Posts tagged: JFJ

Reinstating Maroon Police and Justice System in Charles Town

Quao’s Act gave the Jamaican Maroons, freedom and autonomy to govern their lives and community, independent of the Jamaican or any other external government. This Act positions them in a very unique socioeconomic and cultural space–where land taxes are not paid, as is the case of  the Moore Town and Scots Hall Maroons, and until [...]

Monday March 9th, 2009 in , advocacy, Asafu Yard, Buff Bay, Charles Town, community governance, community policing, economic & social rights, Elora Consulting, Good Governance, indigenous justice system, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, JFJ, justice, leadership, maroon, Maroon Town, Moore Town, Nanny, participatory governance, Portland, Quao, Quao's Act, Queen Nanny, Scots Hall, servant-leadership, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, workshop | 3 Comments »

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Absenteeism of St. Thomas Parish Council in SEJ Project

[slideshow id=1657324662892802924&w=426&h=320] If the community residents and leaders cannot access their Parish Council, which was created to lead parish and local development, then how can we guarantee the realization of our fundamental rights and freedoms as citizens?  The lack of realization of one right inhibits the ability to realize others, as such residents who are [...]

Monday November 10th, 2008 in , advocacy, Advocacy and Networking, Albion, Albion Mountain, CBO, community-based organizations, development needs, economic and social rights, Elora Consulting, ESR, Hon. James Robertson, injustice, Ishmael Robertson, Jamaica, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, JFJ, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, Morant Bay, social and economic justice project, Springfield, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, St. Thomas, St. Thomas Parish Council | 1 Comment »
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