The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) joins its voice with the many citizens who are concerned about our rights to free speech and assembly. In that regard, we unequivocally condemn the police action at the Labour Day celebrations in Fyzabad on Friday, June 19. Police action at the Labour Day Parade suggests […]
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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) is deeply concerned about the wellbeing of pannists, regardless of colour, age, gender or social status, following the reported police brawl at the end of the Tribe event in the wee hours of Sunday morning at the Queens Park Savannah. We note, with regret, that once
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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) in this moment where the natural hair of students of African descent in the school system once again has become an issue of contention, states categorically that discipline and respect for authority should not be equated with compliance to rules and regulations that perpetuate humiliation, cultural
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PORT OF SPAIN – The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) invites the national community to join in the vibrant celebration of Emancipation Day 2025, marking 187 years since the declaration of Emancipation—a turning point in human history and a victory for ALL of humanity. “The Spirit of Emancipation lives in the rhythm
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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) expresses deep concern about the tenor, tone and inaccuracies of the media release that emanated from the Ministry of Culture and Community Development on July 27th 2025. For the sake of members of the national community and visitors who are in- country to expand business opportunities
For the last 25 years, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Symposium has been the platform through which the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) has strongly advocated and worked to create opportunities for the advancement of trade and investment between Africa, the Caribbean, and Trinidad and Tobago. This is definitely an idea whose
World-renowned Frantz Fanon Scholar, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, and Global Affairs and Philosophy Department Head at University of Connecticut, Dr. Lewis Gordon, under the auspices of the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT), gave the feature address at the launch of the 26th Annual Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series (KTMLS).The event was
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Iya Ayoka Olomi Ifashade, the leader and director of the Ile Egbe Yemoja, situated in Success Village, Laventille will receive the Keeper of the Tradition Award at the 2025 Yoruba Village Drum Festival scheduled for Saturday 14th June 2025 at the Yoruba Village Square Piccadilly Street, Port-of-Spain (opposite the police station). Iya Ayoka, affectionately called,
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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) is offering a dual plan that seeks to increase domestic agriculture and empower young people to transform their lives. This will be conducted though a multi-purpose African Heritage Agricultural Centre (AFRHA), purposed for training in climate smart agriculture and life skills. Dr. Asha Kambon, ESCTT Lead
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This generation’s leading voice on Haiti – Haitian Scholar, Dr. Jemima Pierre. Sunday June 9th UWI, LRC, 4pm We welcome Dr. Jemima Pierre – A young, brilliant Haitian-American scholar and University Professor to open our 2024 Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series, trained as a sociocultural anthropologist in the African Diaspora Program at the University of
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