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Jamaican Diaspora
Conference Plans Underway; Southern US Diaspora Prepares
The Jamaican
Diaspora Southern United States in conjunction with the Jamaica
Consulate in Miami is presently preparing for the staging of
the third biennial National Diaspora Conference to be held on
June 16 and 17, in Kingston.
The theme for this year's conference is "Borderless Partnership
for Development" and is being organized by the Ministry
of Foreign affairs and Foreign Trade.
This year's event is expected to bring together over 700 Jamaicans
nationals from the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States,
the Caribbean region, Central America, Africa as well as Jamaica.
Workshops and roundtable discussions will focus on key agenda
issues including crime and justice - partnerships for harmony
and peace; economic growth and investment development strengthening
and broadening the base for entrepreneurship and wealth creation;
education and culture harnessing and supporting creativity
and innovation for national development; youth and future leadership
sustaining affinity to Jamaica for this generation and
beyond; and the role of the church and faith-based organizations
in social cohesion for community development.
Emphasis is being placed on the need for representation from
a wide cross-section of the Diaspora. In addition to persons
of interest across the region, the selection of delegates will
be drawn from alumni associations, professional bodies, charitable
and community service organizations including sports, political
and faith-based groups, academia and public service officials.
Persons interested in attending the Conference are encouraged
to submit an Application of Participation. Applications can be
obtained by e-mail request to info@marlonhill.com or jamconmi@bellsouth.net
. Applications are to be submitted at the earliest convenience
on or before Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Special air fare rates (with Air Jamaica) and accommodations
at local hotels Kingston are being offered to respective delegates.
For more information, please contact Jamaica Advisory Board member,
Marlon Hill at 786-348-2584, info@marlonhill.com or the Consulate
of Jamaica at 305-374-8431, jamconmi@bellsouth.net
'JAMAICA GOES TO MARKET' IN ATLANTA WITH
"CHIEF SALESMAN" HON EDMUND BARTLETT
Jamaica's Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett is among
a long list of special invited guests that will attend the Mother's
Day, weekend celebration billed "Jamaica Goes To Market"
on Sunday, May 10 & 11, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. Future
Movement Radio, 1010 AM, WGUN, Atlanta will partner with the
Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Air Jamaica and Ruder Finn to host
the event.
Other invited guests include the Hon. Rudyard Spencer, Minister
of Health; Wayne Cummings, President of the Hotel & Tourism
Association of Jamaica; Robert Gregory, President of Jamaica
Trade and Investment; Carol Guntley, Director General; Vin Martin,
Honorary Council; Basil Smith, Tourism Director; Paul Pennicook,
SVP, Sales & Marketing, Air Jamaica and District Attorney
of Clayton County, Hon. Jewell Scott.
The weekend activities will kick off on Saturday May 10 at 9:00
am with the Future Movement Radio Motorcade that will snake its
way from College Park to Jonesboro, "The Beach" at
the Clayton County International Park, where the Royal Caribbean
Bakery 30th anniversary/Future Movement Family Fun Day Picnic
will take place. The procession will consist of politicians,
sponsors, VIPs, entertainers, radio listeners, friends and families.
A radio broadcast of the motorcade will air live on WGUN, 1010
AM.
Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11 will kick off with a Town Hall Meeting
at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center in Roswell, Georgia from
1:00 pm 5:00 pm. The event will facilitate a sharing of
information with Jamaicans in Georgia and the wider Diaspora
community, who will be seeking to build on the Tourism Minister's
vision of catering to the Diaspora, which he has reiterated is
critical to Jamaica. It will include presentations from key sector
leaders in Jamaica. This will be followed by a live Cultural
Showcase from 6:00 pm 9:00 pm that will feature top international
performers including 2005 Rising Star competition runner-up Noddy
Virtue, Shela Hilton, Joseph Quote, Elvis D, Santana, Lullaby,
Dance Master and Swatt Band.
Caribbean `Languages` For NYC Discussion
The spotlight will be shed on the many dialects, linguistics
and `languages` of the Caribbean region next month by academics
of the City University of New York.
University officials say the issue is being focused on because
of the presence of large numbers of students of Caribbean background
in all levels of the educational system in New York and the CUNY
college system.
Linguists from the United States and the Caribbean, researchers
and educators working with Creole dominant student populations
are set to gather at the York College campus in Queens, NY on
May 10, to offer perspectives on language and identity while
focusing on the factors in understanding and explaining Creole
language situations.
The day-long event is being presented under the theme, `Caribbean
And African Creoles As Structurally Defined Language Varieties:
Role And Function In Teaching And Learning.`
Presenters will include Dr. Hubert Devonish, Dr. Christa de Kleine,
Dr Walter Edwards, Dr. J.A. George Irish, Dr MariaLuisa-Ruiz,
Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dr. Ian Robertson, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Dr.
Arthur Spears, Dr. Coleen Clay, Dr. Jean Francois, Rasheda Hallet
and Professor Monica Dyer.
For additional information contact Dr. Coleen Clay at clay@york.cuny.edu
or Dr. Gerald White- Davis at gerry4d@aol.com.
June
8, 2008 London, England
Antigua & Barbuda National Association of London
Sunday, June 8 (4pm) Education Program, Nesbitt House. London
E.9
Contact: George_manners@hotmail.com
ABNA Funday: date TBA. Venue: The Peter May Sport Centre:
June
14, 2008 - QUEENS, NEW YORK
Antigua & Barbuda Cultural Society, Inc
20th Annual Scholarship & Awards Dinner & Dance.
Saturday, June 14, 2008, Tickets and Ads for Souvenir Journal
(Deadline May 16)
Contact: Maple Walter 718-527-8064 Ruth Freeman 718-341-3685
Kenneth Peters 718-835-3853 Beverly George 646-823-3399
July
11-13, 2008 - BALTIMORE, MD
BALTIMORE CARNIVAL ~~~ July 11-12-13, 2008
Historical Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Mas Players call Jackie or Janet at 301-565-9037
Advertising & Sponsoring: Call Elaine: 410-362-2957 only
Vendors call 410-230-2969 www.bmorecarnival.com
July 25, 2008; Clearwater, FL
Antigua & Barbuda Association of Central Florida
Old Time Beach Picnic at Clearwater Beach, Florida
Contact: Kimroy Mussington ~ 407-394-3416 * KimroyMussington@yahoo.co.uk
August 10, 2008 - British Columbia
Antigua & Barbuda Association
OECS Family Picnic - Foreshore Park, Burnaby, BC.
(Information: Neville Thomas (604)274-6550)
August
19, 2008 Wales
Antigua & Barbuda National Association of London
Thursday, August 19 -- Family Annual Outing, Venue: Cardiff (Wales)
Contact: George_manners@hotmail.com
October 26, 2008 London,
England
Antigua & Barbuda National Association of London
Sunday, October 26th (4pm) Independence Service: at St., Marks
Rise Church Dalston E.8 :
Contact: George_manners@hotmail.com
November 2, 2008 - British
Columbia
Antigua & Barbuda Association
Sunday. November 2, Independence Service,
Grace Memorial Church, Vancouver, BC.
(Information: Neville Thomas (604)274-6550)
November
8, 2008 London, England
Antigua & Barbuda National Association of London
Saturday, November 8th, Independence Dance, Venue: TBA.
