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Statia pays homage to the Golden Rock Ancestors

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February 14, 2024
Statia pays homage to the Golden Rock Ancestors

On February 16th & February 17th, 2024, the Statia Cultural Heritage Committee (SCHIC), in collaboration with the St. Eustatius Historical Foundation, will host a community engagement event that will bring the descendant community of enslaved Africans together in sacred spaces to honor and remember them. The funding of this event was made possible through the National Institute for the Dutch Slavery History and Legacy (NiNsee).

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Norwegian Refugee Council | Survivors of Sudan’s brutal war have been forgotten

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February 14, 2024
Norwegian Refugee Council | Survivors of Sudan’s brutal war have been forgotten

Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad. One in three people in this deeply afflicted area is a refugee. Survivors have escaped atrocities, but now face extreme neglect and a daily struggle for survival.

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Pan is joyful, wonderful music

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February 13, 2024
Pan is joyful, wonderful music

Stick around pan long enough – in all its manifestations as a musical instrument and agent of social mobilisation and change – and you eventually realise that any “beating” experienced will come from its own hands. By Wesley Gibbings from the height of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Read on here

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Pan is joyful, wonderful music

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February 13, 2024
Pan is joyful, wonderful music

Stick around pan long enough – in all its manifestations as a musical instrument and agent of social mobilisation and change – and you eventually realise that any “beating” experienced will come from its own hands.