On the 19th May at 5.00 p.m. the Caribbean Pan African Network (CPAN) in collaboration with the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago (ESCTT) will host a virtual panel discussion on the current crisis in Haiti in order to provide an in depth understanding of what is happening there, what is at stake for […]
WHY WE MUST TAKE A STAND FOR HAITI NOW Read More »
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
ADVANCING PAN-AFRICAN SOLIDARITY TOWARDS A BALANCED WORLD Read More »
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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Inward Hunger Part 3 – Power, will be screened at the Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series and Film Festival this Thursday 18th July, at the NALIS, Auditorium , POS at 7pm. It promises to be an exciting evening as discussants to the film include Mr Ferdie Ferreira who was a stalwart of the PNM and
To mark Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day 2019, the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago extends solidarity and best wishes to members of the Baptist faith and the leaders and organizers who have inherited a tradition of struggle to keep an African-rooted faith alive. We congratulate the community for the tenacity which it has shown in
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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago publicly extends its thanks to the Prime Minister and Government of Trinidad and Tobago for the grant of land to the Spiritual Baptist Community to build a cathedral. This lays the groundwork for the fulfillment of a long sought dream for a community that has had to
PM on Reparations and IDPAD Read More »
The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago congratulates newly inaugurated President, Justice Paula-Mae Weekes
Media Release for President Paula-Mae Weekes Read More »
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
ESC Hurricane appeal for children Read More »
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
Special School Supplies Hurricane Appeal Read More »