Contact: George_manners@hotmail.com
Caribbean
theme at 13th International Poetry Performance
The sounds of Patrick Gomes' Caribbean steel pan and Errol Edwards
on drums will combine with the aesthetic of Mali Olatunji at
Brookdale Community College?s 13th Annual Evening of International
Poetry Performances.
The Tuesday, May 6 evening of free entertainment begins at 7:00
p.m. in the Warner Student Life Center, Navesink I room. Parking
is most convenient in lot 7.
This year's event, a combined poetry and psychology festival,
will feature a Caribbean theme and works of Antiguan born artist
Jamaica Kincaid.
Students and faculty will join with members of New York and New
Jersey communities to present common cultural themes in original
languages from around the world.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Dr. Elaine Henry Olaoye, event
coordinator at 732-224-2848.
(Arlington,
VA - Nominations will be accepted for New York's outstanding
older worker for 2008 until June 1. An online nomination form
or a printed nomination form can be accessed at www.experienceworks.org,
or by calling 800-854-1578.
The Experience Works Prime Time Awards program is part of Experience
Works' national effort to raise awareness of the contributions
made by older
individuals and to break down barriers associated with the hiring
of all older workers. This year's search is being sponsored by
Home Instead Senior Care, an outstanding employer of older workers
in 2006.
Outstanding older workers from every state, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico will be honored in Washington, D.C., and in their
home states for
their contributions to the workforce and local communities.
Nominees or applicants must be 65 years of age or older, a resident
of New York, currently employed, and working at least 20 hours
each week for pay. The honoree must be willing and able to travel
to Washington, D.C., the week of September 22-26 for the Prime
Time Award events. The visit will include
meetings with congressional representatives, a tour of the city's
landmarks, and the awards banquet and ceremony. Honorees have
an opportunity to meet, share their stories, and celebrate their
accomplishments. Family, friends or colleagues can send in a
nomination, or older workers can self-nominate.
New York's outstanding older worker in 2007 was 80-year-old Eunice
Esposito. Every day after school, Mrs. Esposito joined a group
of mostly boys at the local Army depot, dipping tools used by
soldiers, including guns, into hot wax to prevent corrosion.
She also helped her mother care for younger siblings, kept up
with schoolwork, and was the best girl athlete in her class.
A two-year job as secretary for General Electric ended when she
married and stayed home to raise a family. When her children
were in high school, she quite unexpectedly re-entered the workforce.
While helping with her brother's campaign for town council, she
filled in at the town hall for a worker on surgical leave. She
performed so efficiently, the town supervisor hired her as his
executive secretary. She then ran for and was elected town clerk.
Her work ethic and caring attitude have kept her in office for
nearly 35 years. She keeps up to date by taking evening classes
at community college and is self-taught on the computer.
The search for America's Oldest Worker for 2008 is also under
way, as is the search for outstanding employers of older workers.
Last year, 101-year-old
Ray Jenkins, maintenance coordinator from Colchester, Vermont,
was named America's Oldest Worker.
Experience Works is a national, nonprofit organization that provides
training and employment services for mature workers. Established
in 1965, Experience
Works reaches more than 125,000 mature individuals in all 50
states and Puerto Rico each year. For more information about
Home Instead's services visit www.homeinstead.com.
THE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JAMAICA TO HOST 4TH ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA
GALA AND AUCTION
International Humanitarian Award to be Presented on May 10th,
2008
The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), a non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting Jamaican charitable and social initiatives,
will host its 4th Annual South Florida Gala and Auction on May
10, 2008 at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove, Miami.
The gala will celebrate the American Friends of Jamaica's network
of support provided by American multinational corporations with
commercial interests in Jamaica, American winter residents, members
of the diplomatic corps and Jamaicans at home and living overseas.
The AFJ once again shines the spotlight on philanthropists with
exemplary contributions to the island. This year, AFJ is proud
to present the 2008 International Humanitarian Award to Father
Richard Ho Lung, Founder and Director of the Missionaries of
the Poor, and Mr. Phillip Gore, Chairman of Gore Developments,
for their significant contributions to Jamaica.
"At the core of our mission is service and philanthropy,"
says Ambassador Sue Cobb. "I am pleased to honor the work
of these two distinguished gentlemen in contributing to Jamaica's
development," commented Amb. Sue Cobb, AFJ's current president
and former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica.
Surrounded by desperate poverty in Kingston, where the poor suffered
greatly, Father Richard Ho Lung felt the call to respond radically
to the needs of the poor in Jamaica. In 1981, he founded a religious
community of men who would dedicate their lives to the service
of the rejected and the destitute. Today the Missionaries of
the Poor has grown internationally with a presence in the Philippines,
Haiti, and Uganda, and Father Ho Lung has become a Jamaican institution.
Known for his strong leadership, Phillip Gore has earned a well-respected
reputation during a career spanning over 35 years in the construction
industry. He has served as Chairman and President of the Jamaica
Developers Association and the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association.
He is the President of Tennis Jamaica and Chairman of Gore Developments
Ltd, one of the leading developers of affordable housing in Jamaica.
He and his wife, Christine, sponsor a program which offers scholarships
to young tennis players in Jamaica who have the aptitude, but
not the means, to pursue higher education, whether locally or
overseas.
Past AFJ honorees have included Chris Blackwell, American fashion
icon Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, Rep. Charles Rangel of
New York, Sandals' founder Gordon "Butch" Stewart,
Canada's Michael Lee-Chin, the Jamaican-born billionaire, philanthropist,
and high-profile investor, Grace Kennedy, Former President Ronald
Reagan and Diageo, to name a few.
In addition to fundraising through special events such as the
gala, the AFJ has a comprehensive strategy involving individual
giving and partnerships with corporations and foundations such
as the Tiger Woods Foundation, Jockey International, Grace Kennedy
Limited and Western Union International.
The gala will include a reception, dinner, entertainment by A
Touch of Steel, Suzanne Couch and Sparkles Disco. The night will
also feature a silent and live auction led by auctioneer William
Tavares-Finson and showcasing items ranging from luxurious Caribbean
packages to fine art. For sponsorship information or to purchase
tickets, please visit AFJ's website, www.AFJ.org/gala or call
212-626-6883.
About American Friends of Jamaica
Founded in 1982, The American Friends of Jamaica is a non-profit
501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting Jamaican charitable
organizations and social initiatives targeted at improving the
lives of Jamaicans through systemic development in the areas
of education, healthcare and economic development. Established
to channel resources from North America to deserving charities
in Jamaica, activities are supported by members of the Jamaican
Diaspora, the Jamaican private sector, American multinational
corporations with commercial interests in Jamaica, American winter
residents and members of the diplomatic corps.
Free
Immigration Help Available
Council Member Leroy Comrie (D-27th District) and the Community
Legal Resource Network (CLRN) have teamed up to offer free legal
assistance to immigrants. Attorneys from the CUNY School of Law
will be available at Council Member Comrie's district office
every Friday afternoon from April 18 until June 27 to offer counseling
and limited-representation to low-income immigrants with unmet
legal needs.
Council Member Comrie's office is located at 113-43 Farmers Boulevard,
between Murdock Avenue and 113th Road, St. Albans. The office
can be reached by public transportation via the Q83 or Q3 buses
to Farmers and Murdock.
