Rapso is the power of the word, the rhythm of the word, the truth and the light and therefore pure rapso is the living experience of the voice. It is the vocal manifestation of the hopes, fears, visions and aspirations of a people’s struggle for true liberation –Brother Resistance 1986 The Emancipation Support Committee of …
A brilliant and committed warrior has made his transition. The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago expresses its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of our dearest brother Ifoma Soyinka, one of the longest serving members of the Executive Board of the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago. Ifoma a quiet, …
On the 19th May at 5.00 p.m. the Caribbean Pan African Network (CPAN) in collaboration with the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago (ESCTT) will host a virtual panel discussion on the current crisis in Haiti in order to provide an in depth understanding of what is happening there, what is at stake for …
The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to recognise the hard work and contribution of renowned drummer and panman, Everald ‘Redman’ Watson and the talented and diligent student, Safiya Paul, both from the Yoruba Village Community, at this year’s Yoruba Village Drum Festival. The Festival, in its eleventh annual cycle is in …
Renowned Drummer and Panman Everald ‘Redman” Watson to receive Keeper of the Tradition Read More »
Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Mottley will deliver the feature address at the virtual launch of the Pan African Festival TT Commemorating Emancipation, hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago on May 25, live on UWITV at 5:30 pm EC time. Prime Minister Mottley, who is also the Chair of …
𝐏𝐌 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓 Read More »
Inward Hunger Part 3 – Power, will be screened at the Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series and Film Festival this Thursday 18th July, at the NALIS, Auditorium , POS at 7pm. It promises to be an exciting evening as discussants to the film include Mr Ferdie Ferreira who was a stalwart of the PNM and …
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS)—a multilateral organization that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) conceptualized and helped bring into existence some 25 years ago – concluded its 8th Heads of Government Summit in Managua, Nicaragua on the 29th of March 2019, with the adoption of the historic “Declaration of Managua” and the confirmation of a visionary three year “Plan of Action”. The twenty-five Member …
The ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN STATES advances with the DECLARATION OF MANAGUA Read More »
To mark Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day 2019, the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago extends solidarity and best wishes to members of the Baptist faith and the leaders and organizers who have inherited a tradition of struggle to keep an African-rooted faith alive. We congratulate the community for the tenacity which it has shown in …
Liberation Day Greetings to the Spiritual Baptist Community Read More »
The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago publicly extends its thanks to the Prime Minister and Government of Trinidad and Tobago for the grant of land to the Spiritual Baptist Community to build a cathedral. This lays the groundwork for the fulfillment of a long sought dream for a community that has had to …
In 2019, as the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago hosts its 26th Pan-African Festival TT in Commemoration of Emancipation, we have selected for our theme: Pursuing Recognition Justice and Development The theme pointedly incorporates the watchwords of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) January 1, 2015 – December …
2019 THEME STATEMENT: PURSUING RECOGNITION, JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT Read More »