Aug 04 2010
Emancipation applied
[Roberta, from her blog 'What's the idea?', August 2nd 2010]:
We have agreed in that time that understanding and remembering Caribbean experiences of extreme exploitation is important for building a civilization of the opposite values- one of social justice. And so we refresh our memory and keep focus on the collective aspiration through teaching West Indian history from primary to secondary school. We commemorate Emancipation Day and in Trinidad Indian Arrival Day. Our children are fed a steady diet of Caribbean history and yes, literature in which the central theme is slavery and indentured labour. We learn and celebrate the struggle of our ancestors for freedom and development.