From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. each Friday, CLRN member attorneys will
offer legal assistance with applications for citizenship, asylum
and permanent legal residency, as well as petitions for family
members. Those who are interested in taking advantage of these
services are urged to call (212) 213-3920 to schedule an appointment
and discuss what type of paperwork to bring.
"I want to offer my thanks to the staff of Community Legal
Resource Network for providing this much-needed service to the
Queens community," stated Council Member Comrie. "Our
borough has the fastest-growing population and many of our new
neighbors are immigrants who are in need of legal services. Unfortunately,
this makes them vulnerable to unscrupulous attorneys who take
advantage of them. By offering these services, we can insure
that the transition to residency and citizenship on a safe and
legal pathway."
The Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN), started in 1998,
is a collaborative that supports CUNY Law School students as
they work to set up and run solo or small-group practices devoted
to serving pressing needs of the poor and disadvantaged in communities
that are underserved by lawyers. Without mentoring support and
additional training, it is easy for new attorneys to founder
in isolated, economically precarious, situations. CLRN, based
at the Flushing-based Law School, also helps new attorneys "find"
one another for networking opportunities. For more information
about CLRN, log on at http://www.law.cuny.edu/clinics/JusticeInitiatives/Community.html.
"In furtherance of the Law School's mission to promote law
in the service of human needs, we are proud to a part of this
initiative and laud Council Member Comrie for helping to make
the programming possible," noted CLRN director Fred Rooney.
For more information about the free immigration assistance program
or to make an appointment, contact Mike Wang/Community Legal
Resource Network at (212) 213-3920 or Council Member Comrie's
office at (718) 776-3700.
CARLITO'S
WISH FOUNDATION presents its Annual Dinner/Dance & Award
Ceremony - at 8:00 p.m.,
when the Cocktail Hour actually begins. This worthwhile event
which takes place at the Grand
Prospect Hall, located at 263 Prospect Avenue (btw. 5th and 6th
Avenues), Brooklyn, also
honors four outstanding persons and one musical group of the
New York
community. The fabulous five include Sherry Ann Terry of Queens
Borough College; Laura P. James of Medgar Evers (CUNY);
Cynthia B. Padmore, a community activist; Federico I. Beaumont;
and The First Panamanian Drum & Bugle Corps, of New York
City.
To learn a bit about this Special Children's Foundation, it all
emerged after October 30,
1992, the tragic date on which Carlos M. L. Ottley died, at the
tender age of 12-years-old,
after a protracted battle with leukemia. Carlito, as he was more
affectionately known, was a very
happy, friendly and giving child; and he lived graciously to
make other children and adults cheerful in
several different ways. For this reason, his family and close
friends thought it befitting to honor his life and
great times on earth by forming a Foundation that would fondly
continue the grand spirit of 'particularly making
other children happy'. In remembrance of this positive young
soul, the Carlito's Wish Foundation was founded in April
1994 [as a not-for-profit, voluntary organization with (501)
(c) (3) status] and formed to grant wishes to children suffering
with
life-threatening illnesses, of families in financial need, both
here in the US and abroad, particularly, but not exclusively,
to kids
in the Republic of Panama, from which Carlito's family and friends
originally came. The Foundation, therefore, serves children who
have been diagnosed with any life-threatening illness and are
undergoing treatment. With your kind assistance, the Foundation
is able to
purchase items requested by these children. Most times, such
'gifts' are their very last wishes! CWF's mission is simply to
facilitate that kind
of happiness among our children and their families ... in the
final analysis. Donations are also greatly appreciated; and for
more information, call
Kymsha Henry at 917-861-6540 or CWF at 877-6-Carlito. The e-mail
address is: CWFkids@aol.com. Please give generously to this very
caring org.!
SATURDAY,
MAY 10 AND SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008
AFRO-CARIBBEAN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. presents its 32ND ANNUAL MOTHER'S
DAY SHOW with the creme de la creme
of Caribbean artistes -- all of whom will be backed musically
by THE SUNSHINE BAND, the award-winning, best-voted
New York orchestra of the kaiso and reggae superstars. The exceptional
line-up of bards include: Sugar Aloes
(2008 Calypso Monarch of T&T); Black Stalin; Scrunter; Crazy;
Lord Nelson; Edwin Yearwood (of Barbados);
Patrice Roberts; Dice (2008 Calypso King of Dominica); Jamesy
P (of St. Vincent); Hunter (2007 Calypso
King of Dominica); Nadia Batson; 3 Canal; Lima Calbio; and Something
Positive. The MC for the
entire evening will be Sprangalang - the funniest man in the
Caribbean. This all-star super
festival, which was founded by Mr. Isaac McLeod, gets under way
- 8:00 p.m. sharp on
Saturday evening - at the world-famous Walt Whitman Hall - Brooklyn
College,
located at Avenue H (at Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues), Brooklyn.
The same Show, format-wise, will begin at 6:00 p.m on Sunday!
For more information, call (718) 771-1128 or (917) 447-2323;
or e-mail: UNIQUECARIB447@yahoo.com.
SATURDAY,
MAY 17, 2008
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN MEDICAL &
SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION, INC. (CAMSA)
invite you and yours to their 2008 Awards Luncheon -- from 12
noon -- at Autun's Banquet Center, located
at 96-43 Springfield Boulevard, Queens Village, New York. This
year's distinguished honorees include:
Dr. Margaret Sukhram - Associate Director, Office of Minority
Health, Suffolk County Department of
Health Services - who will be honored for her work on health
care disparities. Community
Service Awards will be presented to: the Rev. Canon Dr. G. Llewellyn
Armstrong,
retiring Rector of Calvary and St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church,
Brooklyn; and
Sam Taitt, college professor, broadcaster and politician. The
Dorcas
Medical Mission will be the recipient of the Presidential Award
for its medical outreach work in the Caribbean and Africa. In
its six years of existence, CAMSA has attracted top professionals
from
New York, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Haiti, Grenada, Barbados,
and
several other neighboring territories. Its membership - just
under 200 -
work in either health care delivery, or have a deep-seated interest
in
improving community health of all complexions. So far, the organization
has held a number of symposia at hospitals in the tri-state area,
dealing
with such serious issues as obesity, heart disease, diabetes,
asthma, pain
management, and ailments resulting from cancer of different types.
Caribbean people, at home and abroad, have already benefitted
tremendously from this young organization. Please come out
and support this group which gives so much of its time to
the immigrant community-at-large!! By the way, the
Door Prize is a round trip ticket to the Caribbean.
For more info', call (631) 929-5961; or e-mail
them at: camsaluncheon@camsa.org.
SATURDAY,
MAY 17, 2008
RESIDENTS OF THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA are invited to come
out and participate in
Guyana's Massive 42nd Independence Anniversary Celebrations --
from 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. --
at Cultural Performing Arts Center (C-PAC), located at 1020 East
48th Street (corner of Farragut Road),
Brooklyn. It's a 12-hour Family/Fun Day like none other! L.I.V.E.
Artistes-in-Residence include:
First Born; Adish Samaroo; Pamela Maynard; Times II; Ninja Band;
Zoelah; Jamesy P; and Natural Black. And, there is more: >>
Fashion
Show >> Pool Party >> Food Exhibition >> Arts
& Craft Display!! For more info'
about booth space, etc., contact: O.C. Dread at (347) 385-5915
or Charles
at (347) 451-6560. Feel free to call, also, 212-307-7171 for
your tickets.
