The case for Rasta reparations

[Islandman]

Whatever the final outcome of this report by the public defender, I think it has been productive to bring these historical events documenting the persecution of Rastafari back into public consiousness.

I knew nothing about Pinnacle incident until a few years ago, and not nearly enough about the events leading up to Coral Gardens and the destruction of Back-o-Wall.


http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...onflicts_45717

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...n-------_45855

[Sir X]

2nd dat,food for thought a constitution was born out of that colonial mentality,it took them 50 plus years to recognize their herb as a religious sacrement.To the embarrassment of alot of Jamaicans at home and abroad.

What other achaic constitutional law do we have on the books ?

[Sir X]

http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/...-Gardens_45946

[Rockman]

And dem sey Sizzla paranoid.

[Sir X]

Yuh mean rasta,whats important to me is our constitution was written by those in power at the time of those deprivation of human rights, our music which is our cultural expression developed in those social times,the man who is writing his book , who visits or trolls this site, said that rasta had little influence on this social construct,needs to have his head examined or that Bob Marley was more an influence on our cultural musical expression needs to apologise to the site.What history shows is that Rastas played and continue to play an undeniable expression of who we are and from where we came,it took our constitution 50 plus years to recognise their holy sacrement,a step in recognising them as individuals and another step in regognising jamaicans have a cultural niche that demands respect.

[Sir X]

Miss-Torian,Johnny and H.L speak through Busta Ghost

NW Manley wanted ganja inquiry; Bustamante said ‘none whatever


The image of the Rasta, as the average Jamaican sees him, is that of ‘a dirty, unkept no-good’ whose sole desire is to cause civil strife. No attempt is made to understand his point of view. In fact, he is not entitled to one. He is therefore castigated by all and sundry, and is the convenient scapegoat for all the crimes and acts of violence committed in the country. The Rasta is hunted down at every turn, he is therefore always on the run. The scales of justice have been heavily weighed against him, it is as if the world of Jamaica, were against him.”

As a result of the passage of time and the substantial loss of court records for the relevant period, Jamaica will perhaps never know exactly how many Rastafari, including all the Rastafari families, were victimised during the tragic events of Coral Gardens and the bloody aftermath.


http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...hatever-_46128

[Mosiah]

As a result of the passage of time and the substantial loss of court records for the relevant period, Jamaica will perhaps never know exactly how many Rastafari, including all the Rastafari families, were victimised during the tragic events of Coral Gardens and the bloody aftermath.

That "bloody aftermath" continues to this day.

[Gamma]

Thanks to the efforts of Bongo Jerry who has been preaching for this for years ..... Preaching reparations for slavery now for years too....admire him tremendously

[Sir X]

Garrisonization - Glasspole foretold it .


Opposition member Florizel Glasspole was prophetic when, during his contribution to the debate, he argued that such a law would make criminals of the young people. He said: “

There should be no law that tends to make criminals of our people. And that is what I say on this Bill. It did not intend to but it will make criminals of them because you cannot correct a young fellow by sending him to prison for five years and he is mixed with hardened criminals who will make him more a criminal than he ever was before.”

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