4-min read. In December 2013, Lumumba didn't change his name, he corrected it. He said that Collingwood coach, Nathan Buckley, told him to back off his accusations because it would throw the club president, Eddie McGuire, "under the bus". 'Shameful': Hritier Lumumba condemns Eddie McGuire's response to In one game, an opponent called Lumumba a "f***ing Golliwog" but he didn't feel confident enough to report the abuse. At Buckley's urging, Collingwood of 2012-13 operated under the Leading Teams model of organisational change, a key pillar of which is to "call out" bad behaviours. "The person who is being hated at the moment is actually Eddie," Buckley told reporters. My name is a symbol of black power and revolution, and ties me to the spirit of great men such as Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Patrice Lumumba, the father of Congolese independence, who was martyred in the name of Pan-Africanism.". It was the most powerful gesture in what he sees as a lifelong process of decolonisation. As in five of the previous six years, his peers elected him to Collingwood's 2013 leadership group. By June 26, Lumumba had reached his limit. Side by side they will stand, but will one man be missing? He had previously recounted experiences to club and league management. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Imbued with greater purpose and committed to finally drawing a line in the sand, he returned to Collingwood and began his most intense and transformative pre-season training regime yet. "I reluctantly, initially, accepted it, but then I later came to embrace it and in the embracing of the name I think it symbolised an assimilation into a culture that never really was able to accept me," he said. I spent time looking into science-based research on the compound psilocybin (derived from 'magic mushrooms'). Theres nothing to be gained from any of this. Their prejudices and biases expose others to major harm. The club comes first." The 188cm (6ft 2in) Lumumba played most of his football as a medium defender. 'I don't take orders from Nathan Buckley': Lumumba will not release Its foundations are rooted in the ongoing genocide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the persistent lie of terra nullius. But as far as I'm concerned, it's clear what the club's position is. And its harder and more complicated when were dealing with casual racism; with entrenched attitudes, with an accumulation of indignities and sleights. Fair Game? The audacity of Hritier Lumumba Following an indiscreet press conference "I get the impression that everyone thinks he's a basket case," the coach said at one point he was hailed by the football press for "a Buckley masterclass". Doing so would not be in the best interests of white folks, either.". Many naturally wondered: would those have been the same players who kept voting Lumumba into the club's leadership group? "We were being trained to give direct and immediate feedback to players and coaches around actions and behaviours that were in conflict with our values," Lumumba says. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/heritier-lumumba-strength-in-african-culture-collingwood-afl/12820942, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app, Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article, Jock Zonfrillo, celebrated chef and judge on MasterChef Australia, dies aged 46, MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo remembered for 'wicked sense of humour', Lauren Cranston jailed for eight years over one of Australia's biggest tax frauds, Tony Abbott mounts attack on Voice after a spat with parliamentary committee, 'They will forever know their dad was a hero': 1,000 mourners farewell slain NSW paramedic, Nurse driving home from shift among victims of triple-fatal crash involving allegedly stolen car, There are 11 First Nations MPs and senators.