Posts tagged: justice

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 »

Building Playgrounds for Inner-city Cohesiveness

If you visit Jamaican rural and inner-city communities you will notice an absence of properly equipped playgrounds for children. The typical social space in the average community is comprised of a football field, suited with a cricket pitch and a club house, where community meetings are facilitated. A space where children and the young at [...]

Thursday January 15th, 2009 in , early childhood development, economic and social rights, Elora Consulting, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaican Researcher, justice, Kingston, playground, St. Rachel Ustanny | 1 Comment »
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