DATE

EVENT

RATIONALE

VENUE

CONTACT

1st -8th
February

Bob Marley Earth day Celebrations

 To celebrate the life and work of the musical legend

All-island

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission-
926-5726-9

6th February

Public Lecture by George Elliot Clarke

To recognise the historical factors that led to the emergence of a Jamaican and Canadian Black literary tradition

Emancipation Park, Kingston

Institute of Jamaica Tel:  922-0620

7th February

Showing of Film ‘Sankofa’

To celebrate, on his Earth Day, Bob Marley’ s message of hope and mental liberation

Bob Marley Museum

JNBC & Bob Marley Foundation

15th February

Black History Month Lecture  by Anne Bailey

To explore the voices of the TTA

Courtleigh Auditorium

Contact Ian Randle at 978-0745

18th  February

Fi Wi Sinting

To showcase the culture of the African ancestors; to foster public education about the TTA

Nature’s Way, Portland

Sister ‘P’ (Pauline Petinaud)

19th February

Lecture on the Maroons

To continue the debate on the role of the Maroons in Jamaican freedom

UTECH - Sculpture Pk

ACRM – Orrett Clarke, UTECH

28th February
5:30pm

Public Lecture on Garveyism by Dr. Herbie Miller

To celebrate the journey to the rise of Black intellectuals in Jamaica & the diaspora

Liberty Hall – the legacy of Marcus Garvey

Liberty Hall –
948-8639/40

JNBC Secretariat – 970-4441

28th February

Lecture on Reparation

To broaden the discussion on Jamaica’s claim

UTECH –Sculpture PK

ACRM, UTECH

28th February

Deadline for entries in the JCDC Festival for the Arts

All annual competitions will include special categories and awards for the creation of cultural items that relate to the bicentenary

All island

JCDC
926 5726‑9

28th February

From cane field to Great House

Black History Month Lecture by Raymond Treasure

St. Ann Parish Library

Marjorie Rutherford

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