SATURDAY,
MAY 17, 2008
THE ST. HILDA'S DIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION (New
York/New Jersey Chapter)
requests the pleasure of your company at its Annual Dinner/Dance
- honoring St. Hilda's alumna:
Norma Walters. This semi-formal event, which starts at 9:00 p.m.
and ends at 3:00 a.m., takes
place at THE EASTWOOD MANOR, located at 3371 Eastchester Road,
Bronx, New York.
Special admission fee for children 16-years-old and under. There
will be an Open
Bar; and valet parking will be available. Music will be supplied
by Ecology
Force and Muzic Machine. For more info' call Jenifer (718) 978-2624.
SATURDAY,
MAY 24, 2008
THE MODERNITE ASSOCIATION OF TORONTO cordially invites you and
yours to its 25th Anniversary
Dinner/Dance, under the patronage of the Consul General of Barbados,
Hon. Wendy Straker,
at Rembrandt Banquet Hall, located at 930 Progress Avenue, Scarborough
-- from
5:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Chelston
Brathwaite,
Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture.
There will be a Cash Bar; and music will be supplied by C.H.
SOUNDS.
Among the prizes and surprises, there will be giveaway of a Return
Airline ticket to Barbados - compliments of Marville Travel Ltd.
For more info' please contact Grantley (905) 567-6838;
Barbara (905) 848-1484; or Beryl (416) 293-8694.
APPLICATIONS
BEFORE FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008
FOUNDATION SCHOOL ALUMNI, INC. is seeking applications for The
Hallam Bridgeman-Lyle Codrington
Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship award will be $2,500.00.
The criteria are as follows: (a) Each
applicant must be an alumnus or child of an alumnus. (b) Must
be accepted to pursue a full-time
undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution.
(c) Must submit a letter of
application and a typed 500-word essay on the topic "How
Would This Scholarship
Assist You in Your Future Goals?" (d) Must submit two letters
of recommendation
in sealed envelopes, along with the application materials. (e)
The entire
scholarship award will be paid directly to the institution in
two equal
installments: $1250:00 when the scholarship is awarded, prior
to
the beginning of the fall semester and the second installment
of $1250:00 in the spring semester upon proof that the said
scholarship winner has maintained a minimum GPA of
3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and is currently enrolled full-time;
and (f) Applications must be received no later than
Friday, May 30, 2008, and should be mailed to:
Ms. Arlene Chandler, Chairperson, Education
Committee, Foundation School Alumni, Inc.
P.O. Box 528, Church Street Station, New
York, New York 10008. Spread this news.
SATURDAY,
MAY 31, 2008
THE EXECUTIVE AND MEMBERS OF THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE OF GUYANA ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION (NY), INC.,
invite you and yours to their Annual Formal Dinner & Dance
- 2008, from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. -- at the
Crowne Plaza La Guardia, located at 104-04 Ditmars Boulevard,
East Elmhurst, New York. In
addition to supporting a very worthy cause, your very affordable
admission price
(per person) will entitle you to a Cocktail Hour (9:00 to 10:00
p.m), a 3-course
dinner, and unlimited beverages throughout the evening. Of course,
by
now, you know that the proceeds from this event will fund the
Vernley I Ward Memorial Bursary, which is awarded
annually to a graduating Queen's College student
who has enrolled at the University of Guyana
to pursue studies in the natural sciences.
Great music for dancing, as usual, will
be supplied by a top DJ; and in order
to secure more info' about picking
up yours tickets, etc., feel free to
call Gordon at (212) 775-3338;
(917) 579-6706; or home (718)
209-4741. Tickets are moving!
Antigua
& Barbuda Literary Festival To Feature Top Writers and Publishers
From Nov. 7-9, 2008, the Caribbean nation of Antigua & Barbuda
will welcome a distinguished array of U.S., Canadian, British
and Caribbean authors, publishers, screenwriters and literary
agents to its shores for its third annual literary festival.
The three days of workshops, readings and performances will
take place at the Jolly Beach Resort on the island's western
side.
Among the featured literary guests are:
· Kwame Alexander
· Junot Diaz
· Eric Jerome Dickey
· Linda Duggins
· Ramabai Espinet
· Lorna Goodison
· S. James Guitard
· Marie-Elena John
· Mondella Jones
· Stacey Evans Morgan
· Mary Morrison
· Victoria Christopher Murray
· Elizabeth Nunez
· Roscoe Orman
· Esther Phillips
· Althea Prince
· Arnold Rampersad
· Victoria Rowell
· Esmeralda Santiago
· Frances Anne Solomon
· Delilah Winder
· Malik Yoba and Akoshia Yoba
The Festival begins with Youth Day on Friday, Nov. 7, when students
selected from the nation's secondary schools participate in hands-on
workshops held by noted authors. At the end of the day, the winners
of the Short Story Competition hosted by the New York City-based
Friends of the Antigua Public
Library (FOAPL) will be announced. General workshops will also
be held during the day.
On Friday evening, a gala Opening Ceremony, with keynote welcoming
speeches by the Governor- General Louise Lake Tack, Prime Minister
Baldwin Spencer, and Tourism Minister Harold Lovell, will set
the tone for the weekend of festivities.
Saturday and Sunday will be filled with workshops, book readings
on the beach, author signings, children's activities and entertainment.
On Saturday evening, attendees and participants are invited to
a Beach Bash fundraiser, with proceeds going towards acquisitions
for the new Antigua & Barbuda Library.
A special hotel package at the Jolly Beach Resort, which includes
4 nights' accommodations, all meals and drinks, airport transfers
and admission to the Festival, is being offered by Carib-World
Travel. All interested travelers should contact the agency at
268-480-2000 or email parthurton@candw.ag.
For more information on the Antigua & Barbuda International
Literary Festival, call 800-458-9671 from the U.S. or Canada
or 268-561-3308 in the Caribbean, or go to www.antiguaandbarbudaliteraryfestival.com
CAMSA's 2008 Awards Luncheon
will be held Saturday May 17, 2008 at Antun's Banquet Center,
Queen's Village, New York.
Among the honorees will be Dr. Margaret Sukhram, Associate Director,
Office of Minority Health, Suffolk County Department of Health
Services, who will be honored for her work on health care disparities.
Community service awards will go to: Rev., Canon, Dr. G. Llewellyn
Armstrong, retiring Rector of Calvary and St. Cyprian's Episcopal
Church, Brooklyn, and to college professor and journalist Sam
Taitt. The Dorcas Medical Mission will receive a Presidential
Award for its medical outreach work in the Caribbean and Africa.
You are
invited to the Opening Reception for Jamaican artist Karl Jerry
Craig
What: REFLECTIONS
When: Opening Reception, April 5th, at 6:30 pm
Exhibit on display from April 2nd through May 10th
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm;
Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm
Where: Sunrise Civic Center Gallery
10610 West Oakland Park Blvd
Sunrise, FL 33351
June
14, 2008
Antigua & Barbuda Cultural Society, Inc,
20th Annual Scholarship & Awards Dinner & Dance.
