The Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village was formally opened by Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts this morning. With libations by Elder Eintou Pearl Springer, performances from Belmont Freetown Folk Performing Arts Company and Performing Poet – Derron Sandy, the Junior Bisnath Moko Jumbies and the Nigerian drumming ensemble […]
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The Emancipation Kambule is BACK!! The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) has proclaimed that the Kambule Street Procession, as part of the 2022 Pan African Festival TT, will take place this year After a 2-year hiatus from a physical parade, the Committee is excited to facilitate this grand celebration of Emancipation for
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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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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
Jeffrey Hamilton Scott, Veteran Drummer receives Keeper of the Tradition Award The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago will for the second year present a Virtual Yoruba Village Drum Festival on Saturday 19th June, 2021. The organisation remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring that the commemoration of Emancipation and the tribute to the
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One of the brutal realities confronting humanity is that today we live in a world that is out of balance, one which entrenches the power and wealth of a mainly European/white minority. This is readily established by an examination of statistics on income and economic participation at a global level and within countries. OXFAM estimates
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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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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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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) joins all calls for Caribbean people to give generously in support of our brothers and sisters who have lost loved one’s and have suffered to effects of Hurricane Irma and /or Maria. Irma left behind a trail of pain and shattered dreams for many parents and
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