DATE

EVENT

RATIONALE

VENUE

CONTACT

 8th to 15th October

National Heroes’ Week  Tributes   Islandwide

To remember our ancestors, many of whom struggled to end slavery and colonialism

National Heroes Park and parish venues

JNBC/JNHT/Parish Councils/GOJ

Tel: 939-6805

9th October

Heritage Day Panel Discussion on From Slavery to Freedom: Reflecting on the Journey

Heritage Week activity

Kingston‑St. Andrew Parish Library

Carol Plummer
Tel: 926-3310-2

10th October

A Taste of Africa Culture Yaad

Heritagefest

St. Catherine Parish Library

Lorraine McLean
Tel: 984-2356

11th
October

March from Stony Gut & other commemorative events in St. Thomas

To remember the victims of the Morant Bay Rebellion who continued the fight against the mentalities of slavery

Morant Bay, Stony Gut, Spring Garden

SDC –
Mr. Cummings &  Nikema Leslie –Morant Bay &
Dorrett  Abrahams
AHDA – 545-0219

15th October

National Heroes Day Salute

Civic ceremony

National Heroes’ Park and other venues

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission-
926-5726-9

15th October

Heritage Fest

Full day of activities celebrating the motto of our heritage “Out of Many, One People”

TBA

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission-
926-5726-9

BICENTENARY LECTURE SERIES (click here to view dates)

NAME

SPEAKER

VENUE

TOPIC

ORGANISERS / PARTNERS

19th October 2007, 10 am

Mr. Randall Robinson (Formerly President of Trans-Africa and Author of the Debt)

Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston

“Why Reparation Matters.”

JNBC, History Teachers’ Association (HTA) & Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT)

25th  October 2007, 10 am

Lord Anthony Gifford, (Gifford, Thompson and Bright Law Firm, Jamaica and author of  The Passionate Advocate)

College of Arts, Science & Education, (CASE) Portland

“The Legal Basis of Reparation”

JNBC, HTA, CASE & JNHT

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