Saturday, June 14, 2008, Tickets and Ads for Souvenir Journal
(Deadline May 16)
Contact: Maple Walter 718-527-8064
Ruth Freeman 718-341-3685
Kenneth Peters 718-835-3853
Beverly George 646-823-3399
August
10, 2008 - British Columbia Antigua & Barbuda Association
OECS Family Picnic - Foreshore Park, Burnaby, BC.
(Info. Neville Thomas (604)274-6550)
November 2, 2008 - British Columbia Antigua & Barbuda
Association
A & B Independence Service,
Grace Memorial Church, Vancouver, BC.
(Info. Neville Thomas (604)274-6550)
Plans are
currently underway for the staging of Central Florida's Third
Annual Caribbean American Business Exposition, to be held May
23-24, 2008 at the Central Florida Fair and Exposition Park,
West Colonial Drive in Orlando. The Expo, which has as its theme
this year 'Sustaining the Florida Caribbean Strategic Link',
is a presentation of the Caribbean Sun newspaper.
This Expo, first held in 2006 to usher in the inauguration of
Caribbean American Heritage Month, will once again serve as the
launch of the celebrations in Florida. This year, the Expo will
be held on the Friday and Saturday preceding the Memorial Day
holiday and will be followed on Sunday by the annual Orlando
Caribbean Carnival, put on by the Orlando Carnival Association
(OCA).
"We have decided to stage the Expo over the Memorial Day
weekend so as to take advantage of the influx of visitors to
Central Florida at that time. The objective here is to make Memorial
weekend a truly Caribbean celebration with the Expo on Friday
and Saturday followed by Orlando's Caribbean Carnival on Sunday.
It is also expected that the Guyanese American Cultural Association(GACACF)
and the Trinidad and Tobago Association will also host events
that weekend thereby providing for a fun-filled Caribbean experience,"
says Caribbean Sun publisher and Expo chairman,Wesley Kirton.
A number of companies including American Express Travel, Carnival
Cruise Lines, Port Canaveral, Laparkan and Caribbean Sunshine
Bakery have already committed to sponsorship of the Expo and
it is expected that over 100 booths will be on display during
the event. Exhibitors will include companies from throughout
the Caribbean and across the United States.
The formal opening ceremony will be held on Friday, May 23, beginning
at 5.30 p.m. and it is expected that the keynote address will
be delivered by a Caribbean head-of-government. Guyana's President
Bharat Jagdeo was the keynote speaker in 2006 and Mr. Emmanuel
Torres, Special Assistant to Florida Governor Charlie Crist in
2007.
This year's Expo will once again feature a Caribbean Village.
There will also be an added emphasis on showcasing the Caribbean
culture portrayed via poetry, song, dance, music, fashion, cuisine
and more. Attendees can look forward to experiencing the special
vibes of the Caribbean as captured in the wonderful cultural
aspect of this Expo.
Executive Director of the Expo, Keith Gooden disclosed that the
cost of a display booth this year has been reduced by more than
50 per cent over previous years. Gooden announced that the cost
of a display booth is $200.00 this year. He said that business
owners are currently taking advantage of this reduced registration
fee to promote their goods and services to the thousands of people
who will visit the Expo and that he is thrilled with the response
so far.
For further information contact:
Guenet Roberts
Tel: 407-421-8118
Email: guenetroberts@yahoo.com
Stop The Violence Save
Our Children -- EVENTS
Bronx Saturday, June 14, 2008
Queens Saturday, July 19, 2008
Brooklyn Saturday, July 26, 2008
Time: 11:00AM to 6:00PM (all locations)
On behalf of the Untied Caribbean Congress ("UCC"),
New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA"), 98.7 Kiss
FM, Shaya's Fashion Music Group, LLC, Neighborhood Health Providers
("NHP"), CaribVision TV, Grace Foods, Community Concerns
Network, and a host of partnering agency/organizations we have
taken a long hard look at our children within our communities
and wanted to share a day where they can come together have fun,
relax and be children while expanding their minds.
This event will help educate our children within our community's
while helping them to be children. We estimate a great turn-out,
approximately 300 to 500 children with their parents. We have
engaged the strength of each Borough President's, our Community
Boards, our Community Political Leaders, and a host of Community
Leaders, Faith-base Leaders and the Community at large.
There will be live music competition with our up and coming young
artists within the borough's, games, fashion show, giveaways,
and educational information, etc It is a day for families to
come out with their children to gain knowledge and awareness
from our City and State agencies/organizations represented at
these events.
Please contact the United Caribbean Congress at info@unitedcaribbeancongress.org
if you would like further information or you would like to participate
in these events.
To learn more about what this organization are doing within your
community please visit us at www.unitedcaribbeancongress.orgcid:image002.jpg@01C79D7E.A1580990
The 1st South
Florida Fidelitas Jazz White Affair presented by the St.
Hugh's Alumnae Association of South Florida and the St. Hugh's
High School Alumnae Association of Atlant, will take place at
7.00 pm on Saturday May 10, 2008 at the West Broward Hall, in
Pembroke Pines featuring St. Hugh's alumna and Jamaica's Chanteuse
Extraordinaire, Karen Smith, O.D.
The Jazz event is one of our annual signature fundraising events
for supporting needy students at St. Hugh's High School. 2007
Florida events raised funds to assist in providing the school
with hygienic products, Medication, Scholarship for 6 needy students
(books, breakfast, lunch, bus fare, extra lessons, exams), and
secured 6 beds for the Sick Bay.
What: Fidelitas Jazz A White Affair
Where: West Broward Hall
927 NW 178 Avenue (northeast corner of 178th Avenue and Pines
Blvd.)
Pembroke Pines, 33029
When: Saturday May 10, 2008
Time: 7.00 pm 1:00 am
ABOUT THE ST HUGH'S ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH
The St. Hugh's Alumnae Association of South Florida, a 501(c)
(3) organization, was re-birthed in 2002 to serve our alma mater
St. Hugh's High School at 1 Leinster Road, in Kingston,
Jamaica. The Association is committed to upholding the traditions
of excellence at St. Hugh's High School in Jamaica and to support
the school in the development of its students.
ABOUT THE ST HUGH'S HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTA
The Atlanta chapter of the St. Hugh's Past Students Association,
better known as St. Hugh's High School Alumnae Association or
SHHSAA, has been in operation for approximately 16 years. The
chapter has donated over $20,000 to its beloved alma mater to
support projects like the breakfast-feeding and sports programs,
providing hardware and software for the computer lab, much needed
equipment for the science lab, books, and scholarships for needy
students.
The
second annual A.H. Riise BVI Billfish tournament will be held
July 19-23, 2008, once again hosted by the Bitter End Yacht Club
in North Sound, Virgin Gorda.
The tournament, an all release event for blue marlin, is a part
of the World Billfish Series and will be fished in the territorial
waters of the British Virgin Islands, home to the North Drop.
Proceeds from the tournament will again be donated to charities
selected by the Government of the BVI and A.H. Riise and will
be administered by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands.
"Last year's tournament was a great success", said
The Honorable Ralph T. O'Neal, OBE, and Premier of the BVI. "We
met all three of our objectives-to put on a world class event,
demonstrate that our waters offer some of the world's finest
fishing and make a meaningful contribution to local charities.
We are delighted to be hosting, along with A.H. Riise, this outstanding
tournament once again."
Twenty boats from forty-eight to seventy-four feet attended last
year's inaugural event, and indicated they would return for 2008.
