Highlights from “Haiti: Promise and Betrayal”

Ambassador Byron Blake, the Economic Adviser to the CARICOM Special Representative on Haiti delivered a well-turned presentation on the current situation in Haiti. The lecture provided the historical context of the mis-management of donor funds by NGOs in the country.  The provocative title of the lecture  “Haiti: Promise and Betrayal” offers a succinct insight into the arguments posited by Ambassador Blake. The [...]

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Put A Face To The Movement

    Please assist us in acquiring digital photographs of Garveyites worldwide through our “Put a Face to the Movement” campaign. The aim of the campaign is to show that Garvey was not alone and to show the reach of the Garvey movement. We pay homage to the millions of people who Garvey inspired and empowered. The images [...]

Liberty Hall: The Legacy of Marcus Garvey Celebrates 8 years

Liberty Hall  Celebrates 8 years In Garvey’s time Liberty Hall, Kingston was the venue for UNIA general meetings, as well as meetings of the Black Cross Nurses, the African Legion and the Juveniles. It had its own bands, choirs and drama groups, and hosted spectacular cultural and intellectual programmes. Several small businesses, such as an employment [...]

The 2nd Annual Marcus Mosiah Garvey Lecture

  Scores of persons turned out on Sunday August 14 2011, to listen to Professor Rupert Lewis deliver the second annual Marcus Mosiah Garvey Lecture at Liberty Hall: The Legacy of Marcus Garvey. Lewis is Professor of Political Thought in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Professor Lewis is [...]