TGHF INDEPENDENCE SEMINAR & BOOK LAUNCH
DATE: OCTOBER 25th- 26TH, 2012
VENUE: Peace Memorial Hall
THEME: Garifuna: Land, Reparation, and Social Justice”.
PROGRAMME
Thursday October 25th, 2012
1:30pm- 3:30pm BOOK LAUNCH: “The Black Carib Wars: Freedom , Survival and the Making of the Garifuna” by Christopher Taylor.
- Remarks by TGHF President
- Remarks by Director, National Library Services
- Remarks by Open Campus : Resident Tutor
- Introduction of Author and review of book – Dr. Garrey Dennie
- Presentation by Author of book – Mr. Christopher Taylor
- Questions by the Media
- Closing – TGHF representative
- Book signing by author
- Refreshments
7:00PM – 7:30PM Opening Ceremony – Chair Person: Mr. Cerlian Russell
- National Anthem to be sung in Garifuna
- Prayer
- Remarks by President of TGHF – Mr. David Williams
- Remarks by Minister of Culture
- Cultural item
- Introduction of speaker – Dr. Garrey Michael Dennie
7:30PM – 8:30PM: PRESENTATION by Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves
8:30PM- 9:30 PM: Discussion – Moderator: Dr. Garrey Michael Dennie
Friday 26th:
9:00AM- 10:00AM: INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER – Mrs. Zoila Ellis Browne
PRESENTATION BY: Dr. Beth Rose Middleton
10:00AM – 11:00 AM: Discussion – Moderator
11:00AM- 11:15AM: BREAK
11:15AM- 12:00AM: INTRODUCTION AND VIDEO PRESENTATION of Professor Sir. Hilary Beckles’ Lecture
12:00AM – 1:00PM: Panel Discussion (Panelist: Dr. Adrian Fraser, Dr. Garrey Dennie, and Mr. Jomo Thomas) Moderator:
1:00PM- 1:30PM EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION
Refreshments
