Posts tagged: Jamaican

Banned: Exorcising Dancehall Language and Popular Social Themes?

The Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) awards was held on February 5, 2009 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The highlights of the night’s event were Vybz Kartel and Spice, who were awarded the coveted and highly competitive titles of: Male and Female DJs  of the Year (2008-09). Their combination song, Romping Shop, which has [...]

Sunday February 22nd, 2009 in , bad man, ban, Broadcasting Commission, Cable and Wireless, censor, censorship, culture, dagga, daggar, dagger, daggerin, Daggering, dance, dancehall, Digicel, Dr. Carolyn Cooper, Elora Consulting, erotic, explicit, gun lyrics, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Jamaican, Jamaican Music, Jamaican Researcher, Junko, Lady Saw, lyrics, Mavado, Movado, Oxy Moron, pictures, poor, poverty, prohibit, rampin shop, Ramping shop, rompin shop, romping shop, sex lyrics, Spice, St. Rachel Ustanny, Sting, Sunday Gleaner, videos, Vybz Kartel | 1 Comment »

Demonstrating for Social Change

Over the past three years, I have conducted social research amongst 30 communities involving some 600 Jamaicans, and over that time, I have realized that people are genuinely convinced that public (political) demonstration is the single most successful advocacy strategy that can bring about social change. In a recent workshop involving members of the Maroon [...]

Sunday February 8th, 2009 in , accountability, advocacy, capacity development, communities, community-based organization, Desmond McKenzie, Elora Consulting, empowerment, governance, human rights, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, Maroon Town, Mayor of Kingston, member of parliament, participatory governance, political apathy, Political Demonstration, political representation, political representative, protest, Public demonstration, rural communities, slavery, social change, St. James, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, transparency | No Comments »
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