. Le collectif souhaite ainsi rendre les problèmes visibles et sortir l'art de son cadre élitiste. LËTZ RISE UP est une association féministe et antiraciste composée de femmes ayant pour but d'unir leurs forces pour défendre et soutenir les personnes susceptibles de subir des discriminations en raison de leur genre, race, religion, orientation sexuelle ou leur handicap, oeuvrer pour leur bien-être dans la société luxembourgeoise, et agir pour la transformation sociale de la société en faveur des personnes susceptibles de vivre des discriminations.

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The statue of William II: Netherlands colonial wars

The Athénée: Luxembourgers in the colonial wars of the 19th century

The cathedral: powerful Catholics in Brazil and Congo

The statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte: World War II, the monarchy and the Congo

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The statue of William II: Netherlands colonial wars

The Athénée: Luxembourgers in the colonial wars of the 19th century

The cathedral: powerful Catholics in Brazil and Congo

The statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte: World War II, the monarchy and the Congo

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