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Rising up in consciousness | for de record
https://forderecord.wordpress.com/2014/08/16/rising-up-in-consciousness
Over himself, over his body and mind, the individual is sovereign. Rising up in consciousness. A year ago, I sat at a lecture, organised by the Cuffy 250 Committee, where a series of questions about the state of African Guyanese communities were raised. The questions mostly concerned marginalisation, unemployment and inequitable policies. They were not particularly new but recurring, as are the ongoing struggles identified in black communities. We should be having regular conversations across our country...
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Henry Greene: Why rape isn’t (really) the issue | for de record
https://forderecord.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/henry-greene-why-rape-isnt-really-the-issue
Over himself, over his body and mind, the individual is sovereign. Henry Greene: Why rape isn’t (really) the issue. In the wake of the allegations of rape against Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, I held my tongue calling simply for an impartial investigation, which I had sensed was asking for much then the Jamaicans got involved. I remember the first time I met the man; the encounter cannot be easily erased from one’s memory. There I was a smart yet somewhat naïve 18-year-old girl new on the job...