"The Bitter End was the most beautiful place we fished last
year," said Pate Clements, owner of Liquid Gold. "The
staff was courteous and helpful, the fishing great and the shoreside
activities plentiful. This is a tournament we plan to attend
for years to come."
As in 2007, the tournament is partnering with the San Juan International
Billfish Tournament, the world's longest running billfish tournament
to be held August 11-17, 2008. The winner of this year's A.H.
Riise BVI Billfish Tournament will receive a free entry into
the San Juan event, and last year's winner of the San Juan Tournament,
Alberto Gual, receives free entry into the AH Riise BVI event.
For more information on the San Juan International Billfish tournament,
go to their website at: http://www.sanjuaninternational.com.
Or contact the tournament director, Gonzalo Ferrer at gmferrer@toroferrer.com
The A.H. Riise BVI Billfish Tournament will again be managed
by Al Behrendt Enterprises and offer not only great fishing,
but numerous shoreside activities for anglers and their families
to enjoy, including nightly cocktails and dinner, cooking and
bartending schools and a lay day picnic at the Anegada Reef Hotel.
In addition, Bitter End offers a host of events on their property
and trips to nearby locations, including the popular Baths.
The A.H. Riise BVI Billfish Tournament will include three days
of fishing and a lay day, so anglers and their guests can cruise
the British Virgin Islands, get in a day of shopping in Road
Town or attend the lay day picnic on Anegada.
For more information about the tournament and ways to enter as
an angler or join as a sponsor go to http://bvibillfishtournament.com.
Exhibition: Speak Out! (March 22-June 27, 2008)
Works by the Harlem Girls Quilting Circle
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 22, 2008, 5-8pm
Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center, African Diaspora
Institute (CCCADI)
408 W. 58th St., New York, NY 10019 (bet. 9th and 10th Avenues)
Subway: 1, A, B, C, D to 59th St, Columbus Circle
Armed with the fabrics of their craft, the members of Harlem
Girls Quilting Circle (HGQC) offer social commentary through
quilts. The pieces featured in SPEAK OUT reflect the issues that
affect their lives. Through SPEAK OUT, as fiber correspondents,
HGQC questions and offers dialogue about matters of community,
family, human rights, gentrification, politics, culture, solidarity,
economics, education, and religion.
This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited.
Please rsvp to Monthina Williams, mwilliams@cccadi.org or 212-307-7420
ext 3006.
Women of Power Participants:
Solange (Sonia) Pierre, director of Mudha, a Haitian rights organization,
was born in the Dominican Republic to Haitian parents. Ms. Pierre
has spent her life advocating on behalf of Haitians and ethnic
Haitians who hold Dominican citizenship but are subjected to
racial discrimination in a society that places a high value on
lighter skin. In 2006 she received the Robert F. Kennedy Human
Rights Award for "Protecting the Rights of Haitian Immigrants
and Their Descendants in the Dominican Republic."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/world/americas/29sonia.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/Haiti
Rutsely Simarra Obeso is a linguistics professor at the University
of Cartagena, Columbia. Born and raised in the Palenque of San
Basilio, she is a student of and a participant in the rich traditions
of her ancestry. Obeso is working to preserve the unique language
known is Palenquero which is a mixture of the Kikongo language
of Congo and Angola, Portuguese, and Spanish. Toward that end,
she is compiling a Palenquero lexicon. She is an active member
of the National Association of Afro-Colombian Women.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/world/americas/18colombia.html
Rosana Silva Chagas is a 25-year-old college student from Bahia,
Brazil. She is one of the leaders of the Black University Student
Union (NENO) at the Federal University of Bahia. Chagas is involved
in direct social work at the grassroots level rather than in
strictly political agitation. She organizes within her densely
populated, crime-ridden community to provide residents basic
social services.
Maricruz Rivera Clemente is a community activist and the executive
director of Corporación Piñones se Integra (COPI),
an economic justice and community advocacy organization. She
hails from Pinoñes, Puerto Rico and is running as the
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) mayoral candidate of the predominantly
black municipality of Loíza. She was instrumental in halting
the construction of a development that would have destroyed the
natural resources of the community's coastal area.
Yvette Modestin was born and raised in Panama. Modestin is the
founder and director of El Encuentro "Voices of Afro Latinos"
in Boston, which emerged as a response to the silence surrounding
the rich and complex existence of the Afro-Latino/a identity
in the Americas. She was profiled in The Boston Globe as "The
Uniter" for her work in bringing the Latin American and
African American community together and for her activism in building
a voice for the Afro-Latino community. http://www.boston.com/yourlife/articles/2006/10/30/the_uniter/
Zenaida Mendez is the director of external affairs at Manhattan
Neighborhood Network public access television. She has been involved
in a variety of issues affecting women and children-housing,
daycare, equal pay for equal work, education, healthcare and
reproductive rights, and economic and environmental justice-for
many years. Ms. Mendez served nearly three years as the National
Organization for Women's director of racial diversity programs
where she successful spearheaded a diversity and inclusion training
program, a women of color and allies summit, and the campaign
on the femicide of the women of Juarez and Chihuahua Mexico among
other initiatives. Ms. Mendez has received local, national and
international recognition and awards for her leadership and activism.
The 3rd Annual Women of Power Conference is generously sponsored
by the Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center African
Diaspora Institute, the Global Afro Latino & Caribbean Initiative
(GALCI) at Hunter College, Inter American Foundation, Encuentro
Afro Diaspora, Red de Mujeres Afro-Latino Americana, National
Dominican Women's Caucus (NDWC), Lava Gina World Music Lounge,
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York
State Council on the Arts.
For more information on Women of Power Conference, please visit
http://www.cccadi.org/node/648 or contact Monthina Williams,
Director of Programs, at 212-307-7420 ext. 3006 or mwilliams@cccadi.org.
June 21, 2008
Queens High School ( Florida Chapter) First Annual Banquet
Crowne Plaza Hotel
13400 W Sunrise Blvd
Sunrise, FL 33323
Tickets $65.00
Dress - semi-formal
Please contact (954) 471-4744 or (954) 303-3412 for further info.
We are planning on giving out awards to past teachers and students.
Confirmed attendees:
Mrs. Aikens - Past Principal
Miami Consular General Ricardo Allicock
Current Acting Principal of Queens - Carole Jackson
More info as recipients confirm their attendance.
Tickets are on sale now!!!
The
IDB's Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and Cultural Center
is inviting regional artists to submit artwork for its 'Far from
Home: the Migration Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean'
exhibition planned for June.
In a press release the IDB said the exhibition is open to all
artists born in Latin America and the Caribbean, regardless of
where they live. The works must tell the story of the migration
experience. MIF General Manager Don Terry said migration has
become an integral part of economic development both inside and
outside the region and as such "the MIF has made great strides
on the financial side of remittances." He said the exhibition
is intended to show "the human and community dimension."
