Anton Lubowski Deserves Hero’s Grave

I WOULD like to support a certain Lisa who feels that Anton Lubowski’s remains should be dug up from the Katutura cemetery and reburied in a dignified way at a decent place, which in this case is the Heroes’ Acre, because he was and is still a national icon of the liberation struggle.

In my view, Lubowski is a legend because he dared to oppose a system which was discriminating against humanity at a time when only a few white Namibians had the guts to do so. The brother did the unthinkable and risked his own life for the cause of justice for all Namibians.Like Mandela, he was detained in harsh and inhumane conditions at the notorious Osire detention camp.For being the first white Namibian to publicly denounce racial segregation and the policies of apartheid I think that he deserves and is worthy of this honour to be recognised and regarded as a true son of the Land of the Brave.He was a brave hero who did not waver even in difficult circumstances and for that reason he should be given space at Heroes’ Acre.We can no longer continue to ignore the contribution Molly Lubowski’s son has made to Namibia’s struggle for independence and justice for all.It is indeed a shame to the nation that such an icon is buried at an un-acknowledged site.We as the nation owe it to our next generation to tell them who the heroes and heroines of the struggle were.Kakulukadi Mungunda was a heroine in the same way, because she was one of the first women to be shot and killed, fighting for justice as she refused to relocated from the old location, which was where Hochland Park is now, to the present Katutura.Lubowski was the first open-minded scholar to oppose his own people and he died for a national cause, which was seen as a black cause back then.It took courage and determination and robbed his children of a father at a young age.We owe it to Nadia and Haimo Lubowski to honour their father for the role he has played in this country’s liberation struggle.Sonya Via e-mailThe brother did the unthinkable and risked his own life for the cause of justice for all Namibians.Like Mandela, he was detained in harsh and inhumane conditions at the notorious Osire detention camp.For being the first white Namibian to publicly denounce racial segregation and the policies of apartheid I think that he deserves and is worthy of this honour to be recognised and regarded as a true son of the Land of the Brave.He was a brave hero who did not waver even in difficult circumstances and for that reason he should be given space at Heroes’ Acre.We can no longer continue to ignore the contribution Molly Lubowski’s son has made to Namibia’s struggle for independence and justice for all.It is indeed a shame to the nation that such an icon is buried at an un-acknowledged site.We as the nation owe it to our next generation to tell them who the heroes and heroines of the struggle were.Kakulukadi Mungunda was a heroine in the same way, because she was one of the first women to be shot and killed, fighting for justice as she refused to relocated from the old location, which was where Hochland Park is now, to the present Katutura.Lubowski was the first open-minded scholar to oppose his own people and he died for a national cause, which was seen as a black cause back then.It took courage and determination and robbed his children of a father at a young age.We owe it to Nadia and Haimo Lubowski to honour their father for the role he has played in this country’s liberation struggle.Sonya Via e-mail