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Emancipation Message

Emancipation marked the end of an era when human beings could be legally  trafficked and enslaved, a period when persons could be whipped and worked till death for the benefit of others, sold, exchanged, and inherited  like ‘ chattel’,  animals or family silver and other heirlooms. Those persons, women and men,  many of whose  names …

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Launch of 2022 Pan African FestivalTT Commemorating Emancipation and Observation of African Liberation Day

On Wednesday May 25th, in marking Africa Liberation Day / Africa Day, the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago will Launch the 2022 Pan African FestivalTT Commemorating Emancipation (PAFTT). The ESCTT celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, with the theme Commemorating 30 Years of Transformation and Resilience. The organisation has planned a unique Festival …

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THE WORLD HAS WITNESSED A BRUTAL MURDER BY POLICE IN THE UNITED STATES

THE ESCTT CALLS FOR JUSTICE; RENEWED FIGHT AGAINST RACISM The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago  extends its condolences to the family and friends of Mr. George Floyd and members of the Minnesota community in which he lived. We express our outrage at the cold-blooded way in which the 46 year old was murdered …

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Emancipation 2017 In Review – Onward to the next 25

Onward to the next 25 Aya, the symbol of endurance and resilience, was the most appropriate adinkra for this year’s observance of Emancipation. Internationally, it placed significance on the struggles of our African brothers and sisters in the United States. At home, in Trinidad and Tobago, Aya represented the endurance and resilience of the Emancipation …

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ESC Media Kit 2017

Pan African Festival Commemorating Emancipation 2017 Events at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen’s Park Savannah Download ESC Media Kit 2017