Artists must submit a portfolio with the following; a statement
about the interest of the artist in the subject; the artist's
resume (not to exceed two pages) listing all relevant information
about his or her career and up to ten images of work available
for exhibition. Works should not exceed six feet in any direction
in the case of bi-dimensional works (painting, drawing, printmaking,
photography and mixed media) or three feet in any direction for
tri-dimensional works. Installations, video, multimedia works
or performances will not be accepted. The artwork should depict
migration's impact on individuals, communities and nations, the
release said. The submission deadline is April 18 and the exhibition
will be held from June 9-20 in Washington, DC
The MIF said all entries must be mailed by courier service to
Elba Agusti, IDB Cultural Center, 1300 New York Avenue, Washington,
DC 20577. Selected artists will be notified by May 2. The IDB
will cover the expenses of packing, transportation, insurance
and return of selected works from those submitting proposals.
The works will be displayed in the atrium of the IDB headquarters
and a catalogue reproducing all the selected works and the artists'
biographies will be published for the occasion.
Alan
Greenspan, the former chair of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve, is set to keynote the first Annual Caribbean
Tourism Summit this June. Greenspan is set to address delegates
at the event, set for June 21-25 at the International Trade Center
at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, D.C.
As the U.S. economy fights against threats of a recession, the
top economist is slated to zone in on the economic future of
the Caribbean region. The event is expected to attract more than
1,000 participants from government, the tourism industry, investment
and financial services sectors.
`It's no secret that tourism is a pivotal industry for the Caribbean,`
said Allen Chastanet, co-chairman of the CTDC, in a statement.
`It's also no coincidence that we're holding the summit in the
national capital of our largest source of business, the United
States. This will be a time when all investors, political and
tourism influencers will be called upon to help the Caribbean
get on the path to realizing its economic potential and we're
very excited to have arguably the world's most influential economic
voice in Dr. Greenspan impart his insights.`
The summit is organized by the Caribbean Tourism Development
Company, the marketing and business development unit owned equally
by the Caribbean Hotel Association and the Caribbean Tourism
Organization.
The Guyana Day Committee
( New York ) and Councilman Leroy Comrie, of the 27th Council
District, Queens, New York, will be hosting:
The 8th Annual Guyana Day Celebrations, at the Performing Arts
Center, York College, Queens, New York, on Sunday, May 18, 2008,
starting at 3:30 PM.
The Celebration is an annual event, to observe Guyana's independence
anniversary, and brings together diverse, multi - disciplinary
Guyanese artists of all ages, from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds,
who present traditional and folk expressions, and creative, emerging
art forms, inspired by our immigrant experiences in the Diaspora.
Guyana Day has made its mark on the rich tapestry of American
cultural life, by sharing in artistic excellence and performance,
and is a commitment to present and exhibit the works of our actors,
singers, poets, comedians, storytellers, dancers, writers, musicians,
and all other artists who strive for interpretive creativity
in whatever they do.
Vida:
Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000
Landmark Exhibition at El Museo del Barrio Highlights Performative
Actions by Over 75 Latino / Latin American Artists
January 30 May 18, 2008
El Museo del Barrio, New York's premier Latino and Latin American
cultural institution, is pleased to announce its groundbreaking
exhibition Arte Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960
2000, which will be on view from January 30 through June
8, 2008. "Arte no es vida" surveys, for the first time
ever, the vast array of performative actions created over the
last half century by Latino artists in the United States and
by artists working in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba,
Mexico, Central and South America. Curated by Deborah Cullen,
Director of Curatorial Programs at El Museo del Barrio, Arte
Vida is the recipient of a prestigious 2006 Emily Hall Tremaine
Exhibition Award.
Through a rich and lively presentation of photographs, video,
texts, ephemera, props, and artworks that reference canonical
works, the exhibition represents a landmark within the documentation
of action art. Arte Vida expands standard descriptions of "performance
art," revealing how work created by Caribbean, Latino and
Latin American artists is often not only dramatized but politicized.
An accompanying exhibition catalogue will serve as the first
comprehensive resource publication to address this segment of
the field of performative art. "El Museo del Barrio has
a great history of conceiving and presenting exhibitions that
advance deeper understanding of Caribbean and Latin American
art and culture," says Julián Zugazagoitia, Director
of El Museo del Barrio. "This project furthers our mission
by bringing the Latin American contributions within performative
art to a larger audience, and within a historical context, it
is particularly resonant for us as it includes the work of El
Museo's founding director, Raphael Montañez Ortiz, a leading
action artist well before the museum's founding in 1969."
Many of the works included in Arte Vida have subtle or overt
political contexts and content: military dictatorships, civil
wars, disappearances, invasions, brutality, censorship, civil
rights struggles, immigration issues, discrimination, and economic
woes have troubled the artists' homelands continuously over the
past four decades and therefore have infiltrated their consciousness.
According to curator Deborah Cullen, "the exhibition title
challenges the commonplace idea that art is equivalent to life,
and life is art. What is proposed through these many works is
that while art affirms and celebrates life with a regenerative
force, and sharpens and provokes our critical senses, artistic
actions which address inequalities and conflict are not equivalent
to real life endured under actual repression."
Over 75 artists and collectives are represented in Arte Vida,
including ASCO, Tania Bruguera, CADA, Lygia Clark, Papo Colo,
Juan Downey, Rafael Ferrer, Guillermo Gómez-Peña,
Alberto Greco, Alfredo Jaar, Tony Labat, Ana Mendieta, Marta
Minujin, Raphael Montañez-Ortiz, Hélio Oiticica,
Tunga and contemporary practitioners including Francis Alÿs,
Coco Fusco, Regina José Galindo, Teresa Margolles and
Santiago Sierra. The exhibition is arranged in four major sections,
in which each decade is represented by several specific themes
that often cross national boundaries. 1960-1970 looks at select
precursors, signaling, destructivism and neoconcretismo; 1970-1980
considers political protest, class struggle, happenings, land/body
relationships and border crossing; 1980-1990 focuses upon anti-dictatorship
protest and dreamscapes; and 1990-2000 references the Quincentenary,
multiculturalism, postmodernism and endurance. An additional
section highlights interventions that artists have carried out
on television over the past 20 years. In these chronological,
thematic groupings, viewers will be able to explore the interconnections
among various artists' actions as well as the surges of activities
triggered by specific events in certain countries.
A forthcoming bilingual English-Spanish resource publication
will supplement Arte Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas,
1960 2000. It will provide a chronological overview, and
will allow both established and emerging voices to address each
of the ten regions represented in the exhibition in depth. Published
by El Museo del Barrio and distributed by D.A.P., the volume
will also include a detailed chronology, brief artist's biographies
and a bibliography, and will be available in May 2008.
A full range of free public programming will be offered along
with the exhibition at El Museo del Barrio. Visual arts events
will include a performance by Nao Bustamante in March, a panel
on actions by Chilean artists with Eugene Dittborn, Alfredo Jaar
and Lotty Rosenfeld, among others on April 9, and a symposium
with Coco Fusco, Roselee Goldberg and Diana Taylor. Featured
among other spring programs at El Museo will be free Saturday
gallery tours offered in English and Spanish, family art workshops,
a film series highlighting recent films from Latin America, spoken
word events and readings by authors including Mario Vargas Llosa.
Arte Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960 2000
is made possible by an Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award and
by the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust. Exhibition programs
are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council
on the Arts. Media sponsorship has been provided by Univision
41 / Telefutura 68. In-kind support for the opening reception
is provided by Rums of Puerto Rico and ACE Party Rental.
20th
Annual Scholarship & Awards Dinner & Dance.
Antigua & Barbuda Cultural Society, Inc.
Saturday, June 14, 2008, Tickets and Ads for Souvenir Journal
(Deadline May 16)
Contact: Maple Walter 718-527-8064
Ruth Freeman 718-341-3685
Kenneth Peter 718-835-3853
Beverly George 646-823-3399
Luciano
To Headline 1st Annual Reggae Festival at Croton Point Park-
August 23, 2008, New York
Patterson, NY - Upstate Reggae on the River (URotR) has announced
that the messenger, Luciano is headlining the first Annual Reggae
and Caribbean Festival at Croton Point Park slated for August
23, 2008. This festival will celebrate the best of African, Latino,
and Caribbean entertainers in an area with little access to cultural
Diaspora entertainment with a strong emphasis on the environment.
It will be an all day family event which will feature vendors
selling food, arts and crafts as well as environmentally educational
booths. There will also be a children's area for poetry, dance,
art and workshops focusing on healthy lifestyle alternatives.
Other acts are being confirmed.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Upstate Reggae on the River Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit,
was founded by well-known entertainment/travel journalist Lauren
Drummond and co-founded by her daughter, Michelle Drummond and
Sarah Traeger. Upstate Reggae on the River Inc., is hosting the
first annual Upstate Reggae on the River (URotR) festival, with
the purpose of raising funds to aid selected educational and
environmental charities. To be held at Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester
County, New York on August 23rd of 2008.
UPSTATE REGGAE ON THE RIVER FESTIVAL
The event is geared toward raising awareness to environmental
concerns and preserving and sustainability in the Hudson Valley
region and the Caribbean . The specific theme this year will
be promoting New York's recycling initiatives. In addition, Upstate
Reggae on the River Inc., will be using concert proceeds to provide
educational materials and equipment to select educational and
environmental charities.
BRONX CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL
It's an entire weekend of events to take place in the Bronx to
celebrate Caribbean heritage, scheduled for the last weekend
in June, which is dubbed in the USA as "Caribbean Heritage
Month". Come out and celebrate with us, events taking place
from Friday June 27 - Sunday June 29, 2008. We finalize it on
Saturday September 6, 2008 with a "WHINE DOWN DAY"
where we present the "Brightest Caribbean Stars Concert
Series" which will feature artists with great songs and
great potential.
As part of the ongoing promotion for Caribbean artists and other
artists, the Bronx Caribbean Festival will be launching its very
own "Caribbean & International Online Awards" to
launch on December 15, 2007 any artist can submit their music
on our site www.caribbmusic.com, the songs will be reviewed by
a panel and songs will be selected for nominations. There will
be a $3.00 fee for each song submitted and the artist can only
submit his own work, if nominated there will be an additional
fee of $7.00 due for each song nominated. The online awards show
not only honors artists for their accomplishments but it is also
raises funds for the Bronx Caribbean Festival.
For information: Contact: Junie Webson (347) 239-0273
Bronx Caribbean Festival: www.bxcarfest.com
Online Awards: www.caribbmusic.com
CARIBBEAN
SPLASHDOWN
Summer
Festival
"It's
a World Class Family Affair"
Saturday,
August 30, 2008
(Saturday
of Labor Day Weekend)
New York
City Park (TBA)
Would
you or someone you know like to serve on the 2008 Planning Committee?
We need
your help and support as we plan a program for the entire family.
We are
expecting over 10,000 people.
NEEDED:
Vendors ~ Entertainers ~ Sponsors ~ Volunteers
This
event will be the perfect opportunity to advertise your goods
and services. Be an early Sponsor!
Ask about:
AFTER PARTY BOATRIDE
Please
contact: Tyrone Peters - Chair
Tel:
1-800-574-2183 or Email: Tyrone1804@aol.com
In conjunction
with
The World
Congress of Antigua & Barbuda Associations.
CONFERENCE
ON ETHNICITY, RACE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN LATIN AMERICA AND
THE CARIBBEAN
The first Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples
in Latin America and the Caribbean has been scheduled for May
22-23, 2008 at the University of California in San Diego. The
event is organized and sponsored by ERIP (LASA Section on Ethnicity,
Race, and Indigenous Peoples), CILAS-UCSD (Center for Iberian
and Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego)
and LACES (Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies, journal
published by Taylor & Francis)
The conference will include panels, proposed and organized by
CILAS-UCSD, on indigenous peoples and natural resources (land,
water, trees and forests, herbs, oil, natural gas, and other
resources). Institutions such as regional or country-focused
scholarly associations and university departments are encouraged
to propose "sponsored panels" organized by the institution,
involving their members and receiving their imprimatur.
Individual papers and organized panel proposals are invited to
submit proposals by October 31, 2007. The conference's Program
Committee will consider panels and individual paper proposals
on any topic related to ethnicity, race relations, Indigenous
peoples, Afro-descendants and other ethnic or racial groups in
Latin America and the Caribbean. The committee accepts electronic
submissions only. Proponents should fill in a Individual Paper
Proposal Form or, in the case of panels, a Pre-organized Panel
Proposal Form. Contact: eripprog@dss.ucsd.edu
ACS to be honoured at
International Book Fair in Dominican Republic
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) has been selected as
the next honouree at the 11th International Book Fair of the
Dominican Republic, to be held in Santo Domingo in April of 2008.
The Director of the Book Fair, Alejandro Arvelo, will make the
announcement at the closing ceremony of the 11th Intersessional
Meeting of the ACS Ministerial Council, which will take place
in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July 20, 2007.
This dedication is the first of its kind in the history of the
Book Fair, since traditionally, a single nation is chosen to
be honoured. In the year 2008 however, a special tribute will
be paid to each of the twenty-eight Member States and Associate
Members of the ACS.
Director Arvelo, who will be accompanied by Alexander Santana,
Administrative Undersecretary, will extend a personal invitation
to the country representatives present at the meeting on Friday.
The International Book Fair of the Dominican Republic dates back
to over half a century, starting off as a national event, then
repositioning itself on the international scene.
The International Book Fair currently assembles hundreds of exhibitors,
artists and visitors from different parts of the world all of
whom contribute to and partake in the various literary, intellectual,
artistic and culinary activities spanning two weeks in that nation's
capital of Santo Domingo.
British
exhibition on Caribbean slaver trade
An online exhibition that focuses on the transatlantic slave
trade among other aspects of Caribbean history opened this week
here in London, courtesy of the National Archives.
'Caribbean Histories Revealed,' traces the history of the British
Caribbean through Colonial Office records from the 17th century
to 1926. From maps and photographs, to letters and petitions,
it brings to life over 300 years of life in the Caribbean.
The online exhibition gives a historical overview of the Caribbean
through a series of topics including the transatlantic slave
trade, struggles against slavery and colonialism, everyday life,
political conflicts and the role of West Indian soldiers in the
First World War.
One of the documents featured in Caribbean Histories Revealed
is a letter from G. Jenner, British Minister at Bogata, expressing
concern for the treatment of Caribbean workers on the Panama
Canal in 1895.
Award-winning novelist Andrea Levy, in commenting on the exhibition
noted, "It is fascinating, and very gratifying, to see the
historical records of the Caribbean becoming more accessible
to ordinary people. The on-line exhibition makes a great starting
point for anyone interested in researching this part of Britain's
heritage. I hope the archive will grow into a rich and much-used
resource."
For more visit: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/caribbeanhistory.
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